Go, Amanda. You keep writing like this, and I'll start worrying about my job! <grin> On Wed, 13 Mar 2002, Amanda Lee wrote: > Hi folks! > > In retrospect, everything afore-mentioned in this thread is most definitely > applicable to Speakup since the root purpose was to ascertain that Speakup > plus lynx plus Linux which is the Operating System supporting all of the > items above are able to work together with the application itself which is > Bookshare. > > As for the ensuing tangential thread! know what! it's still aplicable > because the Access and Usability issues discussed herein are also most > definitely related. > > There are many aspects which involve Speakup which naturally emerge because > all parties involved in this effort are essentially in their own unique > universe. There is really no other forum quite like this one whereby we may > work together as a community comprised of naturally evolving teams to > resolve the unique issues of Speakup. This List is not for the casual user > nor for the user who desires a tightly controled environment. For such > constraints would severely stiffal the positive outcomes which naturally > emerge from our candid and open interactions. > > Amanda Lee > > Alexandria, VA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Georgina" <gena at gena-j.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 7:09 PM > Subject: Re: FW: USA: Online book-sharing service for the blind borrows a > page from Napster > > > Hi > > Well, I'm glad for this discussion for a number of reasons. Primarily > because I can now access my account with the Open University because a > lister responded that Debian users need to apt-get install lynx-ssl. > > Perhaps the list owner has commented upon the appropriateness of the > discussion or not but I'd be suprised if such gags are supported. > > Gena > > > > >Hi all, > > > >I did that very thing, Mr. Petersen, and I believe that we may be > >getting somewhere. If my complaints are too loud for you, I'm sorry. > >You see, I happen to believe strongly that no matter what one does to > >aid persons with disabilities, the primary directive should be > >Universal Access. This means that when you start a project, you build > >it so that it is accessible to all from the get-go, not a project that > >needs to be retro-fitted. Retro-fitting has been the way of > >making materials, buildings, transportation and everything else > >accessible. It's time it stopped, frankly, stopped now! We have to > >think in terms of *all* users, not just the fortunate few, all users, > >that includes every single person who might want to access whatever > >the heck it is. > > > >If I am disappointed in something, I say so. I believe that Bookshare > >is making an effort to remedy the problem, and having the discussion > >on here is right because it involves access to something via Linux. > ><smile> What better place to find programmers for Linux than on a > >Linux list? What better place to find programmers for making > >something accessible than on a list devoted to accessibility of the > >Linux system to persons who are blind? > > > >Ann P. > > > >P.S., It may interest you to know that I thought Janina was writing > >to me privately last night. That's how come I was so frank in my > >post. <smile> Seems my mail blooper started a whopping discussion, > >though. So, I have continued it. > > > >A.P. > > > >-- > > Ann K. Parsons > >email: akp at eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 > >WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > >"All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." > JRRT > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org
