- From: <MMuehe@aol.com>
- Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 18:03:33 EST
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Just when I think we're beginning to make progress in our struggle for equal access and civil rights, I come across a piece of bigoted, ignorant trash like this, masquerading as "sick humor" (unfortunately, the original sender's e- mail address was stripped by the time I received this)... signed, Michael Muehe, a.k.a. another poor bastard > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Coleman > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 2:14 PM > Subject: sick humor: Nightmare project of the week > > You know, we all have our troubles and travails in life, but it's helpful > sometimes to remember that no matter how bad it gets, some poor bastard > somewhere has *got* to have it worse than you. > > Case in point: this posting to the Macromedia Director mailing list: > > "Subject: Kiosks for blind people and those with no arms > > Yes, that subject line is correct. I've been asked to attend a meeting > tomorrow to discuss how we can make our touch-screen kiosks more > approachible to those who cannot see, and to those with no arms. I > certainly do want to make my software flexible, but I've never been asked > to do this before, and I'm not even sure that I've ever seen a kiosk that > a sight-impaired person could use, or that one could control without > fingers. > These are government people that are asking for this information, so > they've got all kinds of federal ADA requirements to meet. If anyone can > tell me where the federal guidelines are about touch-screen kiosk ADA > compliance for people with no arms or who cannot see, I'd appreciate it." > > > that's what foreheads were invented for, > FBC
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