- From: Kynn Bartlett <kynn-hwg@idyllmtn.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 14:17:48 -0800
- To: Scott Luebking <phoenixl@netcom.com>
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
At 11:50 AM 2/19/2000 , Scott Luebking wrote: >Following this thread has been kind of interesting. It reminds me of >discussions I've had at various points in my life as a disabled person >with other disabled people. It often takes much less effort to ask someone to >do something than it is to actually do the task. This fact can cause a >disabled person to forget that their requests can cause a lot more work >for another person. The question to ask is it important enough to request >someone else to take the time to do the needed work? Is it a necessity >or just a convenience? Scott, this is an excellent point -- and I don't think it's true just for people with disabilities, either! :) Many times all of us look at what we ask of people, and if it makes OUR lives easier, we are for it -- but we might not think of the effect it has on _their_ lives. If it saves you $1.00 but costs me $2.00, is that a fair trade-off? There are no easy answers here, and clearly the best path is one down the middle and not on either extreme. Thanks for your insight! -- Kynn Bartlett mailto:kynn@hwg.org President, HTML Writers Guild http://www.hwg.org/ AWARE Center Director http://aware.hwg.org/
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