I understand your feelings, however Everhard's remark is clearly non-critical, not condescending nor derogatory. As a matter of fact the post is conditional. Therefore If you do not find language difficult or you have dyslexia and it is not affecting your ability to post her, then his post is quite clearly not directed at you.wetsuit wrote:hi Bianca,
sorry I dont have a clue how to quote a post, I tried it once & it didn't go well
so copy & paste will have to do
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If you find language difficult, for example if you are dyslexic, try the following links before you participate in this forum:
Guide to Grammar and Writing
English Grammar
BBC Skillswise Words:Grammar
DYSLEXIA HELP
Being Dyslexic
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that is the section that I have a problem with,
it might seem pretty harmless to most, & even a good idea to some
but if you had been through the same years of abuse & bullying,
all the shame of being continualy sent to remedial classes when I clearly had a higher IQ than the tutor,
constantly being down graded for poor spelling & shakey penmanship when the content of the work was otherwise 100% correct,
being cained on an almost daily bassis for being lazey, when it took me longer that everyone else to copy things down off the board,
my adult life hasn't been a lot easier either so I won't go in to any further detail
any one who has been through that would tell you why it's offensive
dyslexia is a dissability the same as any other & as I said in my earlier post it feels as if I am being told that I should get proffesional help befor I try to interact with the normal people
which is like having my nose rubbed in it
The same could be said for people with other conditions for the purposes of passing what might be important or helpful information to members who experience a particular condition or are trying to address the needs of someone who does.
For example epilepsy and flashing gifs, color blindness and how choosing of avatars, or ADHD and the effect of rambling sentences all could be considered helpful to some who read the post.
In any kind of reference articles it would be far better to look at it and then, if it does not address your needs or interest consider that it is not directed at you.
While there are things in Everhards post I clearly do not endorse owing to the extreme small percentage of people who may be affected, there are some very pertinent facts that I cannot dispute.
for instance with the greater percentage of members having hi-speed and screen sizes of 1024 or greater, there comes a point where the pleasure of the many outweighs the few left behind. Thus is the case with technology. IF we allow ourselves to be anchored and slowed down while waiting for the entire community to catch up with us in technology, we would essentially be standing still. So we strive to please the majority.