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Accessibility Sonnet
Although accessibility at times appears an empty dream,
Creative strategies MUST lead towards acceptance of this right,
Confirming care for special needs, coherent long term oversight,
Efforts international keyed to guarantee clear meta scheme.
Strengths and weaknesses should see transparency, informed esteem.
Suspicions more suspicions breed, pollute life’s stream, begin to bite
Into advances bias freed. Discrimination all indict
Brains may be disability - for things are seldom all they seem.
In age of ubiquity true opportunities may gleam
Lifting barriers to excede base expectations which tonight
In sight or hearing often seed fear, frustration bottled tight.
To handicap the right 'to be' is recognized within man's team.
Yet - if respecting privacy - tomorrow's sensor networks may
Stimulate diversity, to hope and scope add interplay.
© Jonathan Robin robi3_1024 acrostic sonnet ACCESSIBILITY written 10 March 2006 revised 16 November 2008 Joint copyright extended to the International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet http: //www.icdri.org for previous version see below
Accessibility Sonnet
A lthough accessibility at times appears an empty dream
C reative strategies may lead to recognition of this right
C onfirming care for special need, for firm and long term oversight,
E fforts sustained and thinking free to guarantee a meta scheme.
S trengths and weaknesses should be offered mutual esteem,
S uspicions more suspicions breed, pollute the stream of life which bright
I s meant to shine, from bias freed, no creed or colour, to indict
B rains or disability - for things are seldom all they seem.
I n age of ubiquity true opportunity may gleam,
L ifting barriers to excede the expectations which tonight
I n sight or hearing often seed fear, frustration bottled tight.
T o handicap the right 'to be' is recognized within man's team.
Y et - if respecting privacy - tomorrow's sensor networks may
stimulate diversity, to hope and scope add interplay.
© Jonathan Robin robi3_1024 acrostic sonnet ACCESSIBILITY written 10 March 2006 Joint copyright extended to the International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet http: //www.icdri.org
Bridge of Sighs cut down to Size
From handicap to handicap dark bridge of sighs extends,
that isolates communities seen seldom hand in hand,
as strengths and weaknesses compete - scene one can understand.
Far finer seems defining themes, dreams' interface which ends
false fears and petty jealousies, needs’ lobbies which defend
each righteous cause yet scarce explore shared strategy well planned
obtaining recognition and discrimination banned.
For special needs’ diversity: bridge ties, no sighs to mend!
The pace at which technologies converge today depends
too often on priorities where cents not sense command.
As digital divides increase, some challenges are spanned,
but others raise their ugly heads when bias fear befriends.
So lend an ear with second sight not third hand platitudes.
Send message clear, true progress steer, evolving attitudes.
© Jonathan Robin written 14 March 2006 robi3_1025 revised as a sonnet 16 November 2008 Joint copyright extended to the International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet http: //www.icdri.org for previous version see below
Bridge Of Sighs Cut Down To Size
From handicap to handicap a bridge of sighs extends,
which isolates communities too seldom hand in hand,
as strengths and weaknesses compete - as one can understand -
where it seems time to mark on maps an interface which ends
the fears and petty jealousies, the lobby which defends
each righteous cause yet scarce explores a strategy well planned
to recognition gain, obtain free future for each land.
The pace at which technologies converge today depends
too often on priorities where cents not sense command -
though digital divides increase, some challenges are spanned,
but others raise their ugly heads when bias fear befriends.
So lend an ear with second sight not third hand platitudes.
Send message clear, true progress steer, through changing attitudes.
© Jonathan Robin robi3_1025 sonnet written 14 March 2006
Jonathan ROBIN
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