- From: David Poehlman <poehlman@clark.net>
- Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 19:08:24 -0500
- To: Wayne Crotts <wcrotts@arches.uga.edu>
- CC: WAI Interest Group Emailing List <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
I like the acceptions to the rule idea. and under the terms you outline I agree, jfw and msie5 would be acceptable. Wayne Crotts wrote: > > pardon me, but I don't think anyone said one could learn JAWS and MSIE in > one fell swoop. > > You are creating a straw doll and then congratulating yourself for smashing > him up (forgive me for being so harsh here). > > Yes, computer support-wise, to leave out training for any approved/mandated > software would be ludicrous. (Yes, I know horrible anecdotes will pour > forth saying this happens all the time. However, my point is not saying > that bad computer support or inaccessibility does or does not occur -- only > that approved/mandated software does not equate to inaccessibility.) > However, I don't find it unreasonable for a company to establish a JAWS/MSIE > software combo as supported software and then provide training/support for > any user who would need to use JAWS and MSIE. > > Once again, I realize there are exceptions to the rule, and there may be a > legitimate need for the employee to use an alternative -- and we could > discuss these hypotheticals all day and go round in circles. Good policies > incorporate exceptions to the rule. From a computer support issue, it is > much easier to provide support to the exceptions to the rule than to have a > wide open standing policy where everything is allowed. > > Once again, I fear we are confusing matters by attempting to mandate the > allocation of resources and not the outcome of the overall policy, which > should be that an accessible environment be present. > > Wayne > > Wayne Crotts > Information/Systems > Institute on Human Development and Disability > A University Affiliated Program > The University of Georgia > > -----Original Message----- > From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org]On > Be > > aloha, kynn! > > one cannot just sit down and quote learn JAWS unquote and MSIE in one fell > swoop and expect to be proficient with both... -- Hands-On Technolog(eye)s Touching The Internet: mailto:poehlman@clark.net Voice: 301.949.7599 ftp://ftp.clark.net/pub/poehlman http://poehlman.clark.net Dynamic Solutions Inc. Best of service for your small business network needs! http://www.dnsolutions.com ---sig off---
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