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From: Gary.Petraccaro@f90.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Gary Petraccaro)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Pathfinder Tiles
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Date: 20 Jun 91 20:09:21 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

-> In a message to Dan Kysor <05-29-91 22:18> Beth Hatch-Alleyne wrote:
->
-> BH> Dan; thanks for your message.  No safety precaution is
-> BH> perfect, path finder tiles, rails, fences etc.  But path
-> BH> finder tiles are geared specifically for blind people, the
-> BH> rest are not.  If safety is our main concern, we should

     Now, just how do you know that.  Isn't it just possible that sighted
people, finding these tiles will be damned glad to have them.  Sure, maybe
they wouldn't have thought of them for themselves, but, use and intended
use don't exactly need to match.  Bell wanted to use his telephone for much
of what we use radio to day, but, that hasn't stopped us from appreciating
and using either device.

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