Thread Subject: Re: One we missed

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From: Gregg Vanderheiden
Date: Fri, Apr 27 2007 1:15 PM

I have seen headphone jacks on the smallest of phones.

You have a cell phone that you can't connect a headset to?
Can you tell me the make and model?

But I agree that in the future we MAY have phones that are the size of "star
trek" badges. So I think maybe we need to think about "phone jack or
standard wireless headset". But we need to think carefully about that.
people with hearing aids or even hearing disabilities can be expected to
carry around all the standard connection mechanisms.

Sooooo, maybe

- for public systems you need a standard headphone or headset connector
(they could carry an adapter along with their loop or headset)

- for personal systems it just needs to be an audio connection (wired or
wireless) that has an adapter to standard phone jack.


Gregg
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Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.



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> James Elekes
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 1:51 PM
> To: TEITAC desktop/portable (hardware) subcommittee
> Subject: Re: [teitac-hardware] One we missed
>
> Greg,
>
> As a totally blind individual, it is critical for me to have
> an audio jack whenever there is audio output. If not
> available, everyone hears what I'm listening to. I agree
> printers and similar technology does not need this "access
> port" as the sound given off should be sufficient to cover an
> acknowledgement to an individual such as myself and,
> individuals with hearing impairments will have the ability of
> the visual.
>
> I have but one concern, technology getting so small that an
> audio jack is not possible, e.g. my cell phone doesn't have
> one and, I use a speech program to read Text Messages and
> maneuver through the menue/prompts. Is it realistic to
> require a wireless connect to an earpiece from such devices?
> Regretfully, I'm not sufficiently versed to provide adequate
> comment on the lattter.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
> James J. Elekes, Chairperson
> Ad Hoc Committee-Technologies
> United States Access Board
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> At 11:12 AM 4/27/2007, you wrote:
> >I was asked by Randy to post something on this to the list
> to open up
> >discussion.
> >
> >
> >
> >The first half of - S 1194.25 (e) deals with hardware issues
> (including
> >an audio jack on product with audio output)
> >
> >508 - S 1194.25 (e) When products provide auditory output,
> the audio
> >signal shall be provided at a standard signal level through
> an industry
> >standard connector that will allow for private listening.
> The product
> >must provide the ability to interrupt, pause, and restart
> the audio at
> >anytime.
> >
> >This was in closed product issue - but should it apply to
> computers and
> >other non-closed products too? Seems like it is not tied to closed
> >part.
> >
> >But we don't want to just have anything with audio output have a
> >headphone jack. A printer that beeps for example would not normally
> >need a headphone jack (though it could be handy for connecting a
> >flasher - this could be done by network for a network
> printer and isn't
> >probably anything important enough that a small visual led couldn't
> >meet. )
> >
> >Maybe something like this (which restricts it to speech
> output devices).
> >
> >Xxxxx When products provide speech output, the
> >audio signal shall be provided at a standard signal level through an
> >industry standard connector that will allow for private listening.
> >
> >
> >(this also would address the JIS )
> >
> >
> >Just starting the discussion
> >
> >
> >Gregg
> >
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