tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post4347691080177159064..comments2024-03-26T23:57:42.268-04:00Comments on SpeEdChange: The Freedom Stick and "Massive Resistance"irasocolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-83377375426924818762014-10-10T07:56:38.419-04:002014-10-10T07:56:38.419-04:00Thanks for the heads up about the USB image tool, ...Thanks for the heads up about the USB image tool, safe to say that it's changed my life! Patent Attorneyhttp://www.eip.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-60111334487927362102011-05-24T14:05:46.509-04:002011-05-24T14:05:46.509-04:00I appreciate you posting this information. Unfortu...I appreciate you posting this information. Unfortunately, I too have seen students denied access to simple software that would make their lives much easier.Jessica Traylornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-81907870630479032192011-05-23T11:42:44.787-04:002011-05-23T11:42:44.787-04:00When you post anonymously no one has any way of co...When you post anonymously no one has any way of confirming what you are saying, which is unfortunate. <br /><br />There are indeed schools which "do more," and universities which, "do more." I have even named one of those. Sadly, many universities which claim to "do more" do so in humiliating and restricting ways, requiring diagnosis, special IDs, or even restricting such equipment to one or two "special" lab locations. Very few that I have found have this software and hardware "everywhere" other students access technology.<br /><br />I'm not sure what has so upset you, anonymous, but I assure you that I have seen the vandalizing "virus protection" systems in action. Do these schools "intend" to limit the rights of the "disabled"? Probably not. But they don't consider those rights important enough to consider them when they take actions.<br /><br />And that kind of "not caring" is a serious threat to human rights.<br /><br />- Ira Socolirasocolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-30783570565073309362011-05-23T11:35:25.983-04:002011-05-23T11:35:25.983-04:00WOW, this is a great idea but I don't understa...WOW, this is a great idea but I don't understand why you have accuse every school in existance of keeping people "locked out of educational opportunity" and accusing school's of trying to prevent students from having access to technology. Our school does way more than this list of free software does and they payed a lot of money for it. I'm sure some schools are resistant but please don't make such broad assumptions about school's trying to prevent access and intentionally "vandalizing" software just to prevent someone with disabilities from having the same access. That is simply irresponsible, inaccurate and doesn't reflect the actions or attitude of my university at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com