Yes, and the fact is, all companies think in terms of what is good for the business. The message NFB is sending with this current bludgeoning resolution attack is, when a company does more than any other company toward accessibility, we are going to single you out and attack you. Will this actually encourage any company to increase accessibility, or will it send the message that, if you focus more on accessibility, you will get singled out and attacked. Yes, this is a very good and productive way to encourage accessibility, not!
So, I have been asking myself, why would NFB do something like this? I am reminded how in-sensed NFB was when Apple refused to send an executive to the NFB National Convention a few years ago to receive the award NFB gave Apple then. In fact, Apple has never sent an official representative to an NFB National Convention. Now, NFB's actions seem more understandable. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 13 Jul 2014, at 12:40, Pamela Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > I personally am not in favor of this resolution; not because I don't want > accessibility. Apple took the lead in making its products accessible without > government or organizational intervention. Microsoft, on the other hand, > allowed third-party vendors to do its work within accessibility. Google, > though it has come along way, still does not want to adhere to its own > standards unless it is pressed. > If there was a resolution to be had, it should've been a blanket resolution > for all companies dealing with accessibility. Picking on Apple, is as if we > as a blind community are slapping it in the face given that it has continued > its efforts to remain accessible. I understand the need for utilitarian apps > such as maps, transit maps, notes, lists, etc. to remain accessible as they > are a necessary function in normal life. However, just to use as an example I > don't necessarily need Angry Birds to be accessible for my benefit nor do I > need it to be threatened to be kicked from the app store due to > inaccessibility for the sake of millions of people who enjoy it. > As we continue to strive for accessibility in all areas, we need not be a > bully to the company that went out of its way to make its products accessible > from the beginning. > We also do not need to be put into a societal box allowing electronics > manufacturers, appliance manufacturers, and the general public to believe > that all we are capable of is operating an iPhone. We are on the cusp of > choice. We have fought for choice for a long time. This type of a resolution > makes us look militant and ungrateful. What is fair for one company is fair > for all. > Pam Francis > > On Jul 12, 2014, at 9:28 AM, Terje Strømberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > The NFB Resolution is very important for all blind and low vision all over > the world. We all want accessible digital future. > > A link to a comment from the president in NFB: > https://nfb.org/blog/vonb-blog/comments-apple-and-nfb-resolution-2014-12 > > Take care > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
