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From: Jeff.Salzberg@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Jeff Salzberg)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Pathfinder Tiles
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Date: 20 Jun 91 20:07:54 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 BH> If the employer excepts blind people need these
 BH> tiles to travel, he or she will wonder how much money is going
 BH> to be spent accomidating the blind person't nees such as
 BH> finding the bathroom, the cafeteria, etc.

 First of all, Beth, very, very few sighted employers will even be aware
 of the tiles.  Those that do will probably assume that they will need
 to install such tiles - if they happen to have train stations in their
 workplace.

 The same subway stations which would install the tiles already have
 colored tiles or lights alerting sighted passengers to the proximity of
 the platform edge and yet no one seriously suggests that employers
 would feel the need to install colored tiles so that sighted employees
 can find the restrooms.

 The amount of time and energy that is being wasted on this campaign
 against the tiles is discouraging, especially since it is based on such
 faulty logic.

.... "Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo." - H. G. Wells

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