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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Great statement! Made me laugh out loud, and in deep appreciation because I know you stand behind your words, Dan.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Wink Harner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Accessibility Consultant & Multi-Language Alt-Media Production<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The Foreign Type<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:blue'>foreigntype@gmail.com</span></u><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Portland OR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>480-984-0034<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Heidi Scher<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 21, 2013 7:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Accessibility Statements<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Love that last line, Dan!!! ;-)<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Have a good one!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Heidi<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>+++++++++++++++<br>Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC<br>Associate Director<br>Center for Educational Access<br>University of Arkansas<br>ARKU 104<br>Fayetteville, AR 72701<br>479.575.3104<br>479.575.7445 fax<br>479.575.3646 tdd<br>+++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Dan Comden <<a href="mailto:danc@uw.edu" target="_blank">danc@uw.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Here's one. Yes, I'm a dreamer:<br><br>"We try to be accessible in our products and services. We understand that accessibility is a process, not an end product. This means that we adhere to current standards toward this goal and where we fall short, we respond to customer concerns and complaints in a timely fashion. We won't treat accessibility as a single disability issue. We consider accessibility a core component of usability and will include testing for it as a primary step of our product development cycle. We don't want our employees to make false statements about the accessibility of our products and services, and if they are caught fudging, fibbing, or flat out lying about accessibility, we promise to publicly mock them before cutting them loose. We are just as cynical about VPATs as you are and because of this, we promise to use them as little as possible and instead refer to this mission statement. We'll include language that addresses accessibility in all our contracts with customers. We will steal the mice from our developers on a regular and random basis."<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Ron Stewart <<a href="mailto:ron@ahead.org" target="_blank">ron@ahead.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Good afternoon all, had an interesting request. If you could set the accessibility mission statement for a company what would you say?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Ron <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-*- Dan Comden <a href="mailto:danc@washington.edu" target="_blank">danc@uw.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Access Technology Center <a href="http://www.uw.edu/itconnect/accessibility/atl/" target="_blank">www.uw.edu/itconnect/accessibility/atl/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> University of Washington UW Information Technology</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>athen-list mailing list<br><a href="mailto:athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu">athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu</a><br><a href="http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list" target="_blank">http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>