text to html

[Janina Sajka]

Thanks, Ann. Though I would certainly hope that whatever I may have to
say on any particular subject might be evaluated on its merits, and not
ex cathedra as it were.

On the other hand I will rarely go to the lengths I've gone to on this
topic. 

Ann Parsons writes:
> From: Ann Parsons <akp at eznet.net>
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I haven't been following this thread, but this message caught my eye.
> 
> >>>>> "Sina" == Sina Bahram <sbahram at nc.rr.com> writes:
> 
>     Sina> Respectfully, I again ask for any evidence that my advice is
>     Sina> contrary to any disabled person's accessing of the text. I
>     Sina> myself am low vision, and use screen readers; however, I
>     Sina> also use my site when I can. And I am telling you as a user
>     Sina> that visually the pre element tag is not inaccessible. It
>     Sina> also doesn't present any problems as does any part of the
>     Sina> entire internet to a mobility impaired individual. Any part
>     Sina> of accessing the internet might present some problems to
>     Sina> such an individual; however, my advice delt with the web
>     Sina> design of a site and I stand by it until corrected by
>     Sina> someone knowledgeable about what their talking about.
> 
> Someone knowledgeable about the subject?  <sardonic grin>  Um, Sina,
> Janina works for the AFB.  Her job is to evaluate technology to see
> how accessible it is for the blind and others with disabilities.  I
> believe that she is involved with the WAI Group, plus folks working on
> DAISY books plus a great deal more which I don't know about.  
> 
> Sina, my friend, you've just tangled with a tigress.  If Janina says a
> given tag in HTML will not work or isn't accessible, then I'd tend to
> prick up my ears and pay attention.  Indeed, if Janina tells you
> anything about HTML, XML, DAISY, or anything else having to do with
> computers and accessibility, well, I'd tend to  pay attention.  I have
> a feeling that she knows what she's talking about. 
> 
> As for web site accessibility for PWD and what is and isn't
> accessible, I can't say, except that there are sites that are not
> accessible for the mobility impaired because there is a time element
> involved in doing some of the interactive things on some web sites.
> There are lots of factors involved in accessibility. 
> 
> If you persist in tangling with a tigress, more power to ya, but---
> 
> Ann P.
> 
> 
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175