Slau, as I said I don't think it can do any harm to extend a hand of friendship to them now. Then they at least know of us and know that we struggle with some accessibility things. They might just mention us or something about accessibility to someone at Avid over a lunch meeting or in passing. This might make Avid realise that the main streem comunity is aware of us and that they are actually supporting us. In the future if we need their help, we can still outright ask if they will be able to help us with perswasive power at Avid, I'm sure they won't just do it out of their own but they will be willing to help where they can if asked.
Slau Halatyn wrote: > Guys, > > Your enthusiasm is great and everybody wants this to happen. Public support > is a good thing but there's a time and a place to call upon it. It's a card > you get to play a very limited number of times and now is not the time. It > might be in the future. I hope not, of course, but we're hopeful that it > won't be required. I'm not going to belabor the point. Please be patient. > > best, > > Slau > > On Nov 14, 2012, at 6:45 AM, Chris Norman wrote: > > > Be it a Pro Tools expert group or the women's institute, in my > > experience, the more people who know about a thing, even if it > > directly affects them or not, they still take an interest, and even if > > 2 people who aren't blind PT users mention the word accessibility in > > earshot of Avid, that's two more than before. > > > > On 14/11/2012, Nickus de Vos <bigboy...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi guys > >> I personally think getting some mainstreem publicity for our cause and > >> getting the message out there of a blind PT using community can only > >> be a good thing and if anything can be an advantage. > >> Slau in the past I mentioned to you that on behalf of us you should > >> connect and build a relationship with the guys of the pro tools expert > >> blog but back then you said to me that it's not a good idea because we > >> already have direct contact with Avid. I still think it's a good idea > >> to connect with them and let them know of our existance. I'm not > >> saying ask them to start putting pressure on Avid or anything, but > >> those guys are really tight with some of the guys working at Avid so > >> if we need anything in the future, they might be able to help with a > >> little perswasive power. No one is quite sure of the PT landscape in > >> the future, the entire mainstreem comunity is unsure of certain things > >> and we are even more so with aaax accessibility etc. I think if only > >> for the sake of them knowing about us, it's still a good idea to > >> extend a friendly hand. > >> > >> Brian Casey wrote: > >>> Haha, it was rather public and very much on the record which caught me off > >>> gard for one! Good show though!! > >>> > >>> Brian > >>> > >>> On 11/11/2012, at 3:06 PM, "Slau Halatyn" <slauhala...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi Brian, > >>>> > >>>> I did happen to catch those mentions on Pensado's Place but I didn't > >>>> expect that to go down exactly in that manner. At any rate, it's all > >>>> good in the end and perhaps even better. More to come :) > >>>> > >>>> Slau > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Nov 11, 2012, at 6:39 AM, Brian Casey wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Slau, great stuff, i also noticed two very strong supportive mentions > >>>>> of the meeting on dave pensados youtube show, i'm sure your more than > >>>>> aware of that very public and intentional shout out! > >>>>> > >>>>> Everything you've been telling us about the merrits of your approach > >>>>> seems to be justified completely, well done, hopefully these meetings > >>>>> can consolidate a more official and future proof state of affairs. > >>>>> Brian > >>>>> > >>>>> On 10/11/2012, at 11:07 PM, "Slau Halatyn" <slauhala...@gmail.com> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Forgive the delay but I wanted to update the list on my meeting with > >>>>>> Avid. I'll offer a more detailed explanation in a few days. For now, > >>>>>> let me say that the meeting went well and was well attended. Among the > >>>>>> many changes at Avid, there have been a few changes to key people in > >>>>>> charge of Pro Tools. I believe, in this case, it happens to work in > >>>>>> our favor. Again, I'll explain in more detail in a few days. For now, > >>>>>> I'm waiting for a couple of things to be coordinated before I go into > >>>>>> detail about the meeting and what we might expect in the near future. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On a side note, I was scheduled to come back from san Francisco on > >>>>>> Sunday, October 28. Unfortunately, because of Hurricane Sandy, my > >>>>>> flight was cancelled and thus I was forced to stay in San Francisco an > >>>>>> extra 4 days. While there are worse places to be stuck, there are also > >>>>>> cheaper places to be stuck, for sure. I'd like to think it was money > >>>>>> well spent. Anyway, I've been playing catch-up since then. Things are > >>>>>> getting back to normal so give me a few more days and I'll share > >>>>>> more. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Best, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Slau > >>>>>> > >>>> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Take care, > > > > Chris Norman. > > > > <!-- chris.norm...@googlemail.com -->
