Thread Subject: Re: Group A: 21(a) keyboard operation

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From: Andi Snow-Weaver
Date: Thu, Oct 19 2006 1:05 PM

<Don't comment>

To desire that a screen reader user be able to draw is beyond what 508
was meant to do. ... Remember, these standards are not a wish
list for a perfect world; they help people get their jobs done on an
equal basis and drawing isn't part of that functionality for a blind
user.

<end of Don's comment>

Don, I think the original point was that, while the 508 keyboard
requirement may be sufficient for blind users, it is not sufficient for
people who are not blind but cannot use a mouse. They have a need to be
able to do free form drawing.

Andi

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