Re: FN-FORUM: innovative web video

date posted 1st October 2003 16:19

>However, the effort
can still be made e.g. providing sub-titled versions of videos for the hard
of hearing.

Agreed.

Dan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Grimshaw" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 4:00 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: innovative web video


>
> Dan Cook:
> > Nick - again that is out of context. I started off this thread looking
for
> > innovative uses of video on the web. Not to find sites that are great
for
> > f***ng blind people!
>
> Fine - but innovative doesn't (and shouldn't) imply inaccessible.
>
> > In this particular instance I DON'T CARE about accesibility! I'm
> concerend
> > with innovative use of video!! (which so far I've only had 1 or 2
examples
> > of).
>
> You gave the impression (and maybe you *do* believe this) that there are
> sites where accessibility is important, and sites where it isn't.
> Accessibility is *always* important. Obviously some sites (such as ones
> doing innovative things with video, whatever that means) will find it
harder
> to be universally Accessible-with-a-big-A than others. However, the effort
> can still be made e.g. providing sub-titled versions of videos for the
hard
> of hearing.
>
> - Nick Grimshaw
> { if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. }
>
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