Whether many blind folks currently use the AOL player isn't relevant to issues of accessibility. When I worked to promote wheel chair accessible sites I'd often hear from the owner of a building that he couldn't understand the big deal since he had no crippled patrons anyway. Of course he didn't, it wasn't accessible. Mike, that seems to be what you and others are saying with regard to the AOL player. Build it and they will come.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Pietruk Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 11:18 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Accessibility Evangelism and UnfortunateNewsFromAmericaOnline(AOL) Radio Chris I agree with you entirely. What blind people have to keep in mind that even sighted folks can have problems in using certain pieces of software. Just because someone can see doesn't mean that every peice of software will necessarily work on everyone's pc. Some software is just out of the realm of certain folks for whatever reason. Also, even if a piece of software passed every accessability test (whatever that is supposed to mean) doesn't mean that every blind person will use it without a hitch. Some folks have marginal pc skills so, unless they got handholding at every step, this still might lock them out. As with sighted users, just some audio programs won't work for certain folks. Personally, I could care less about all this as I have never used the AOL player. And I truly wonder how many blind users an AOL player has anyway. Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
