Okay great you have a Nanno. But I must point out to you that both that
IPod, and the later Macs, are now accessible because a lot of us have been
calling Apple to task on this issue. The original IPods were not
accessible. It took them until the Nano 4 to get it. The early Macs were
also not terribly friendly. So why do you suppose the Apple, one of the
worst access companies I've ever seen, went from that to now one of the more
access friendly companies. Do you think it was because they had a vision
from God? No, it was because lots of us have been on their case for some
years now, and they either finally realized there was a market, or they just
got tired of dealing with us, but either way, we as consumers made this
happen. It's no different with the Kindle. It doesn't matter if you have
alternatives. It matters that main stream products, like the Kindle, take
that tiny extra step necessary to make a horrible product for access, become
another choice for those of us who want variety and access. Choice is the
fundamental element of freedom, and yes, before you shoot me down on that, I
do mean it exactly that way. Living equal and free is all about having
choice.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: David Poehlman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 12:27 PM
To: Sun Sounds of Arizona
Cc: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] the Kindle 2 Petition
I don't buy this. what we do is proclaim what we use and why loud and
clear. I use an Ipod nano 4g why? because it is accessible and comes
from a mainstream company. I use an apple macintosh computer. Why?
because it is accessible and comes from a mainstream company. If they want
us to buy, they'll make accessible. no petition required. no begging
required.
On Feb 23, 2009, at 2:24 PM, Sun Sounds of Arizona wrote:
Because if we ever want to be taken into account from the get go, and not be
forced to use special gear, then they need to know we don't appreciate being
overlooked once again. particularly on something like this which already
has speech and should have been fully accessible.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Poehlman
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 12:12 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] the Kindle 2 Petition
Why?
I don't want to be a wet blanket, but Amazon is no stranger to knowledge of
accessibility, we have accessible digital readers and material a plenty so
if they don't want us to use their stuff, we don't have to.
On Feb 23, 2009, at 2:08 PM, Jody W. Ianuzzi wrote:
Hi all,
We may want to sign the below petition requesting Amazon to make the Kindle
accessible:
.
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/Kindle2/petition.html
JODY
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