From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from femail45.sdc1.sfba.home.com ([24.254.60.39]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16Pthc-0006s2-00 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 18:06:12 -0500 Received: from cj2204215a ([65.14.224.189]) by femail45.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.20 201-229-121-120-20010223) with SMTP id <20020113230616.YAZW21559.femail45.sdc1.sfba.home.com@cj2204215a> for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2002 15:06:16 -0800 Message-ID: <06db01c19c86$1a34c060$6401a8c0@alex1.va.home.com> From: "Amanda Lee" To: References: <042801c19c7e$abf5a760$6401a8c0@alex1.va.home.com> <20020113165540.G287@uic.edu> Subject: Re: anti-word Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 18:00:31 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Amanda Lee" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I'm sorry I meant to say Kirk Wood. Amana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" To: Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 5:55 PM Subject: Re: anti-word > Uhhhm, excuse me, but I didn't write the original message that you quoted after yours. Can we please get names straight if we're going to reply to a person's comments atack or otherwise directly? > Greg > > > On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 05:06:55PM -0500, Amanda Lee wrote: > > Not really Greg, > > It is not acceptible to initiate personal attacks and we appreciate that. > > > > Having said that. I have been gainfully employed by the Private > > Sector/Verizon Communications for 10 years of my employed life and I have > > advocated for myself very effectively yet stood my ground. I've also > > worked nearly 9 years for Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service > > as a senior programmer analyst. I know for a fact! that advocating for what > > is in the best interest of my ability to perform my work effectively has > > enabled me rather than disabled me from the successes I have enjoyed. > > O'yeah, feathers get ruffled from time to time but that is just a part of > > life in general. One must stand his or her ground in order to overcome > > barriers and nobody said it's easy nor pleasant and especially that one is > > required to cave into what those who are otherwise clueless want to dictate. > > > > Maybe it's time to drop this thread though as we've gone beyond the topic of > > Speakup ha! Still the reason why the majority of us are here in the first > > place is simply because we know that Microsoft isn't the appropriate > > solution to Accessibility to persons who are blind or vision impaired. > > > > Amanda Lee > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kirk Wood" > > To: > > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 4:56 PM > > Subject: Re: anti-word > > > > > > > On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > > Kirk, I don't give a damm if that's what they expect. From me, they > > don't > > > > get. > > > > > > > > Sometimes, this turns into an educational opportunity. Usually, I don't > > > > hear anything one way or the other. > > > > > > It must be nice to *NOT* work for a real company. Janina, you proved my > > > profound belief that you lack real world experiance. Most people would > > > simply be unemployed taking that stance. > > > > > > ======= > > > Kirk Wood > > > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > > > > > Nowlan's Theory: > > > He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from > > > the next freeway exit. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >