It comes down to the almighty dollar!


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On Jul 14, 2013, at 10:26 AM, Patrick Tice <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> It seems to me that the best solution would be for the online publishing
> platforms to be accessible.  It is a problem with all of them, not just the
> one that ARRL uses.  If you consider the problem from that standpoint, you
> are better off because it would mean everything published is out there with
> built-in accessibility and that means not having to deal with every magazine
> title individually.  I have to say that it is disappointing that these on
> line publishing systems can contain search facility that can pull up key
> words but the underlying text is not able to be made available to qualified
> users. Absolutely everything printed these days begins life on a computer.
> That text is there and what needs to be done is to find a better balance
> between security and accessibility. 
> 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick Tice
> [log in to unmask]
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Howard Kaufman
> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 8:13 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: arrl and qst
> 
> Naturally they need to know about BARD, since they authorize it, we would
> loose all credibility by withholding information.
> Then explain the problems with BARD,
> First, inspite of their best efforts their is a publishing delay.
> Second, even though it isn't being sent through the mail, advertizing is
> omited.
> third.  Separate is not equal or inclusive, just by being separate.  Hams
> solve technical problems, this is a technical problem with a technical
> solution.
> 
> H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
> Adaptive Technology Instructor