anti-word

Gregory Nowak gnowak1 at uic.edu
Sun Jan 13 17:55:40 EST 2002


Uhhhm, excuse me, but I didn't write the original message that you quoted after yours. Can we please get names straight if we're going to reply to a person's comments atack or otherwise directly?
Greg


On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 05:06:55PM -0500, Amanda Lee wrote:
> Not really Greg,
>  It is not acceptible to initiate personal attacks and we appreciate that.
> 
> Having said that.  I have been gainfully employed by the Private
> Sector/Verizon Communications for 10 years of my employed life and I have
> advocated for myself very effectively yet stood my ground.   I've also
> worked nearly 9 years for Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service
> as a senior programmer analyst.  I know for a fact! that advocating for what
> is in the best interest of my ability to perform my work effectively has
> enabled me rather than disabled me from the successes I have enjoyed.
> O'yeah, feathers get ruffled from time to time but that is just a part of
> life in general.  One must stand his or her ground in order to overcome
> barriers and nobody said it's easy nor pleasant and especially that one is
> required to cave into what those who are otherwise clueless want to dictate.
> 
> Maybe it's time to drop this thread though as we've gone beyond the topic of
> Speakup ha!  Still the reason why the majority of us are here in the first
> place is simply because we know that  Microsoft isn't the appropriate
> solution to Accessibility to persons who are blind or vision impaired.
> 
> Amanda Lee
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kirk Wood" <cpt.kirk at 1tree.net>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 4:56 PM
> Subject: Re: anti-word
> 
> 
> > On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > > Kirk, I don't give a damm if that's what they expect. From me, they
> don't
> > > get.
> > >
> > > Sometimes, this turns into an educational opportunity. Usually, I don't
> > > hear anything one way or the other.
> >
> > It must be nice to *NOT* work for a real company. Janina, you proved my
> > profound belief that you lack real world experiance. Most people would
> > simply be unemployed taking that stance.
> >
> > =======
> > Kirk Wood
> > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net
> >
> > Nowlan's Theory:
> >         He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from
> >         the next freeway exit.
> >
> >
> >
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