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From: garymm
Date: Thu, Jul 22 2004 12:48PM
Subject: quote from a person with disabilities
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I am currently writing an article on making websites accessible and I need an attention grabbing quote. I would really like to have some sort of testimonial from a person with a visual impairment or something of the sort about how important it is to have a website be accessible, or how they do online shopping at a site because it's accessible, or something of the sort.

Do any of you have disabilities, or do you have somebody I could briefly interview or get a quote from?

Thanks

From: John Hamman
Date: Thu, Jul 22 2004 12:53PM
Subject: Re: quote from a person with disabilities
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I could give you a quote from one of my testers that is blind. I use it
often to explain how important it is. She is currently away on vacation but
I could still give you the quote if you want.
john

From: Paula E. Tucker
Date: Thu, Jul 22 2004 1:10PM
Subject: Re: quote from a person with disabilities
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Who are you, and who are you writing for?

From: Jared Smith
Date: Thu, Jul 22 2004 1:10PM
Subject: Re: quote from a person with disabilities
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> I would really like to have some sort of testimonial from a person
> with a visual impairment

Here's a quotable posting from this discussion list. It was submitted
several years ago, but may be helpful to you.

Jared Smith
WebAIM

****
If web masters could grasp ONE simple truth, most would take the bother.
For example:
I am totally blind. When I was a kid groceries were sold in friendly
corner stores. Mom could send me there to get butter, sugar and whatever.
The owner or a clerk at the cash register got the stuff and sold it to me.
In fact, in those days, most people didn't get their groceries but asked
the clerk.
With the supermarket, I am now handicapped. No one at the cash register
can leave their post to get my items. I cannot go to the store even when I
am out of food. If I can't get a friend I am in bad luck. Even if I pay a
taxi to take me to the supermarket, what then? The driver won't shop for
me? I go hungry or more likely eat EVEN MORE peanutbutter!
Now we have homegrocer.com in some places. Here is a way I can become a
REAL HUMAN and buy food and eat! I go to their site and, guess what? I
can't handle it with a screen reader. Here was the chance for me to become
human again and I am ROBBED! Yes, it feels like I have been mugged and
left bleeding on the road. I could hav gained independence and become a
real person. Instead, I remain handicapped!!!
If you were the responsible web master and had the power to make such a
giant change in someone's life, what would you do?
"too much bother. . let him be handicapped that's all he's worth' . .
Or "Wow what a fantastic opportunity I have to make a significant impact on
the life of another person???????
Norman Coombs, Ph.D.

From: Cathi Madden
Date: Thu, Jul 22 2004 1:30PM
Subject: Re: quote from a person with disabilities
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The WebAIM training held in June had some really great testimonials that
may be useful. Those may be available via their site.

~ Cathi

From: Sachin Dev Pavithran
Date: Thu, Jul 22 2004 1:35PM
Subject: Re: quote from a person with disabilities
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Hi Garymm,

My name is Sachin Pavithran and I am an employ of WEBAIM. I am legally
blind and use JAWS for navigating on a computer. Here is my quote...

As the Web becomes our main vehicle for exchanging information, sometimes we
overlook the fact whether people with disabilities have access to that
information. We need to ask ourselves whether our sites are accessible to
people who are blind or visually impaired, deaf or hearing impaired, or
physically challenged and may use assistive technology, such as Braille
terminals or screen readers. Making web sites accessible is not only the
moral thing to do but also the right of an individual to have equal access
to that information.

Regards.

******************************************************

Sachin Dev Pavithran
Training and Development Specialist
Center for Persons with Disabilities
Utah State University
6800 Old Main Hill,
Logan, Ut - 84322
UP.S.A.

Work Phone : 1-(435)-797 0974
Email : = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
Visit Us at http://www.cpd.usu.edu

******************************************************

From: Darel Benysh
Date: Thu, Jul 22 2004 3:28PM
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Date: Mon, Jul 26 2004 3:13AM
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From: sampath kumar
Date: Tue, Jul 27 2004 1:25PM
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Hi

ya i have received your link..thankx for sending me...can i be in contact with you in case i need any help from you....

cu soon.
Best Regards,
Sampath.

From: Glenda
Date: Tue, Jul 27 2004 1:52PM
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Hi
Sampath,
Yes, feel free to email me at
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Cheers,
Glenda
Soaring Eagle Communications

From: Henny.Swan
Date: Wed, Jul 28 2004 2:22AM
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Hi Sampath,

We also have a lot of resources online at
http://www.rnib.org.uk/webaccesscentre. For queries feel free to email
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Thanks, Henny

Henny Swan
Website Accessibility Consultant
T: 020 7391 2044
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Visit our Web access centre for an up to date guide to planning, building
and testing accessible websites http://www.rnib.org.uk/webaccesscentre

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