Thread Subject: Re: AT Interoperability

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From: Gregg Vanderheiden
Date: Tue, Aug 14 2007 12:40 PM

Not sure I understand Allen.



Are you saying that products for which there is no AT should qualify as
"accessible via AT" as long as there is an API?



So if the government had two systems -

- one supported by AT

- the other with no AT available - but it had an API

both would pass 508 and the government could buy and deploy them even though
they could not be used by employees with disabilities that needed AT?



You mention - business need. But if you don't have a person with that
particular disability in your agency right now (or in that position) - then
you wouldn't have a business need and the position would then not be doable
in the future. No?



Maybe I am misunderstanding you. Can you clarify?



Thanks




Gregg
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Allen
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 11:37 AM
To: TEITAC Web/Software Subcommittee
Subject: Re: [teitac-websoftware] AT Interoperability

Gregg wrote:

"1) Does this provision require that software actually work with assistive
technology?"

No. That is the end goal, but not the specific requirement for this
provision from my reading.





Gregg continued:

"2) Or does it only require that information be provided that AT could work
with?"

Yes. From my reading.





Gregg continues:

"3) Could someone sell something to the government that met this provision -
but where there was no assistive technology available for one or all
disability groups? "



Yes. The government needs to identify business needs that extend to this
situation I believe.







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To: 'TEITAC Web/Software Subcommittee'
Subject: [teitac-websoftware] AT Interoperability



I can't tell from the current language.



1) Does this provision require that software actually work with assistive
technology?

2) Or does it only require that information be provided that AT could work
with?

3) Could someone sell something to the government that met this provision -
but where there was no assistive technology available for one or all
disability groups?





Thanks




Gregg

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