Aggreed on all counts, though in all fareness, my experience is that
there's also a lack of curiosity on the part of the 1.3 millian blind
americans, not to mention the 60000 or so blind canadians, and god
knows how many of us all over the world.
I'm seeing it a lot lately because I've started working part time for
an access technology store. There isn't a drive among the comunity to
find out even the simple things like which machine is best for the
money, which hardware and software is best for my individual needs,
which equipment is the best quality, and which is more upgradeable and
long lived? I mean, this is simple stuff that anyone even a blind
person would ask when they are spending their own money on a home
applience, or a new livingroom carpet, or whatever, but when it comes
to their 10-$15000 worth of government funded equipment there's a
distinct sence of "I don't care" involved.
If you meet blind people on groups like this one and never meet any
other blind people, it might seem that we're a lot more involved in
the process than we actually are.
Best,
Erik
On 16-Apr-08, at 8:05 AM, Lewis Brock wrote:
ok now that is something that really bloomin gets on my nerves.
well two things. negativity and sarcasm
and also these articles. ok yes we are facing problems with adaptive
technologies, freedom and rights to access information technology
equaly etc. fair enough.
there are avenues that are improving drastically and areas that
still need a lot of attention. so rather than snub efforts etc lets
encourage companies to work with us and improve not only the sales
of their products but the access with voiceover etc. its a rather
clear cut issue lol
anyhow I hope everyone's having a really good day.
lew
On 16 Apr 2008, at 15:56, David Poehlman wrote:
And whose pockets shal we line today?
From: Computerworld
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 8:00 AM
Subject: Blind users still struggle with 'maddening" computing
obstacles
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasic&articleId=9077118
Experts say there has been little progress in providing accessible
Web sites
and software applications that are usable by the 1.3 million blind
Americans
who don't get to experience the full richness of the Internet and
the world
of personal computing.
Mr. Lewis Brock
Totally blind musician and composer of 21st century synth orchestral
music
Phone: +44 07857 352828
E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Skype: lewisjbrock
