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My first reaction is "here we go again". One of the "normal" people coming up with some idea without considering the millions of people who are not normal in the same way.

Also the stats are a little askew. The 1 in 12 number (which translates to approximately 7 percent) only relates to one specific for of colorblindess and relates only to the male population (possible because females suffer in numbers in the area of 0.4 percent). The number of all types is nearly double the figure. In the US alone, the 7 percent translates into approximately 12 million people.

So even before this "alphabet" would be implemented, it already has more than 10 million people who can't use it accurately.

Sounds like somebody needs to go back to the drawing board -- and this time use charcoal instead of crayons.
Posted by: butlerwm   Posted on: 05/30/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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erm...  mattjpoole@... | 05/30/07
I think he needs...  TunerGeek | 05/30/07
Color Alphabet  Jeff@... | 05/30/07
10% of males...  cnholt@... | 05/30/07
I really think  jrbeaman | 05/30/07
Long hand problems...  misterasset | 05/30/07
What a totally brain-dead idea.  Steve Summers | 05/30/07
I disagree  dan@... | 06/04/07
Color Blind or ADD and dyslexia, childs game only  mmatys | 05/30/07
1 in 12 is Me  butlerwm | 05/30/07
More to reading than letters  vmanes | 05/30/07
luddites aside  zclayton2 | 05/30/07
wrong color light bulb  tech_ed@... | 05/30/07
K is purple haze  46boomer | 05/30/07
in a word  carl@... | 05/30/07
in a word.......................................  miklsam@... | 05/31/07
You Sure that Wasn't Woodstock '69?  dweil@... | 05/30/07
NOT educators, they are academics.  ajole | 05/30/07
People here lack imagination  retrosteve | 05/30/07
Different isn't always better, despite what Arby's says..  ajole | 05/30/07
other synesthes  MamaSanNC | 05/31/07
About the whole color blind argument  ajole | 05/30/07
OMG, or should I say gray yellow pink?  juhlster1021h | 05/30/07
LSD  leegee | 05/31/07
My main question...  DCMann | 05/31/07
Right direction but not quite right  dan@... | 06/04/07
Here's what will happen  bobsterz69 | 12/15/08

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