From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta02-svc.ntlworld.com ([62.253.162.42]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16Qrx5-0005lN-00 for ; Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:26:11 -0500 Received: from gena-j.net ([80.4.50.11]) by mta02-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with ESMTP id <20020116152611.MFXN8848.mta02-svc.ntlworld.com@gena-j.net> for ; Wed, 16 Jan 2002 15:26:11 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=gena-j.net) by gena-j.net with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16Qsyb-0000Ob-00 for ; Wed, 16 Jan 2002 16:31:49 +0000 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: (off-topic) ADA In-reply-to: Your message of Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:00:38 -0500. Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 16:31:49 +0000 From: "Georgina" Message-Id: 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 List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi I was amused by this too as I thought that the whole purpose of the "Portable Document Format" is a cross platform format. Ironic ha! Gena >The below logic always reminds me of wheelchair access concerning steps. >There are wheelchairs that can climb steps. Are public access places now >exempt because some chairs, though very expensive, are now available and >ramps etc. can't now be enforced under the ata? > >Someone thus scribed: > >But does the ADA specify that the institution must meet the desires of the >handicaped? If a PDF file is accesible through Windows it would be a long, >hard haul to prove that the law was violated since it isn't accesible >under Linux. But hey, if you have the resouces go for it. > >Kirk Wood > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup