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From: 34AEJ7D@CMUVM.BITNET (Bill Gorman)
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Subject: Re: Controversy Over Prodigy Pricing
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Date: 30 Nov 90 17:45:38 GMT
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Gary.Greiner@f21.n272.z1.fidonet.org (Gary Greiner) wrote:
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>Totally incorrect assumption, Darrell. Read text available on Prodigy
>that explains why it happens. Quite candid explanation. If you cannot
>lay hands on it let me know I may upload it.
>Cheers,

WRONG-O, Gary. Darrell is correct in his assumption because the Prodigy
folks themselves foolishly chose to specifically single out and mention
"handicapped people" as a group. Had they not done this, but merely
continued carping about generic people/groups that send a lot of e-mail,
they *might* have been OK. However, since they are a "store", albeit an
electronic one, they are *still* guilty of discriminatory practice by
virtue of the way the piece of their software that runs of a user's PC
is designed: full of artsy-*artsy graphics that make it useless for
visually-impaired/blind users who must employ some sort of screen-reading
software. IMHO, this is the electronic equivalent of refusing to provide
a ramp to permit potential customers to roll into a store that would
be otherwise inaccessible due to architectural barriers.

At least, that's the way I see it.