[real-eyes] Re: can we b united/ Please post to real-eyes
- From: "Mitchell D. Lynn" <mlynn@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 16:05:33 -0500
"Doesn't cost much more at all."
How much? And what if this self-actuating system isn't already in place. How
much does it cost to install one of these where it doesn't already exist?
How do you decide which corners get the audio signals? What programs will be
cut or dropped to fund this, or what tax or bond issue will be used?
Choosing to pay for something is only half of the issue; you also need to
determine what isn't going to be purchased with that money you have elected
to spend some place else. America wouldn't be having the financial problems
its having if our leadership in Washington had thought about that before
they spent our money. How much or how little something costs is irrelevant
if the money isn't there in the first place.
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Subject: [real-eyes] Re: can we b united/ Please post to real-eyes
Okay, then. Let's expand this argument to the greater disability community.
There are many reasons why audio signals and self-actuated traffic light
controls are good for the public.
First, they help regulate the flow traffic more equitably at intersections.
Without such regulation, most intersections in the city get crowded which
confuses and ultimate slows the jam of traffic.
Second, the sighted public already uses such self-actuating traffic control
buttons to givethemselves what they by law have, the right pass at the
demarkated time. Are blind people more special than that? No. The consumer
organization to which I proudly belong focuses on accommodation and
cooperation, using the means thaht will help the mainstream public and the
blindness community alike adapt to our common needs.
Thirdly, with that said, adding audio sound to an already existing and
self-actuating traffic control system does not cost much more money at all.
And, as far cost goes, it's great if government can be smaller, more
streamlined, and more efficient. So, as much as cost is a factor,
prioritization at the local level is the real issues here.
David
Matt. 28:19-20
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