Hi Mark, Some of the assistive technologies that we have are pretty nice. You are right though that our freedom of being equal with others when it comes to trying to shop for ourselves is taken away because the store layout is always changing or we need the assistance. Like you, I've enjoyed the described movies, but I'd rather have an accessible computer over described movies anyday. For most of my life I have watched movies without description. With me going back to school in the fall, and if I didn't have the computer that I do, and receiving the training that I am very soon starting along with receiving some new technology toys to help me with school, I probably wouldn't be as successful in school as I will be without the accessible computer.
-----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark BurningHawk Baxter Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 2:39 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Priorities It's even worse than that. While we can use our accessible devices, we still can't go to a humble Wallmart and shop independently; or, for that matter, the local 7/11. We must be assisted when purchasing anything in a large store prone to layout changes, robbing us of much of the credibility we might otherwise have as equals. Our talking smart thing tells us we have a $20 bill in our hand, and yet we had to ask for assistance finding HoneyNut chereos? And people whine because some agency somewhere didn't spend money and time to put descriptions in movies?! I was involved with WGBH back in 193-4 when DVS first got going, at least in America. I really like some of the DVS movies I've watched, and I appreciate the skill it takes to do timely narration of visual events. but I also recognize this for the luxury that it is. Asking the government to make this accessible is like asking your deity of choice to provide you with a narrator for all the things in life which you don't see; I think we're stretching the metaphor here. I'll take an accessible computer over a described movie. . Mark BurningHawk Baxter . AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 . MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com . My home page: . http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- 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. ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2411/4964 - Release Date: 04/28/12 -- 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.
