Finally someone who totally gets where I am coming from  *sighs* Gordon yo  
might have to set up a separate office mailing list for us :)
On 4 May 2011, at 15:03, Kevin Shaw wrote:

> Isn't it interesting that blind people are willing to fight for access to 
> ProTools, Facebook and Flash, but when someone mentions the word Microsoft, 
> people act  like they're the mouse who has to put the bell around the cat's 
> neck?
> 
> My suggestions are to raise awareness of the myriad issues that plague this 
> particular situation. Speaking directly to Microsoft may be an outcome of 
> this awareness, but for one person to go up against Microsoft and demand 
> accessibility yields the typical response: "We're working on the problem, and 
> we'll get back to you."
> 
> Let us not speculate as to Microsoft's stance on accessibility until we hear 
> a direct, emphatic and clear "NO!" from the mother corps. I'm all for 
> encouraging Apple to develop its suite of productivity software titles to be 
> fully accessible, however I believe the end user wants and needs choice, 
> especially in the context of corporations that require MS Office.
> 
> Kevin
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