Amen, Amen, and amen!!! Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska.
On Sep 11, 2008, at 1:45 PM, Simon Cavendish wrote:
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.
