Re: stab at betaw3

Thank you for your comments/concerns. The sites in question are not
sanctioned by W3C, WAI, or EOWG but as a member of the latter I was putting
up a draft (on my own site) not intended for the public, but to elicit
comments such as yours.

Tim did indeed say those things, although not in a single piece like that -
but in fact that is quite accurate a statement of how he feels about the
Web.

The other parts of your concern are also my concern. The use of such words
(in English) as "handicapped", "disabled", etc. are clearly part of the
problem of the widespread discrimination against those who are "different"
from some mainstream norms and the subsequent labeling is part of the
process of isolation that separates us, and eases the instutionalization,
incarceration, and even murder of People With Disabilities for millennia and
since the problem is our difference it seems like it's time to move away
from these labels and focus on the real problem: marginalizing people whose
diversity has been demonized widely.

Javier's book and a brief digest thereof suggest a "diversity model" to
supplant the notions previously in the "medical model" and "social model" as
a tool to remove both the stigma and need to claim that we seek "special"
treatment because of our reputed "disabilities". <
http://www.boobam.org/Innecesarios.htm>

I hope this begins to answer your concerns, which I share.

Love.



2009/8/14 catherine <ecrire@catherine-roy.net>

> Hi,
>
> Although I am not a member of E&O as such, I do follow your work through
> the mailing list so I would like to comment on this if it is permissible.
>
> Concerning the text that was referred to by Mr. Loughborough, is this the
> direction that WAI is going to take on Web accessibility ? Is it to be
> understood it is being considered that people with disabilities will be
> evacuated from the text ? I note however that "older people" have been left
> in. Not that I mind that last part, but I am wondering why an organisation
> who's primary mandate is to ensure that the Web is accessible to people with
> disabilities would decide to drop that dimension from its definition of Web
> accessibility but keep a reference to older people.
>
> Additionally, I do not believe that Mr. Berners-Lee said "The power of the
> Web is in its universality. Access by everyone is essential to assure "One
> Web: Everyone/Everything/Everywhere/Always Connected."" The original quote,
> which is on WAI's Web site, makes that very clear and I wonder how WAI can
> change history like this.
>
> I apologise if I am out of order but I feel quite strongly about this.
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Catherine
>
>
> --
> Catherine Roy
> http://www.catherine-roy.net
>
>
>
>
> William Loughborough wrote:
>
>> <http://www.uwimp.com/accessibility.htm> is a fairly terse "slide
>> looking" version of my first attempt to take the "disability" out of WAI.
>>
>> In a way, what we are now saying is more or less "Oh, and by the way it
>> will help PWD (Persons With Disabilities) along with all functionally
>> diverse humans."
>>
>> Love.
>>
>> --
>> http://www.boobam.org/webgeezermild.htm
>>
>


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