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From: Gregg Vanderheiden
Date: Sun, Jan 21 2007 10:45 PM
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Agreed
Gregg
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Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.
> -----Original Message-----
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> David Poehlman
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 4:46 PM
> To: TEITAC General Interface Accessibility Subcommittee
> Subject: Re: [teitac-general]
> [teitac-websoftware]GeneralIssues:Speechinterfaces and
> equivalent facilitation
>
> This is my point. Why havee "just access" on a computer if
> itt doesn't do the job. for me, that's not access..
>
> On Jan 21, 2007, at 5:41 PM, Gregg Vanderheiden wrote:
>
> Good question.
>
> Yes - "just access" would be fine for entering the bathroom
> or buying a ticket. If it took you 4 times longer it would
> be inconvenient but not a barrier. And a lot more convenient
> than having to carry AT around with you to get in to a
> bathroom with a keypad.
>
> However, for a workstation - you might have to optimize the
> interface to get the efficiency you need to work competitively.
>
>
> Gregg
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> Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> > [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of David
> > Poehlman
> > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 9:13 AM
> > To: TEITAC General Interface Accessibility Subcommittee
> > Subject: Re: [teitac-general] [teitac-websoftware]
> > GeneralIssues:Speechinterfaces and equivalent facilitation
> >
> > Isn't "just access" really not access if it doesn't allow one to do
> > the job?
> >
> > On Jan 21, 2007, at 1:17 AM, Gregg Vanderheiden wrote:
> >
> > Hi David,
> >
> > Software working with the Mac screen reader would be
> > accessible. My
> > point was that the line is getting blurred these days.
> >
> > And my previous point about productivity products (personal
> > workstations)
> > may need optimal interfaces rather than just any access.
> >
> >
> > Gregg
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