Actually I can contraduct that statuemtn as they ave an aware to apple called the jacob bolaton award for ther eaccessbility built in to the products and software.
S On Sep 3, 2010, at 1:57 PM, Scott Granados wrote: > You can thank that utterly corrupt organization called the NFB for the lack > of accessibility products and tools from Microsoft. > > Years ago the NFB protested literally on the steps of Microsoft HQ because > they had received a pay off from a 3rd party that will remain nameless but > their initials are FS. This seven figure payoff is to this day why the NFB > works against accessibility natively in products. This is also why the NFB > and their allied organizations are so hostile against Apple, they don't get a > cut. The NFB has done more to harm the blind community than just about > anyone else so you have them to thank for the lack of accessibility. Frankly > if I were Microsoft after the treatment they received I would actively do > everything I could to insure that products weren't accessible so you didn't > have a bunch of pissed off militant blinks demanding justice on your doorstep. > > Thanks NFB, we love you! > > > > On Sep 2, 2010, at 11:03 AM, cathyk wrote: > >> Dear List, >> I've been struck by how willing we are to accept the fact that VO >> doesn't work natively with MS Word. At one level all the work-arounds >> show just how flexible, enterprising, and creative we are; every >> employer should be eager to hire anyone with such spark and, yes, >> ability. But am I the only one who fluctuates between sadness and >> outright anger that a program like MS Word, so standard in every >> single thing related to word processing, isn't accessible from the get- >> go? Every work-around means time and energy taken away from the main >> task at hand, whatever it is we're hoping to do. Each conversion on >> its own is just a few seconds here and there. But these seconds add >> up, plus they leave us open to unnecessary mistakes, which reflect >> badly on our capabilities. >> >> I know some people on this list have been trying to change this. I >> propose we band together, and really push for this to happen >> collectively. We can certainly make it more public that despite all >> the claims for accessibility, VO doesn't work with a MAJOR program. I >> frankly don't care whether the fault lies with Apple or Microsoft - >> they need to be made to play together, just as they surely have on >> other matters. As an added incentive, I know that lots more sighted >> people are warming to the idea of having long documents read to them, >> which means that this improvement would have broader benefits and >> could even be a marketing tool for Apple to tout its screen reader as >> an interesting technology for all. >> >> Please excuse this rant, but it's been building up; I just can't >> understand why we're so willing to accept the status quo when the >> thing that excited so many of us about the Mac was finally being part >> of mainstream technology. >> >> In solidarity, >> cathyk >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
