The Mighty - An Open Letter to Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, From a Parent of a Child With a Disability

My name is Robert James Ashe. We’ve never had the pleasure of meeting but I’ve been a huge admirer of both, you and Apple, for a very long time. I’ve worked in film and television for the past 20 years using Mac products to plan, design, edit and create works to entertain the viewing public. In my household, you will find Macbook Pros, iPads, iPad Pros, iPhones and a really old mac pro used by myself and my wife. My oldest daughter uses her iPad as her voice. One of the biggest things I’ve always admired about Apple was their commitment to giving people with disabilities access to your equipment. It is because of this fact that I am writing you today to make one small humble request. I am requesting that you add medical terms to the Mac’s spelling dictionary. The word I personally am after is “arthrogryposis.”

Robert James Ashe

Robert James Ashe is an award winning editor and creative director best known for his time working for Conan O'Brien from the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, The Legally Prohibited from being Funny on Television Tour, to his show Conan on TBS for which he was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards in the Variety Programming and Multi-Camera Editing categories.

http://www.robertjamesashe.com
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