- From: JAN HECHT <HECHT@SCSU.CTSTATEU.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 12:26:04 -0700
- To: Kynn Bartlett <kynn-edapta@idyllmtn.com>
- Cc: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
>Click is slang for "follow this link" in the same way that "web >surfer" is slang for "user of the world wide web." > >Trying to overcome things that actually cause people to lose >access to content is one thing; trying to change slang because we >don't think it's "inclusive" enough is another thing altogether. > >Fights should be chosen wisely, and there's no reason to choose a >fight over "click here for <X>" -- the meaning is perfectly unambiguous >when used as slang in a non-technical setting. (The same way that >it's appropriate to say "browser" instead of "user agent" in most >cases.) > This is like fighting over whether you can still tell someone to dial a number on the phone, even though rotary dials are long gone in most places! Jan ------------------------------------------ Janice Hecht Coordinator, Adaptive Technology Services Southern Connecticut State University 501 Crescent Street, EN5 New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-5797 Fax: 203-392-5796 HECHT@SOUTHERNCT.EDU http://www.southernct.edu/departments/atl
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