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From: Jagbell
Date: Fri, Dec 22 2006 3:25 PM
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I like Jim's suggestion. Also, lets remember the whole point of
these rules was to drive the inclusion of access features as
universal access.
Happy Holidays.
Best,
Janice
On Dec 22, 2006, at 4:47 PM, Schomburg, Paul wrote:
> Jim: Thanks â I see where you are coming from now. I think the
> second sentence in this paragraph is still accurate â accessibility
> features will vary depending on the unique individual
> circumstances. For example, the accessibility features that are
> readily achievable for an i-Pod with a video screen and an i-Pod
> Shuffle without a screen would have to be very different.
> Identifying features that must be deployed universally â if
> possible at all â could become a very small least common denominator.
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> Thanks, Paul
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>
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> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Jim Tobias
> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 4:15 PM
> To: 'TEITAC Subpart A Subcommittee'; 'TEITAC Telecommunications
> Subcommittee'
> Cc: Jasionowski, Tony
> Subject: Re: [teitac-subparta] "very readily achievable" ?
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> Here's the citation, paragraph 51 of the Sec. 255 Report and Order:
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> "
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> 51. We recognize that there are accessibility features that can be
> incorporated into the design
>
> of products with very little or no difficulty or expense.139 These
> features must be deployed
>
> universally. We will not identify specific features that fall into
> this category, because it necessarily
>
> varies given the individual circumstances. Manufacturers and
> service providers must make their
>
> own determinations based on the factors in the readily achievable
> definition. Thus, manufacturers
>
> and service providers cannot decline to incorporate modest features
> that will enhance accessibility
>
> simply because some other product or service with the feature may
> be available. We expect that,
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> over time, more and more features will be incorporated into all
> products in this manner, and that
>
> features that today may not be readily achievable soon will become
> routine and universally
>
> adopted.
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