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Re: Speech enabling software

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From: Penny Roberts
Date: Dec 15, 2005 5:40AM

Glenda Watson Hyatt wrote:

> As a person with a disability who has to pay ridiculously overly-priced
> prices for "accessibility" - whether wheelchairs, assistive technologies,
> blah, blah, blah - it is nice to think that some site owners share the cost
> of "accessibility".

On the other hand the owners of many sites (e.g. small business sites)
wouldn't be able to afford this service so in that respect it does
nothing to promote greater accessibility.

Penny