Accessibility is: 1% of equality [1] + 99% of empathy :) Internet is invented by the West, Web-standards movement was originated in the West, all those corporates that make software, have a big influence and dominated the market (Microsoft, Freedom Scientific, Adobe...) are all from the West. Western mindset is all about freedom of *fill_in_blank* + equal access + right of use, but empathy is quick lacking the way I see it. Green business has a term, greenwashing, perhaps we should have a term for "accessibilty-washing", that is, 1% of equality minus 99% of empathy, I often think that this is the reason why web accessibility is slow crawling, because there isn't profit in making accessible software, web application, websites , etc. And it's that empathy that one has that makes one willing to run extra miles to make an accessible website, but one's effort is limited, on this notion, I can understand some of Jason's argument, though I don't agree with him.
Some culture in the East has the notion of empathy but lack of freedom of *fill_in_blank* + equal access + right of use", and they have to learn the Web-standards and accessibility knowledge using English and learn from the West. I am pretty certain Tim Berners-Lee on "The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect" includes 99% of empathy. tee > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
