Only in the blindness community would people make something out of nothing
and pretend to be downtrodenl. Even if it had turned out to be 6.1, all she
would have to do was to install it then download and install the 6.1.1.
upgrade.
Instead, we send near 50 messages beating the horse dead, resurect it and
beat it to death again<grin>
It always amazes me about the blind community.
At 5/4/2005, you wrote:
Bravo, great message.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sarah
Cranston
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 1:27 PM
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Subject: RE: [Braillenote] to pdi staff
Ann and List,
Well, I have just discovered something that places this whole issue in a
slightly different light, (please pardon the pun).
I had a sighted person look at my flash card and case. Yes, the Braille
label is incorrect. Guess what? So is the print label on the card!
They match, both saying 6.1.
So, Ann, you can lay your fears of a Communist Humanware to rest. They
played no dirty trick on us poor down-trodden blind folks, at least the
sighted got the same dirty trick played on them. Once again, a mountain
was made out of a mole hill, albeit a very unfortunate and preventable
mole hill.
Folks, I hope this whole thing serves as a strong reminder to all of us
to check out everything and be certain of *ALL* the facts before flaming
people and jumping to conclusions.
May all of us have a Happy Wednesday!
Sarah
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ann K.
Parsons
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 12:55 PM
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Subject: RE: [Braillenote] to pdi staff
Hi all,
Sarah Cranston writes:
> Lisa's rights were not violated at all. There was, in fact, a large
misunderstanding, which I hope will be cleared up soon.
I'm sure that Humanware staff did not intentionally violate Lisa E.'s
rights, Sarah, but she does have the right to expect that Braille
labels on her materials be accurate because this is the *only* medium
which she can read. She *does* have the right to expect that her
medium of choice be as accurate as the print! That, I feel is her
right, yes indeed. Lisa E. and the rest of us have the right to
accurate, timely, information including proper signage on card cases!
Again, if this had been an error in print, you'd be hearing about it
all over the net! When are we going to stand up and demand that we
get the same treatment as the dominant culture!?
Yes, I'm sure it's a misunderstanding, and yes, I'm sure that it
wasn't deliberate. But unless we force vendors of specialized
equipment, agencies for the blind and our own consumer organizations
to stop giving us badly formatted braille, inaccurate braille, braille
that doesn't follow the print exactly, braille that is non-existant
unless asked for, and so on, we're going to remain as down trodden as
we still are! Disinformation is what kept Russia in Communism for
over fifty years!
Ann P.
P.S., Lisa E. doesn't have a PC on which she can place a card in a
card reader. Therefore, she had no way to check her information,
guys!
A.P.
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Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT
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