Like what? If you stand around and say you are waiting on
accessibility to fall in your lap you will wait a lifetime. If you are
embarrassed then grow up, be a man and stand up for yourself and your
people. When you told me that the only contact for Apple accessibility
was a e-mail address I immediately began working on a better way. I
don't wait for Apple to put accessibility in a product I find the
problem and suggest results. As long as someone says Apple is the best
you have no problem, but the minute someone talks about change you bow
down and accept it. Your government doesn't owe you a thing, you have
to go and get it. As a man I resent that comment, but as a person who
was once in your frame of mind I understand.
On Jan 9, 2008, at 12:27 PM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote:
The sue-happy tendency of minority groups and organizations
representing said groups, is a real tragedy in the US. I say that
as a totally blind US citizen.
Not every product will be accessible to the blind, and not every
product that will one day be accessible to the blind be made so as
quickly as we'd like. The key is to work with companies, give them
positive feedback, and offer help. Strong arming makes us all look
bad. This is exactly why I dislike groups like the ACB, NFB, and AFB.
Accessibility should not be forced into companies. It should be
encouraged and fostered by those who need it.
As a software developer, I can understand much better than some of
you here the difficulties faced by DigiDesign. Shaun, you are
ignoring the key facts in that situation. DigiDesign gave blind Mac
users access for a decade. Things only slowed when Mac itself no
longer had a screen reader. Now that it does, they're working on it
again.
This has been one of the most depressing threads I've seen on this
list in a long time. It has furthered my embarrassment for the
blind community as a whole.
To Apple or any other developers or manufacturers who may be reading
this....we're not all like this.
Josh de Lioncourt
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