[Vision2020] RE: HTML Formatting and the Blind

[Scott Dredge]

Donovan,

I think Tom's off the hook here.  Tom's quote is:

'Well, that certainly explains the Braille keys on
drive-thru ATM machines.'

>From your link, the joke attributed to Alan Marx is:

'ATM machines at a drive through teller window with
Braille instructions'

The wiggle room that Tom has is that he was referring
to the ATM keys while Marx is refering to ATM
instructions.  It would be easier to see the stark
contrast of these quotes if I were allowed to format
these quotes in HTML side by side, but since there a
BUNCH OF RAVING HTML BIGOT BULLIES on this site, it
makes it difficult to fully illustrate a comparison
using plain text.

Note to Tom: You owe me a cup of coffee for saving
your bacon this time.

-Scott

--- Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Tommy,
> 
> You wrote:
> 
> "E-mail software for the blind?"
> 
> 
> The blind do use ATM machines and read email. Deaf
> people talk on the phone. There are even people with
> no legs that run and people with no hands that
> drive. 
> 
> "Well, that certainly explains the Braille keys on
> drive-thru ATM machines."--Hansen
> 
> How can one criticize Doug Wilson (more accurately
> Steve Wilkins) for plagiarizing but at the same time
> steal the work of another without giving credit to
> them? That joke was first made by comedian Alan
> Marx,
> not Tommy Hansen.
>  
> http://www.chucklemonkey.com/hacklist.htm
> 
> Braille is required on drive up ATMs because many
> people that are blind use taxis and do not want to
> disclose their pin number to the driver. After a
> person that is blind learns what is on each screen
> of
> a particular ATM, they can use it independently if
> in
> a taxi or the passenger of another vehicle. Most
> banks
> are now also starting to create talking ATM
> machines. 
> 
> Take Care,
> 
> -DJA
>