Hi Howard,

Here's my conditional test for morse code...  Morse code is not, in any way,
inaccessible to a person who is blind since it is purely auditory.  There
is, therefore, no excuse for a blind person even as much as thinking about
asking for a Morse code exemption due to blindness, and I sure hope I
*never* hear of a blind person asking for or receiving such unneeded and
unwanted special treatment.  There are inaccessible situations where we
*must* receive special treatment in order to have equal participation; this
is absolutely never one of those!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: Morse code


> You have to bend over, screech like a monkey and hold your ankles.
> The test is receive only, you have to answer some questions, and it is at
> five wpm.
> You shame your community of blind hams who have excelled at code for
eighty
> years.
> If you can understand the theory, you can understand the code.
> Code is not required for a tech lite ticket, which allows you VHF and UHF
> privileges.
> It may soon not be required for limited HF access.
>
> Equality is taken, it can not be given.  When we ask for unneeded special
> treatment we perpetuate a second class status for the rest of us.
> I know deaf hams who feel cw with their fingers or on their ears.
>
> Do you think if a person is learning disabled they aught to get an
> exemption for the theory?