"Keith" wrote in message
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On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 10:24:27 -0500, "Kim W5TIT"
wrote:

Absolutely. To come to the conclusion that deaf people cannot learn and
use
CW is rather narrow-minded in my opnion. I bet there's a way that
ANYONE
could learn CW.

No, if a deaf person wants to learn morse code they can. It is wrong for
the
government to require them to pass a morse code test because in reality
they
have little or no use for it.


You would not be able to use that as an argument *with the governmental body
with which you would have to argue your point.* The government requires all
kinds of assinine things from people all the time. I don't think you'd get
anywhere with the statement above.


Like I said why doesn't the government require blind people to pass a
driving
test if they ride the bus?


Blind people riding a bus are at the mercy of someone else as driver. A
deaf person operating amateur radio is driving themselves. Apples to
oranges. If you're going to try to effect change, you need a whole lot more
than whines, and using the handicapped to get your way, Keith. It's as
simple as that.


You never know when the driver will pass out and
they will have to take the wheel.


Who says they have to? I'm sure most of my blind friends would say that
they are pretty much consigned to the fact that if something happens to
endager them while under the "care" of another driver, they are ready for
the outcome. Would you like for me to ask them?

Kim W5TIT


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