Hi.

If accessibility was based on the majority, there wouldn't be any at
all.  That is a ludicrous argument.
--Lou K2LKK

At 02:02 PM 1/16/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>I don't consider handihams to be a rehabilitation center nor do I consider
>NFB&D to be, fact is, we aren't the majority here. Asking for accessibility
>is 1 thing but to outright demand it is a great way to get a bad rep and
>give us a bad name, not that I care about that, I've been called more names
>then you could ever imagine by the best but to expect or demand
>accessibility from everyone in everything is just ludicrous. It would be
>nice but we're not the majority here. If you speak another language and can'
>read English, how do you get the material in another language, I have no
>clue how or if you can but it might cost a little to get it done. You also
>seem to forget, you can submit the manuals to who ever you want, but mess
>with copyrights and you and who you submit it to can be in a lot of trouble
>so your best bet is to ask the authors what they think or publishing
>company, who ever's responsible for that and see what they think.
>Personally, I don't see the big deal with joining handihams for the
>licensing materials and stuff. I don't know, I just don't see the issue
>here. We're not the majority. If I think something is an issue, believe me
>I'll fight for it but this I just don't feel is worth it, join handi hams,
>get the materials and don't renew if you like, I haven't had the money to
>renew mine so that's what I did, not intentionally.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Darrell Shandrow" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 12:39 PM
>Subject: Re: Revisiting accessible amateur radio study materials.
>
>
> > Hi John,
> >
> > You're probably right but wouldn't more accessibility be better?  Also,
> > the
> > absolute requirement to be a member of a rehabilitation agency might very
> > well result in a few less licensees.  My girlfriend is interested in
> > earning
> > her license but she is not yet interested in joining a rehabilitation
> > agency
> > just for that purpose.  I'm sure she's not the only one.
> >

Louis Kim Kline
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