- From: Ann Navarro <ann@webgeek.com>
- Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 17:17:29 -0400
- To: Robert Neff <rcn@fenix2.dol-esa.gov>
- Cc: "'w3c-wai-ig@w3.org'" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
At 11:15 AM 10/5/98 -0400, Robert Neff wrote: >We need to see everyone as people! I do not mind being corrected, but be >nice about it! In this specific case, the term used was one that is regularly seen, if not necessarily the current "preferred" usage, and it was in one phrase describing a course on Cascading Style Sheets, and the benefits that can bring to authors in dealing with accessibility issues (just saying "Accessibility issues" normally doesn't cut it because people don't always interpret that as "for those who can't hear, see, have mobility difficulties, etc). Instead of a response of "Wow, glad you brought that up!" we get "I find this phraseology offensive". It can lead you to feel like throwing up your hands and saying "Fine, we just won't deal with it." Of course, that's not what we're going to do, but that kind of complaint can really border on being detrimental, rather than helpful -- depending on the recipient. Ann --- Author of Effective Web Design: Master the Essentials Buy it online! http://www.webgeek.com/about.html Owner, WebGeek Communications http://www.webgeek.com Vice President-Finance, HTML Writers Guild http://www.hwg.org
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