You're welcome. Just doing my little bit to keep life intresting. <grin> Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: (913) 288-7671 Fax: (913) 288-7678 E-mail: rbeach@xxxxxxxxx >>> jfettgather@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 3/29/2007 11:56 AM >>> You are apparently itchin for a fight! Now you've done it, you've turned a productive, serene, peaceful cooperative, well respected and happy mailing list into a haven for flaming, controversy and dissension that will no doubt lead to anxiety, heartache and misery! Thanks a lot. =20 -----Original Message----- From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 8:06 AM To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [real-eyes] Re: amazon and nfb But wait a minute! Isn't this being disrespectful to blind people?=20 Making the general public think that blind people need special treatment and all kinds of modifications to survive in the real world? Won't employers think twice about hiring a blind person since they may have to modify all of their materials? I think this is a waste of time on NFB's part since blind people have been surfing the net for years now and can do it just fine, if they have the proper training on assistive technology. Sorry folks, I just couldn't resist. Now let me go see if I can get my tongue out of my cheak again. <grin> Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: (913) 288-7671 Fax: (913) 288-7678 E-mail: rbeach@xxxxxxxxx >>> wbloch@xxxxxxxxx 3/28/2007 9:33 PM >>> Howdy, I received this article from another list. It is about Amazon.com and NFB getting together to improve internet accessibility. I hope the link works. If not, I will ask Robert for a refresher course with Groupwise. Chip Should be interesting to see what actually comes of this:=20 The National Federation of the Blind said Wednesday it will partner with online retail giant Amazon.com to improve Internet accessibility for blind people. Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) vowed to improve its online shopping experience for visually impaired consumers, while the Baltimore-based advocacy group said it will offer its technological insights on making Web sites more accessible.=20 http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2007/03/26/daily18.html?f=3Det= 8 0&hbx=3De_du To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes=20 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by KCKCC's MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by KCKCC's MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes