Hi Dark: All too true. We have been over this ground before, and unfortunately there is not much we can do as individuals. Especially, when organizations and so forth is not on our side in the case of providing access to products and services.
For example, I know there are a number of game studios over their in the U.K. They would probably listen more to someone like the RNIB rather than you. However, the RNIB has no interest in getting in contact with those game studios about accessibility when they have their own agenda which pretty much includes everyone over 60 and to hell with anyone else. Its obvious when the only games they support is the Azabat games when there are accessible games from GMA, Draconis, and so on to give them a bigger catalog but don't. Unfortunately, in cases like that the situation isn't always better over here. We have the NFB which claims to be looking out for the interests of the blind they represent, but all too often it seems like they try and play both ends at the middle. What I mean by that is they are on both sides of every issue and it is hard to get a straight answer from them what they actually stand for regarding certain issues. In any case I don't think they consider accessible games a high priority so even though they have considerable influence they will only champion the issues that they think are important, and needless to say the NFB and I don't agree on what is and is not important. However, getting back to the point, as an individual companies be they a multimillion dollar restaurant chain or a game studio they will swat us off as easily as swatting a gnat. We neither have the money or influence to get them to listen. However, we can effect local businesses and indie developers and if more and more of them adopt accessibility it will slowly trickle up to the corporations who will see that accessibility isn't as expensive or difficult as they imagine. Cheers! On 12/10/13, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Unfortunately as usual, getting in touch with anyone who actually matters in > > a corporation is near impossibel. However pleasant the staff, even the > management are, they can't affect any change in their huge faceless > corporate empire that is run from some massive office somewhere else. > > As with game access this is another case of the larger the ant hill, the > bigger the stink! > > Beware the Grue! > > Dark. > ----- > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
