Re: disability and help

  • From: wogg le4 <woggle4@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:07:27 -0800

Who decided the Ladif case?
I'm  familiar with the UK system and don't think the apocalips has
come in quite the way you mean.
In deference to the rather irate posting from James, would you e-mail
me a copy off list?
G

On 1/14/11, James Homuth <james@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> And if this list covered such topics, it would be more than welcome here. It
> does not. There are more than a few disability/access rights mailing lists
> who would welcome a conversation like this should you choose to pursue it.
> This list deals with actual use and interaction of JAWS for Windows and
> compatible programs. If you would like a copy of the list guidelilnes sent
> to you privately, simply let myself or Jessica know and we'll make that
> available to you.
>
> James,
> List Admin
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of The Elf
> Sent: January 14, 2011 9:24 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: disability and help
>
> ah, yes and I think she felt it qualified due to jaws and discrimination
> against it on machines that vi folks are forced to use for testing machines
> "> had a clever friend then who  wanted to use jaws to take a very high
> grade ccisco examination he had no help even then in spite of the latif case
>
> which some of you may know,..."
>
> If anyone is interested in the case referred to, I have copies of it as
> well, a glowing example of what the world thinks about screen readers and
> accessibility!
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "wogg le4" <woggle4@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 11:42 AM
> Subject: Re: disability and help
>
>
>> This is a little bit too off topic even for me - i'm going to answer
>> because you seem so distressed - if you have a grievence, you can
>> litigate it, get legal aid, find some public interest lawyers yes,
>> they do exist.
>> G
>>
>> On 1/14/11, James Homuth <james@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Remind me what this has to do with the topic of the list? That's one for
>>> the
>>> moderation line.
>>>
>>> James,
>>> List Admin
>>>
>>>   _____
>>>
>>> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>> Behalf
>>> Of Dorothy Ingram-Gorban
>>> Sent: January 14, 2011 7:02 AM
>>> To: org, jfw@freelists.
>>> Subject: disability and help
>>>
>>>
>>>  I know the law says a lot and the statute books are full,but in
>>> practice,well I had reason to telephone the Human rights and resources
>>> office in Manchester yesterday, and was lucky to get a very knowledgeable
>>> man,who remembered the conciliation arm going into receivership in 2006,
>>> I
>>> had a clever friend then who o wanted to use jaws to take a very high
>>> grade
>>> ccisco examination he had no help even then in spite of the latif case
>>> which
>>> some of you may know, person I spoke to said,the cuts being made will
>>> mean
>>> "we will not be able even to give a helpline service,the drc helpline
>>> will
>>> close"our own jobs are on the line, huge cuts mean what? exactly need I
>>> say
>>> more? I had an email from a professor in Manchester Isaac porat,
>>> brilliant
>>> man,taking early retirement, yes he uses jaws,next moment on news was
>>> news
>>> that thousands of local council staff are to be cut in Manchester, , we
>>> in
>>> Kent are holding our breath for news about ours, in times like this the
>>> cuts
>>> will most of all hurt the blind poor and disabled  and the law ?well it
>>> is
>>> there if you are rich enough to engage a solicitor yourself,sorry but i
>>> am
>>> really sad about many things  Dorothy
>>>
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