I don't think the government has decided which method to make it accessible yet. I think the legislation has a deadline but I can't recall when it is. On Nov 8, 2009, at 4:22 PM, hank smith wrote:
> > speaking of witch > where is all this accessible money? > has any one heard? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maxwell Ivey Jr." <maxwelli...@aol.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 5:42 PM > Subject: Re: sony sued by visually impaired gamer > > >> >> Hello; Actually; I think sony might be ok in a law suit. I say >> this >> because of their recent filings for patents for the development of >> video games that send the video and audio straight to the brain. It >> sounded like the beginning of computer use like something out of the >> net force novels by tom clansey. In the news article I read at that >> time one of their reported goals was to assist people with >> disabilities namely the blind. So, while their research would be >> protected; they are on record as attempting to consider the needs of >> our community. And since when one company is doing it most of the >> others will too, II wouldn't be a bit suprrised if nintendo and >> microsoft could go to the we are trying card. Good debate either >> way. At least its more senseable in my mind than the law suit about >> making the u s paper money accessible. Take care, Max >> On Nov 8, 2009, at 6:05 AM, Chris Hofstader wrote: >> >>> >>> This is going to be a hard one. They may have a claim under ADA >>> Restoration Act signed by President Bush in August 2008 which does >>> address electronic communication but this may be a place where no >>> accommodation is possible. I wouldn't sue the Guggenheim Museum for >>> not having "blind accessible" versions of Edward Hopper (along with >>> Andy, my favorite 20th century American painter) works beyond a text >>> description. In the Hopper case, there would be no way to provide >>> the >>> transcendental effects of the stark loneliness depicted in his >>> incredibly powerful work; at the same time, while I have played and >>> enjoyed David Greenwood's 3D audio games on Windows, they are >>> specifically designed not to need a visual interface of any kind. >>> >>> I'm fairly sure that Sony didn't even try to create a non-visual >>> interface but the building blocks to do so aren't really too >>> available >>> and a lot of trial and error needs to go in to make them work >>> effectively. >>> >>> Nintendo did sponsor some guys to make games with non-visual >>> interfaces for one of its devices. I don't know what happened to >>> them >>> as I stopped keeping up with the gaming world a couple of years back >>> do to too many other obligations and a desire to spend more time >>> fishing and reading things entirely unrelated to technology used by >>> people with vision impairment. Sorry for dropping the ball on this >>> one. >>> >>> Sometimes, lawsuits by private citizens scare ne. If NFB, ACB, AFB, >>> Lighthouse, etc. choose to sue, they will do so with very well >>> researched legal advice on their side. If a lawsuit comes out wrong >>> (Southwest Airlines for instance) it could cause a precedent that >>> could ruin things for more well considered legal actions in the >>> future. Doing a lawsuit right requires the cash to pay lots of big >>> ticket legal bills which can only really be afforded by the big >>> advocacy organizations and rarely by individuals not named Gates, >>> Jobs, etc. >>> >>> Happy Hacking, >>> cdh >>> >>> PS: Only 1 cup so far... >>> >>> On Nov 8, 2009, at 12:20 AM, Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> http://www.gamespot.com/news/6239339.html >>>> >>>> Hmmm...kinda of a double edged sword, but in the end, it is right >>>> to >>>> do so if there were no other options. >>>> >>>> This needs following >>>> >>>> best >>>> >>>> Yuma >>>> Yuma Decaux >>>> >>>> Light has no value without darkness >>>> Skype: shainobi1 >>>> twitter: www.twitter.com/triple7 >>>> Tel: +85513623378 >>>> Yuma Antoine Decaux >>>> jamy...@gmail.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
