[gui-talk] ] Re: monetary support

Don H lmddh50 at comcast.net
Sat Apr 11 20:56:49 UTC 2009


Maybe we can just get Pres Barack to bail us all out.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tunecollector" <tunecollector at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 3:16 PM
Subject: [gui-talk] ] Re: monetary support


> The NFB cannot go
> out and spend resources on specific items because it is not as rich as you
> think it is and what happens when the technology becomes outdated.  No 
> what
> they can do is point out where things are going wrong and lead people in 
> the
> right directions.
>
> You would be amazed to find that most people have no idea what the blind
> have to deal with, just overcoming that is enough of a problem and that is
> what these organizations do, they inform, they point out what is
> needed._______________________________________________
>
> Yeah, you're right.  Having a boat points out the problem, doesn't it?
> And you're also right that since  I am totally blind, I am totally 
> clueless
> as what the blind have to deal with.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of James Pepper
> Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 9:43 AM
> To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
> Re: monetary support
>
> Look, I developed a means of making PDF documents accessible to the blind.
> Nobody is helping me do this other than testing it because they have the
> expertise in knowing what works and what does not work.   The NFB cannot 
> go
> out and spend resources on specific items because it is not as rich as you
> think it is and what happens when the technology becomes outdated.  No 
> what
> they can do is point out where things are going wrong and lead people in 
> the
> right directions.
>
> You would be amazed to find that most people have no idea what the blind
> have to deal with, just overcoming that is enough of a problem and that is
> what these organizations do, they inform, they point out what is needed.
>
> If you want to solve the problems of accessibility then roll up your 
> sleeves
> and do it and stop complaining!
>
> James Pepper
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