From: David Andrews 
Subject: Re: MR. MAGOO CONCERNS
While not perfect, Microsoft is actually doing quite a bit for blind
persons, and is improving.  I think it would be foolish to "go after them"
at this point.
Even if we had a raft of more accessible software, that wouldn't change
people's negative attitudes.  We have to fight descrimination on a bunch of
fronts at the same time.  There isn't just one answer.  It won't all be done
by computers, by legal cases, by public education, by protests, ..... etc.
etc. etc., but by a combination of all those things and more.
David Andrews
On 1997-07-07 NFB-Talk@NFBnet.org said:
 SK>yeh, but i don't beleive that is going to change over a movie.
 SK>kids are kids, and kids are going to be crewl.
 SK>drugs are here, making stricter laws isn't going to change that.
 SK>about 75% of teens have sex.
 SK>sex education in school isn't going to make tthat go away.
 SK>i just don't see wasting lots of money or this thing, is even going
 SK>to make a difference.
 SK>why doesn't the nfb go after microsoft.
 SK>hell both have just about as much money.
 SK>that is disney and ms.
 SK>why not fight something thats going to improve our chances of using
 SK>computers, and staying in the work force.
 SK>/s
 SK>At 03:21 PM 7/7/97 -0700, you wrote:
 SK>>Hi Shawn. I'm really torn about this one. I do agree that with a
 SK>>75% or higher unemployment rate among the blind, that the NFB
 SK>>could make better use of its resources. I shutter to think of all
 SK>>that PAC, SUN, and candy money going to fight Disney. However, I
 SK>>do remember my childhood. I wore thick glasses, and the other kids
 SK>>always called me Mr. Magoo, so it is true that people, especially
 SK>>children, are influenced by this kind of thing. I would hate to
 SK>>think of another generation of near sighted kids being called "Mr.
 SK>Magoo". >
 SK>>Andy Baracco
 SK>--
 SK>Shawn Keen
 SK>orange@texas.net
 SK>--http://www.eden.com/~orange
 SK>--
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