[Vision2020] RE: HTML Formatting and the Blind

[Donovan Arnold]

"The wiggle room that Tom has is that he was referring
to the ATM keys while Marx is refering to ATM
instructions."--Scott Dredge 

Well Scott, I guess Tom quoted from here then:

"Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the
drive-up ATM?"

http://www.goodquotes.com/funnythoughts.htm

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A little less wiggle room. :D

Take Care,

-DJA

--- Scott Dredge <sdredge at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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
> > 
> 
>
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