- From: Dave Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:52:19 -0700
- To: Justin James <j_james@mindspring.com>, 'Henri Sivonen' <hsivonen@iki.fi>, 'David Poehlman' <david.poehlman@handsontechnologeyes.com>
- Cc: 'Jim Jewett' <jimjjewett@gmail.com>, 'HTML WG' <public-html@w3.org>, wai-xtech@w3.org
> > On Sep 10, 2008, at 15:06, David Poehlman wrote: >> >> In any case, full-text transcripts are useful for general audiences, >> so once a full-text transcript has been written, it doesn't make sense >> to hide it in a fallback chain only for deafblind users. Instead, it > > should be available to all users. *Any* adaptation should be provided on the basis of a (positive) expressed need, not on the basis of a (negative) 'disability'. So saying that 'because some people without a disability might want X, therefore X should not be treated as an accessibility question' is a non-sequitur, to me. There is no 'fallback chain for deaf-blind users'. There is material to enhance accessibility. Why you might want it or need it is none of my business. It *is* available to all users. -- David Singer Apple/QuickTime
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