It's pointless to even address, David. The individual has
rarely posted on this list, and when he does, it's always presented
as troll bait and remarks meant to insight controversy.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Managing Director
Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc.
9 Nolan Court
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Tel/Fax, (631) 724-4479
Email, [EMAIL PROTECTED] net
Internet, http://www.tvi-web.com
AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS FOR PORTSET SYSTEMS LTD, COMPSOLUTIONS VA,
PREMIER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INDEX, PAPENMEIER, REPRO-TRONICS,
DUXBURY, DANCING DOTS AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY
IMPAIRED
AUTHORIZED APPLE BUSINESS ASSOCIATE
MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SALES
On Sep 22, 2006, at 6:33 AM, David Poehlman wrote:
Hi all,
The message below is insulting and full of innaccuracies but worst
of all, it is not even close to being ontopic for the list. I see
nothing of value in it for the list.
What am I missing? Please don't answer on list and if you don't
have facts which pertain to our positive growth and development,
please don't answer at all?
I was not going to respond to this message at all, but having been
here as long as the list has, I just have to note that I see
nothing reflective of anyone on this list in the message below and
frankly would rather see information of value and truth here.
On Sep 22, 2006, at 12:19 AM, Abdul Kamara wrote:
Hello Mr. Morales,
I thank you very much for the 37 cents, though I hope you won't
mind if I
"buck up" with 63 more...
You did not come out and say it, but I, much as you, am surprised
at the
number of blind apologists of Apple on this board.
Apple had a lot of time to make its signature applications
accessible with
voiceover. Yet still, there has been little progress toward this end.
It's been said by some on this board that Apple's priority and
focus has
been toward "productivity applications", and that it's ok for
programs such
as iTunes to remain in the sidelines. As much as I am to respect
the view
points of others, it is asinine for anyone to presume arbitration over
"productivity". Not everyone buys a computer for solely word-
processing.
There are some who are pacified by the words of Apple ."Oh don't
worry,
daddy Apple will make everything betta for you blind folk". And
they buy it
hook, line and sinker. They believe it so much that they will
chastise
anyone for having a healthy skepticism therein.
Accessibility has NEVER been a sexy issue for any mainstream software
company of note. Despite, Jobs' presentation to the contrary, the
track
record suggests that voiceover development is ancillary to
everything that
Apple is doing. This needs to change, and it can't happen if some
blind
users continue to make excuses for them.
I have no biases toward either platform. But the current state of
Apple's
Initiative on Accessibility is not enough to warrant my total
commitment to
the Mac. Bottom line: I have way too much to do, than to sit down
like a
whimpering stray dog, begging for Apple to throw me a freakin''
bone. In
the interim, I will use Excel on Windows.
One final point. I agree with the assertion that blind users are a
"special
interest". But where I disagree is with the notion that we are a
special
interest of equal consideration. We don't need equality. Rather,
we should
have equitability. Voiceover is not an application of choice. In
as far as
blind users are concerned, it is fundamental to the usage of the
operating
system. Therefore, accessibility should be a central consideration
in all
of Apple's software development. Simple deductive reason shows
that it is
not. I don't think that Steve Jobs' mention of Voiceover served
anything
but to make Apple look good. What I'm more concerned about is if they
follow through with what they say.
