I don't think anyone claimed uniformity among sighted people, and if I implied anything to that effect, it certainly wasn't my intention. That's the problem with human language, the more complex or nuanced an idea is, the harder it is to unambiguously express in words. That said, taking something for granted isn't the same as making the best use of it, and if anything, I'd argue it is the things we take for granted that we are more likely to perceive as infallible and thus remain ignorant of their shortcomings and thus be all the more disoriented when they fail us. It isn't true of all sighted people, but there are many who rely so heavily on their eyesight that a blindfold or a dark room is enough to render them helpless, yet they often fail to pick up on visual details because they don't take the time to actually observe what they see. And while it's true that needing accessibility isn't a prerequisite for designing accessibility, those without need aren't always good judges of what is needed for accessibility even when they're willing to work for accessibility. As few blind developers as we have actively working to improve accessibility for blind users, I fear to contemplate where we might be if we were completely reliant on sighted developers to figure out how to make things accessible even if every sighted developer was willing to work towards such a goal when the reality appears to be that many without need view accessibility as too much effort for too little benefit. -- Sincerely, Jeffery Wright President Emeritus, Nu Nu Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa. Former Secretary, Student Government Association, College of the Albemarle. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list