Re: [orca-list] Government payed assistive technologies (was GUI Redesign or clearup and modernization)

[Christopher Chaltain <chaltain gmail com>]

On 09/03/2015 12:31 PM, Victor Lawrence wrote:
> Recently I read a post from a blogger who claims that Google, Freedom
> Scientific and other big companies are in bed with the American
> Council Of The Blind and the National Federation Of The Blind.  In
> short, the blogger claimed that these companies bribe these advocacy
> groups to promote their products.  These companies show up at the
> national conventions and pour lots of money into these organizations
> to buy their loyalty when most blind people would really rather use
> Apple products or something else.  According to the blogger, at least
> Apple doesn't even bother to bribe the ACB or the NFB.

Wow, I'd stop reading this blogger right away. This doesn't jive with my 
experience at all. I haven't seen these bribes from Google. My 
experience is that an NFB or ACB convention is a major Apple love fest. 
If you read the Braille Monitor and the NFB resolutions, you might think 
Apple had the only accessible cell phone out there. Just spend a few 
days on an Android list, and you'll get an earful of what some Android 
users think about the NFB and ACB and their infatuation with Apple. 
IMHO, I'd have to read this article myself to be sure, but if you're 
summary is correct, this is a blogger that's more interested in stirring 
things up than they are in accurately discussing issues.



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Christopher (CJ)
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