- From: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:30:31 -0500
- To: catherine <ecrire@catherine-roy.net>
- CC: EOWG <w3c-wai-eo@w3.org>
catherine wrote: > Finally, I reiterate that, for the content at the aforementionned URL, > second paragraph, last sentence, it is preferable to convey that > innaccessible ressources exclude people (and not "disable people"). I > really do feel that it puts a negative spin on the state of disability > that is unnecessary in this context. Hi Catherine, Several EOWG participants like the phrase as it is at the end of this paragraph: "The web is a flexible medium that enables most people with impairments to use the web just as well as anyone. Think about what this means: There is inherently no such thing as a disability using the web. ...However: When websites and web tools are not accessible, they disable people from using the web." With the addition of "from using the web" does this still bother you? Can you say more about it to help us understand your perspective? (Note that that paragraph is likely to be rewritten -- but it still helps us to know your perspective so the rewrite can take it into account.) Thanks, ~Shawn
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