Well, I may have gotten a bit carried away in my last post – particularly in the post script! I will apologize for that remark about in a be sticking its nose where doesn't belong – but I don't think that organization or any other organization has the right to be critical of someone who prefers to exercise their mobility with a trained animal to help them!
– Bill and leader dog Holland ************ - Sent from Bill's iPhone 6 (iOS 9.3.4) > On Aug 25, 2016, at 7:28 PM, Bill Gallik <[email protected]> wrote: > > There are a couple of points I would like to make in response to some of the > pro – NFB emails post it out here. > > First of all, when the low-quality iOS releases came out both for 8.0 and 9.0 > I immediately called Apple support complaining about the fact that obviously > the marketers had taken control of Apple and not the people responsible for > software development. I can guarantee each and everyone of you as a retired > software engineer that nobody wants to put their name on poor quality > software that they're responsible for developing and delivering. This is > simply a case of the marketers haven't taken over control of Apple in such a > way that deadlines were more important than software quality. I will give you > that and I strongly believe that is a problem throughout this industry – not > merely Apple. Yes, Google and Microsoft definitely included. > > And secondly, before anybody calls anybody else out on this list for not > being grateful and not participating in the improvement in the lives of > people who are blind – I can only say to you that I don't wear that endeavor > on my sleeve. I am, I am sure, many others on this list have giving of their > time and effort to try to improve the lives of all blind individuals. I have > been involved in all manners of advocacy organizations – not just for the > blind and visually impaired but for other disabling conditions as well. And I > am certain that others on this list have done likewise. It is nothing less > than tilting at windmills for anybody to suggest that somebody else is not > duly grateful. > I strongly suggested if somebody doesn't know who they're referring to and > what that person's past is, it might be wise for them to just remain quiet > about it. Yes, I am coming to Mary's defense year! > > – Bill and leader dog Holland > > P.S. > And likewise, I am extremely grateful for the training that school such as > leader dog provide that I might have the independence of being led by an > intelligent animal. There's another case where in if he sticks it's nose > where doesn't belong! > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone 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 V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor 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 > "VIPhone" 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/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone 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 V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor 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 "VIPhone" 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/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
