Re: Voice Book and philosophy [was "Re: tried"]

2012-05-27 Thread Rob Harris
ginal Message - From: "Mike Cassidy" To: Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 11:39 PM Subject: RE: Voice Book and philosophy [was "Re: tried"] Hi listers, As with so much, preference is surely the key. In the early days of computing in the UK we used completely custom-made word

RE: Voice Book and philosophy [was "Re: tried"]

2012-05-26 Thread Mike Cassidy
Hi listers, As with so much, preference is surely the key. In the early days of computing in the UK we used completely custom-made wordprocessors, databases etc. As accessibility to mainstream systems improved, we graduated accordingly. I will look at most apps, including Voicebook, to see if it e

Re: Voice Book and philosophy [was "Re: tried"]

2012-05-26 Thread Mike Maslo
Well said christopher Sent from my iPhone On May 26, 2012, at 8:01 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: > This is just my personal opinion, and I don't intend to force this > opinion on anyone else or flame anyone, but I disagree for myself. > Although I fully embrace using mainstream applications,

Re: Voice Book and philosophy [was "Re: tried"]

2012-05-26 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I think i agree with you there. I think we should encourage mainstream developers to keep accessibility in mind by for example promoting apps that do just that. /Krister 26 maj 2012 kl. 15:30 skrev Michael Malver: > For me, if I'm going to use a blindness related product whose design was >

RE: Voice Book and philosophy [was "Re: tried"]

2012-05-26 Thread Michael Malver
For me, if I'm going to use a blindness related product whose design was solely to make accessible a mainstream product not built with accessibility in mind, I will both use the blindness product, and encourage the manufacturer of the mainstream product to come into compliance with accessibility st