I entirely agree. Whatever we feel about the pace of change for us -
and trust me I rave and rant about it inside most dreadfully - I feel
it is important to recognise the efforts and achievements the
companies make. I make the point of writing positive feedback to Apple
as much as I can and I would advise all of us on the list to do so. I
know than more often than not, we are sending our feedback to Apple on
the things that do not work. It is therefore vital to double our
efforts to speak of the positive things they have done in terms of
accessibility. I feel we have to play along with human psychology:
everybody wants to be appreciated no matter what their motives may be.
We need to be smart: exert pressure and yet acknolwedge the progress
and be prepared to be overly joyful about it too. Let's be smart and
let's be generous. After all, how do you expect people to understand
your frustrations if they have no concept of your life situation?
And one more thing: the companies who specialise in the so-called
adaptive technology haven't necessarily been any more loving about us.
On top of that, it costs me hundred of pounds to get what I want. So I
want Apple to do more of what they have done already so that I don't
have to kill myself or prostitute myself to get the money to buy the
basic things every other sighted human being takes for granted.
Slap me if you wish but that's my approach.
With best wishes
Simon
On 11 Sep 2008, at 21:18, Scott Howell wrote:
Trust me, they want and need to hear that we're pleased with their
efforts. It means a lot to a development team and to a company to
know their efforts are appreciated.
