On 29 Aug 2008, at 22:07, tedd wrote:
At 9:32 PM +0100 8/29/08, Stut wrote:
That's ultimate accessibility, assuming it supports all types of
telephone, but it's also a major expense needing 24/7 coverage. Not
something my company of 5 people could hope to support on a free-to-
use site.
-Stut
-Stut:
I hesitated before writing this because I don't want to get into
another debate with you, but accessibility means that all people
(disabled or not) can access the data they want in a similar fashion.
Why hesitate? If I'm putting you off debating with me then I'm doing
it wrong so please enlighten me to my faults so I can correct them.
Accessibility does NOT mean "If you have a problem with our web
site, please call"
This is no different than any other accessibility issue. People in
wheelchairs should not have to call someone to get them over an
unaccessible curb or to be able to make their way to a product or
service, or anything else that could be made accessible to them by
some accommodating manner.
Do you not agree?
Sort of. I think most disabled people accept that they are different
and that special provisions sometimes need to be made. In this case I
would hope people would understand that the current technology we have
for verifying that users of a website are people do not allow us to
cover every possible case and that we do try to make things as
accessible as possible.
To me accessibility means that everyone is able to use something to
achieve a goal regardless of their physical or mental condition.
Nothing about it says that everyone should be able to reach that goal
without assistance and that said assistance should be readily
available and easy to request.
But I'll be the first to say that I don't know enough about this
subject, or enough differently abled people to know how they view the
world. What I can say is that one persons definition of accessibility
is not necessarily the same as anyone else's.
-Stut
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