Hi
Richie, I think you've just hit the nail on the head. This is one of
my major gripes about the NFB--they claim to want access, but when
it's not done their way they hate it. It's an inflexible mentality.
Basically, if we don't have to pay outrageous sums of money for a
product, then they don't want it. I have no idea why this is--I could
speculate but I don't want to cause a flamewar on the list here,
we've certainly had enough of those in the past few months.
On Sep 8, 2006, at 5:01 PM, Richard Gardenhire wrote:
If this is the case, (and I suspect it is), the NFB has a double
stanbdard when it comes to accessibility. On the one hand, they
tell Microsoft not to get into the screenreading fray, and
chastizes Apple for its commitment, and yet they go after Target,
AOL, and other major corporations because their websites are not
accessible to screenreaders. NFB has partnered with Kurzweil in
marketing the new reading machine, which retails around $3500.
Again, they are making no effort to really research and find ways
to bring the prices down; they shouldnt criticize Apple for doing
that. richie gardenhire, anchorage, Alaska.
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