[Access-activists] Next Set of Tasks for GAI

[T.V. Raman]

1+ on all RMS  says. The access community has a tradition of
sensationalizing / turning things into a political football --
something that was needed when accessibility didn't get the
attention it deserved.

We succeeded --- and impressively so --- but as a community we've
failed to recognize that success.
To build on what has been achieved with respect to gaining
awareness, we now need to operate slightly differently --- we
need to focus on the technologies we need, and build the right
bits --- hoping that someone else will build it just results in
all the problems that have been enumerated on this thread so far.
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On 7/1/10, Richard Stallman <address@hidden> wrote:
>       But at the same time, it is useful to
>     capture the fact that we have two sets: (1) issues folks have, and (2)
>     tools folks can use.
>
> Why not classify the issues by what sort of tools would address them?
> That could be more useful than classifications such as "vision impairment".
>
>     Knowing where the blindness needs gaps are and filling them all in is a
>     potentially useful strategy -> it demonstrates a potentially full FLOSS
>     replacement for proprietary desktops.  Having a complete "win" or two
>     becomes a powerful argument for gaining momentum toward further wins.
>
> If we can do it, I am all in favor, but...
>
>     As compared to having a whole bunch of 70% solutions for a variety of
>     disabilities that in the end mean only those folks who (a) don't have
>     money, and (b) don't pirate;
>
> Please don't use nasty words such as "pirate" to describe sharing software.
> It isn't wrong to share; what is wrong is stopping people from sharing.
>
>