I believe the resolutions of American Counsel of the Blind (ACB) use very similar language in their resolutions. I believe both organizations, and others around the world, do a lot to change the lives of blind people around the world.
On 7/13/14, Sabahattin Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: > It's just my opinion, but I think it's the divisive and antagonistic way in > which the NFB makes its resolutions which is the source of all the trouble. > I don't doubt that what they're advocating for is valid, but their pompous, > self-indulgent manner of doing it is highly aggravating and inflammatory, > and gives most sighted people (especially those with already ill-conceived > notions about blindness) incorrect impressions about the character of > honest, gentle folk with vision impairments. And I'm not American. > > Of course, people should probably stop long enough to realise just how much > they take advantage of in modern life, because of such high-flying > advocacy--and rightly so, too, because if we'd all be content to be > submissive, we wouldn't have half of it. The facts really speak for > themselves, regardless of what you may think of the bearer. Inaccessible > software is a failure, and that's the end of it. People can accept it or > not, but it's the case, and we need it sorting out. Apple is in a prime > position to make stuff happen. > > Cheers, > Sabahattin > > -- > 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. > -- Marianne Denning, TVI, MA Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired (513) 607-6053 -- 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.
