I'm not saying we don't count, what I'm saying is, it is there if you look
for it and I don't see what the problem is but I said this morning I'm out
of this discussion because I know where it will eventually end up, and I am
out of it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darrell Shandrow" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: Revisiting accessible amateur radio study materials.


> Hi John,
>
> I know we're not the majority.  That's not the point.  I still need as
> much
> true accessibility as I can get in order to maximize my ability to
> participate in society.  I don't now and never will accept the "we don't
> count" argument, especially when that comes from other blind people.  This
> "we don't count" argument could be used to justify horrific attrocities
> against us if we were to allow it to rule our actions.
>
> Submission of copyrighted materials to Bookshare is not by any means
> illegal.  There is an exception in the copyright laws that allows us to do
> this without first obtaining permission from authors or publishers.  You
> should seriously browse on over to http://www.bookshare.org and see for
> yourself all that they have to offer.
>
> I am secure in my reputation.  Advocating for greater accessibility, for
> what is right over that which is wrong, is not going to hurt my reputation
> one bit.  The more accessibility we have, the more we will be able to
> participate.  We can't even fathom all that we miss due to
> inaccessibility.
> There's absolutely nothing wrong with insisting and even sometimes
> demanding, if necessary, more accessibility.
>
> 73
>