- From: Robert J Burns <rob@robburns.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:21:25 +0200
- To: Dave Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Cc: Justin James <j_james@mindspring.com>, Henri Sivonen <hsivonen@iki.fi>, David Poehlman <david.poehlman@handsontechnologeyes.com>, Jim Jewett <jimjjewett@gmail.com>, HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>, W3C WAI-XTECH <wai-xtech@w3.org>
Hi Dave, On Sep 12, 2008, at 2:52 AM, Dave Singer wrote: > >> > On Sep 10, 2008, at 15:06, David Poehlman wrote: >>> >>> In any case, full-text transcripts are useful for general audiences, >>> so once a full-text transcript has been written, it doesn't make >>> sense >>> to hide it in a fallback chain only for deafblind users. Instead, it >> > should be available to all users. > > *Any* adaptation should be provided on the basis of a (positive) > expressed need, not on the basis of a (negative) 'disability'. So > saying that 'because some people without a disability might want X, > therefore X should not be treated as an accessibility question' is a > non-sequitur, to me. There is no 'fallback chain for deaf-blind > users'. There is material to enhance accessibility. Why you might > want it or need it is none of my business. It *is* available to all > users. The quote here is from Henri Sivonen[1] and not David Poehlman. If we're going to ascribe quotations, we need to be precise. Take care, Rob [1]: <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2008Sep/0307.html>
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