You’re absolutely right, I became aware of this discrepancy years ago when first working with Cell phones and accessibility. I think what happens is we get very connected to our own challenges and issues and design to meet these. We don’t necessarily ignore or neglect the deaf blind for example it’s just not an experience we have front of mind because we don’t live it. Just like I have no basis to under stand someone’s challenges first hand who can’t walk etc. It’s important to understand these needs and use cases but it’s also important for people from these groups to bring up the topic so others like my self are aware. Karen raises a very good point as she usually does I was just questioning the size of the market and if we could even afford further fragmentation if it can be helped. Interesting topic and I’m always glad to learn about someone else challenges. Awareness isn’t just for the sited community after all, we all need to be aware of each others challenges in life.
> On Mar 23, 2017, at 11:07 PM, Michelle's Home Emails > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Michelle here, > > What about the Deafblind community who gets very easily over looked during > these conversations. > > Also there is a huge difference between a person who is vision impaired and > person like myself who is totally blind and profoundly deaf with only light > perception. > > Had to put this in the mix. > > Michelle Stevens > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 24 Mar 2017, at 11:36 am, Arthur Gindin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I agree. >> >> We raise a blind child who also has the gifts of a talented musician. >> Unfortunately, the cause of her blindness has also caused other problems >> e.g. gait, use of only 5 fingers etc. We encourage her to make use of her >> talents. Unfortunately the abuse she gets from the ISD and the overwhelming >> high school homework leaves her little time to compose inter alia. >> >> Ag >> >>> On Mar 23, 2017, at 3:41 PM, Karen Lewellen <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> mark, >>> I wish to interject something I feel you and those of you who resonate with >>> this effort should consider. >>> >>> Speaking only for myself I feel one reason why it can be challenging to >>> instigate impact is the way you discuss the experience of sight loss as if >>> it is totally and absolutely the opposite of sight, speak of the what 400 >>> million people on the planet estimated to be living with sight loss as if >>> they are the same / interchangeable with each other, and make no effort >>> to establish frames of reference for the people you want to reach. >>> Frankly I feel it is just as important for visible diverse and positive >>> images of individuals living with sight loss to appear in popular culture >>> as it is to create employment. >>> Because if people simply work with the dictionary that says blind / >>> sighted, they are going to be what they are...very confused. >>> To suggest that individual uniqueness never exists, or goes out of the >>> window when scores on an eye chart differ is counterproductive. >>> Speaking only for myself, I feel this is part of why there are so few tools >>> in the first place. why does one need several ways to do a task, if "the >>> blind," are spoken of so uniformly as if there are a composite whole? >>> Seek a place in society yes, but demonstrate that you have earned that >>> place. By your talent, your uniqueness, and what you share with the rest of >>> humanity. You matter because you exist, equally able to fortify the fabric >>> of society, individually with what makes you special, collectively with >>> what gives you the chance to view the world differently. >>> Off my soapbox now, smiles. >>> kare > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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