- From: Liam McGee <liam.mcgee@communis.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:33:26 +0100
- To: catherine <ecrire@catherine-roy.net>
- CC: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>, EOWG <w3c-wai-eo@w3.org>
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.
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