Hi All Low Vision Readers, Chriss et All, I live in San Diego, Mexico is 15 
miles away. We have several spanish speaking TV stations. In watching a 
foreign language movie with sub-titles is not for me. Recently one of these 
south of the border channels was showing Gone With The Wind. Guess what? 
Scarlett, Reht and Mammy were all speaking in Spanish. And Mexico is 
sometimes thought to be a third world country. I doubt they have ADA. How 
often have you seen a text only screen and no sound. Is this a costly 
request? No, I don't need all the credits read to me, but just the "Facks" 
folks. Gordon
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From: "Mike Pietruk" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 3:57 AM
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] E Reader Makers request Accessibility Waiver


> Chris
>
> Here's my point:  people seem to assume that just because something is the
> law today, it will always be.  That simply
> isn't the case; and one of the ways to encourage folks wanting to see the
> law removed is by those benefiting from the law abusing it.
> ADA one day could be history if  its original intent is stretched so far
> that the original intent of the legislation is no longer recognizable.
> ADA is a wonderful tool; but like all tools, it can be used appropriately
> or misused.
> A hammer is wonderful if I need to pound a nail into place; it's abusive
> if I bang you over the head with it or can injure myself if I swing it
> onto my hand or foot.
>
> There are plenty of people who see regulation on many things going far
> beyond necessity and interfering in people's lives.
> Yes, I want access to things; but I also recognize that I am handicapped
> and that it is impossible, both from a practical as well as financial
> sense, for that to be with all things.
>
> So go ahead and bang the ADA hammer on anything and everything; and I can
> guarantee you one day that it will be gone.
> Use it sparingly and with discretion, and then it becomes like the hammer
> in a toolchest as a very useful tool.
>
> Just my 2 cents worth and, in no way, presenting a comment on What Amazon
> and Yahoo are seeking to do as that is far beyond my comprehension as I
> hardly have the knowledge or resources to determine the feasibility of
> making this accessible or what it would cost to do so and just how many
> folks would actually and truly benefit through it.
>
>
>
> Applying God's standards to life's choices is called wisdom; applying the
> world's standards is called folly.
> Woodrow Kroll, in Proverbs: The Pursuit of God's Wisdom
>
>
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