- From: Accessys@smart.net <accessys@smart.net>
- Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:01:17 -0500 (EST)
- To: Gregg Vanderheiden <gv@trace.wisc.edu>
- cc: Ramón Corominas <listas@ramoncorominas.com>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
no but you cannot require a person with a hearing aid to spend more for a phone that will work with a hearing aid vs one that won't Bob On Tue, 31 Mar 2009, Gregg Vanderheiden wrote: > > > > On Mar 31, 2009, at 8:57 AM, Accessys@smart.net wrote: > > > the key part of at least USA law is that it cannot be considered > > accessible or compliant if it requires a person with a disability to > > have a specific piece of equipment or software that is not required of > > everyone or is not provided free to everyone who needs it. > > > > > I'm not sure this is correct. > > A cell phone is considered conforming to US access laws if (among > other things) it works with hearing aids - but hearing aids are not > provided to everyone for free. > > > This is a huge problem though (access that requires software that > everyone cannot afford). We are launching an effort to address > this. More in a bit. > > > > Gregg > ----------------------- > Gregg Vanderheiden Ph.D. > Director Trace R&D Center > Professor Ind and Biomed Engr > University of Wisconsin-Madison > > > > > > - end ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ occasionally a true patriot must defend his country from its' government +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve Neither liberty nor safety", Benjamin Franklin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASCII Ribbon Campaign. . . . . . . . . . . . accessBob .NO HTML/PDF/RTF/MIME in e-mail. . . . . . . accessys@smartnospam.net .NO MSWord docs in e-mail . . . .. . . . . . Access Systems, engineers .NO attachments in e-mail, .*LINUX powered*. access is a civil right *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# THIS message and any attachments are CONFIDENTIAL and may be privileged. They are intended ONLY for the individual or entity named
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