Re: professionalism and wysiwyg

I have done plenty to assist people with all kinds of disabilities both
within the venue of the Internet and out of it.  I am interested in your
moral ground.  Please state it in the context of this list if you would be
so kind.

Sincerely,

Michael Burks
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Abramovich <mabram(at)balance.com.au>
To: hwg-theory(at)hwg.org <hwg-theory(at)hwg.org>
Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: professionalism and wysiwyg


>I think what pisses me off most in this debate is that there seem to be a
few
>people who are pushing their own little pet barrows (ADA, accessability
etc) and
>are totally happy to use blind people as a linch pin for their arguments.
I've
>now seen this discussion three times on this list and at every opportunity
the
>visually impaireds' interests are vigorously defended. Naturally, I have no
beef
>with the blind, but I can't help but wonder if some of those who so loudly
>champion the blinds' cause actually do anything of a practical nature to
assist
>them (apart from code sites, that in all likelihood will never be visited
by a
>blind person, with the ever present help of the validation god). I imagine
not.
>
>And please, no mounting of high horses in reply please as I warn you  I
have
>moral ground to burn in this debate.
>
>- michael a
>

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