amazon?

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Thanks for that article.
Actually Apple at least believes everyone should be able to use the same 
product.  It is why access across populations is built into development, 
unlike say at google.  It is less about a feel good thing, then the fact 
that  millions of people read write and communicate differently.



On Sun, 25 Aug 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> I don't know much about Guillermo Robles, who filed the suit against 
> Domino's, but if you say they have money and connections, I can't dispute 
> that. 
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/do-protections-for-people-with-disabilities-apply-online-dominos-asks-high-court/2019/07/20/984c685e-a7fd-11e9-a3a6-ab670962db05_story.html?noredirect=on
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> I think we're talking about more then a few hundred blind people using 
> Amazon, but that obviously isn't the point. Some companies want to do what's 
> right because it's the right thing to do. It could help with advertising and 
> public relations. I'm sure Apple and Microsoft aren't committed to 
> accessibility just because it means they're going to add a few thousand sales 
> to their bottom line. When companies won't listen is when the threat of 
> enforcing the law can make the difference. I'm pretty sure the reason we have 
> accessible Kindle's from Amazon is because the DoJ said that ereaders used by 
> schools and colleges had to be accessible.
>
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>
> Christopher (CJ)
> Chaltain at Gmail
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>
> On 8/25/19 4:31 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>  Somebody with money and connections is suing them.
>>  Amazon probably could've been reasoned with when they first started. They
>>  were small and still connected to their customer base. Now, they're so
>>  big, they don't care if a few hundred people don't use their site. It's
>>  like a four year old trying to box against George Foreman. He's not going
>>  to notice much lol.
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
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>>  Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 16:28:35 -0500
>>  Subject: Re: amazon?
>> 
>> >  And yet Domino's is being sued because their web site and app is not
>> >  accessible.
>> > 
>> > 
>> >  I agree with you but that doesn't mean law suits should never be filed.
>> > 
>> > 
>> >  -- 
>> >  Christopher (CJ)
>> >  Chaltain at Gmail
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