Thread Subject: Re: 2.2 If the Product has Speech Output orThroughput

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From: Gregg Vanderheiden
Date: Fri, Sep 28 2007 11:40 PM

These provisions only apply if there is speech that comes out of or through
a product. If you change it to Audio - it will spread the need to apply
these to other technologies where it is not necessary.



Is there a reason you see to broaden the applicability of these provisions?








Gregg
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Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.






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Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 3:46 PM
To: TEITAC Committee
Subject: [teitac-committee] 2.2 If the Product has Speech Output
orThroughput


Editorial comment: The heading of 2.2 sounds odd to me to use the terms
'Speech' and 'Throughput'. All the provisions 2.2 A through F seem to use
the term 'audio output', so I think it would make the standards more
intuitive to use the term 'audio output'. I suppose 'throughput' could stay
if that is left over from 255, and/or if we are including components that
process the audio. The TPs really only talk about the audio connections and
volume - nothing about microphones, inputs, or even the term throughput.

Regards,
Phill Jenkins
IBM Research - Human Ability & Accessibility Center
http://www.ibm.com/able

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