Re: Phrase with "from using the web" - Re: w3.beta Comments for discussion

catherine wrote:
> I have proposed that we go with "innaccessible web sites exclude people" 
> and that has not garnered much enthusiasm. C'est juste, I do not expect 
> everyone to agree with me or to understand my particular point of view 
> but I hope we can agree on how cool it would be instead to convey a 
> positive message.

++1

> So how about instead of saying :
> 
> "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."
> 
> We say :
> 
> "The web is a flexible medium; most people with disabilities can 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. An accessible 
> Web enables everyone, regardless of disabilities, to explore, 
> participate and contribute."

'There is inherently no such thing as a disability using the web'
- is this true of many cognitive disabilities?

Maybe just lose this sentence?

Otherwise, great.

> But the point is to give it a postive spin, to say
> hey, the Web is cool and every one can take part if you think about it 
> instead of saying boo hoo, innaccessible web sites disable people, and 
> that sucks. Because, the fact is, being a person with a disabilty does 
> not always suck. And sometimes, being us is a lot of fun, on or off the 
> Web. You know ?

Absolutely.