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I'm suing HardOCP for not releasing their news in braille.
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Only in America. PS, Sony is a hardware manufacturer, not a software developer.
End lawsuit.
I... I'm not sure if you're joking. I... don't think so. You must be. ... Alright then.
What the fuck is the matter with you people? Are you so ignorant and bigoted that you dismiss attempts by the disabled to gain accessibility to entertainment media as "retarded" (itself a patently offensive word)? Do you even understand how drastic an effect any major disability has on one's integration into public life and mainstream culture? Almost every single piece of media, every single activity one can engage in, every social circumstance, assumes ability amongst those who wish to participate. Much of the time, these functions of life, who most would consider vital, are off-limits to those with various conditions. It's very easy to say "why would someone who's deaf want to play games", but I think if you lost your hearing, you'd be pretty pissed off if suddenly all your old activities were rendered totally useless to you. That so many people here have the gall to dismiss disability access as something trite and worthless is downright disgusting and offensive. I suppose we should start barring people from mundane activities based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion, age, etc. next, hm?
That is not to say that I don't think suing Sony is a little bit excessive. Indeed, it's possible there are other avenues that this man may have considered. At the same time, however, I find it difficult to believe that Sony would bother to make any concessions for the disabled community, unless they made some sort of unified push with a good deal of publicity. Companies like Valve have recognised that the disabled make up a small but important part of their customer base; by keeping them happy they don't just guarantee sales and loyalty, they make the lives of those people better by providing them with something that they get almost nowhere else, which is a form of entertainment that is sensitive to their needs. However, this is far from the standard; my belief is that the only way real progress will be made is if they fight for it.
I'm suing HardOCP for not releasing their news in braille.
I... I'm not sure if you're joking. I... don't think so. You must be. ... Alright then.
What the fuck is the matter with you people? Are you so ignorant and bigoted that you dismiss attempts by the disabled to gain accessibility to entertainment media as "retarded" (itself a patently offensive word)? Do you even understand how drastic an effect any major disability has on one's integration into public life and mainstream culture? Almost every single piece of media, every single activity one can engage in, every social circumstance, assumes ability amongst those who wish to participate. Much of the time, these functions of life, who most would consider vital, are off-limits to those with various conditions. It's very easy to say "why would someone who's deaf want to play games", but I think if you lost your hearing, you'd be pretty pissed off if suddenly all your old activities were rendered totally useless to you. That so many people here have the gall to dismiss disability access as something trite and worthless is downright disgusting and offensive. I suppose we should start barring people from mundane activities based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion, age, etc. next, hm?
That is not to say that I don't think suing Sony is a little bit excessive. Indeed, it's possible there are other avenues that this man may have considered. At the same time, however, I find it difficult to believe that Sony would bother to make any concessions for the disabled community, unless they made some sort of unified push with a good deal of publicity. Companies like Valve have recognised that the disabled make up a small but important part of their customer base; by keeping them happy they don't just guarantee sales and loyalty, they make the lives of those people better by providing them with something that they get almost nowhere else, which is a form of entertainment that is sensitive to their needs. However, this is far from the standard; my belief is that the only way real progress will be made is if they fight for it.
I don't really see anything wrong with more assessibility options in games. I'm sure not many of the rest of you do either. I think eveyone is just taking issue with the method used(lawsuit).
If he was getting blown off, couldn't he have found another players who shared his condition or circumstance and combined their concerns. Like "Its not just me, there's quite a few of your customers who would like this implemented."
Just stay away from online petitions though, they NEVER work. EVER.
Most of you people are complete jackasses. He is asking for help for VISUALLY IMPAIRED gamers. I.E. people who are color blind and need a high contast mode, or just the opening of source code to ALLOW modding of games for people who can't see a mostly invisible character.
this just in: deaf person sues polk audio
Yeah, but this lawsuit is just flat out ignorant gaming the legal system hoping for a pity payout bullshit. I see this akin to me suing all the auto manufactures because I can't drive and think that their cars should be more "accessible" so I can tear ass down the road.
You know, one of my hero's said something a long time ago that sticks with me:
"Mankind has got to know his limitations."
You have a god given right to be able to play a video game?
As I said earlier, I'm all for things like disability-friendly building codes and such to make the world more accessible, but this is ridiculous. Its an abuse of the ADA.
I think the crux of the case will be whether or not MMOs qualify as a "places of public accommodation." If the courts decide they do, they could potentially fall under a lot more regulation. I wouldn't be surprised to see Blizzard and other game companies throw in with Sony.
The Americans with Disabilities Act states that, "No individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of any place of public accommodation by any person who owns, leases (or leases to), or operates a place of public accommodation."
If i go blind i am going to sue movie production houses for not producing more movies for the visually impaired...what a crock of shit...
Games should support devices for those without arms (some do). The completely blind obviously can't play video games, don't be an idiot. What's reasonable to expect software to accomodate is entirely different than what's impossible. The blind still can use text-based computing resources with the aid of a speech reader of course, and play any text-based games.So whats next, lawsuits from people without arms so they can play the game too? Or what if he was completely blind?
I remember a long time ago, either Nintendo Power or Gamepro magazine posted a device setup for the NES that would be used for people who had no use of their arms or legs. it had a straw-like tube that would operate the functions of a NES controller <snip>
You have to understand that he's also mentally impaired.
Look up the definition of accommodation on Merriam-Webster, I don't think MMO's really fall into that category. However, the US justice system is pretty ridiculous so it wouldn't be far fetched to believe a judge could consider an MMO public accommodation.
Some of you guys are assuming the person's blind. He's visually impaired. It could mean anything from color-blindness to low-contrast blindness to just plain really bad eyesight blindness.
If it were a truly blind person being upset, then yes, I'm sorry to say it's frivolous. But not to the other visually impaired people. Some accommodations should be reachable. In the article they used an example of a difficult-to-see spirit from EQ. The guy is only asking for the ability to disable transparency so he could see them better. He's not asking to make all games braille mode.
Let's try and keep an open mind. Don't just slam blind people in general.
You sir need to learn to read before you post. The lawsuit is aimed to force Sony to include accessibility features, not to make him rich you twit.
Maybe because the word is spelled braille ?....... (Irony: Google Chrome's spell checker didn't recognize the word brail)........
You sir need to learn to read before you post. The lawsuit is aimed to force Sony to include accessibility features, not to make him rich you twit.
Most of you people are complete jackasses. He is asking for help for VISUALLY IMPAIRED gamers. I.E. people who are color blind and need a high contast mode, or just the opening of source code to ALLOW modding of games for people who can't see a mostly invisible character.
I thought this was ridiculous at first until I read the damn article and realized he was just fighting for the OPTION of helping. Oh ya, I'm also legally blind without heavily corrective lenses.
Most of you people are complete jackasses. He is asking for help for VISUALLY IMPAIRED gamers. I.E. people who are color blind and need a high contast mode, or just the opening of source code to ALLOW modding of games for people who can't see a mostly invisible character.
I thought this was ridiculous at first until I read the damn article and realized he was just fighting for the OPTION of helping. Oh ya, I'm also legally blind without heavily corrective lenses.
we need a stupid law
if you fail in a lawsuit deemed 'frivolous' by a selection of your 'peers' (aka jury), you get prison time.
felony criminal offense
and the lawyer who represented you / your party gets disbarred
by now I'm even sick of seeing headlines of this sort of crap