Thread Subject: Re: View Point Opinion: <FPC (I) Without Physical Contact>

From: Michele Budris
Date: Thu, Mar 27 2008 1:35 PM

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Thank you Tony, we will incorporate your comments. We will not be
including the new proposed text.

Reminder to the Committee:
We are not accepting new proposed text, only comments on why
someone can or can not accept a currently posted version.

Michele


On Mar 27, 2008, at 9:00 AM, Jasionowski, Tony wrote:

> Panasonic Comments on FPC (I) Without Physical Contact
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> FPC (I) as currently drafted would require compatibility with
> assistive technology for telecom products unless it provides
> advanced voice recognition capability that is not technically or
> economically feasible for most consumer products. For
> telecommunications products, a �press to operate voice control�
> feature that enables voice dialing with a minimal physical contact
> is a useful way of providing accessibility for many physically
> disabled individuals. A press to operate voice control feature
> allows telecommunication products to initiate or finish voice
> dialing via a minimal physical touch, but does not require
> continuous ability to touch and operate controls on the product.
> Only where such a feature is not readily achievable should
> compatibility with an external special interface device be required.
>
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> Proposed revised version:
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> (I) Without Physical Contact
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> Section 508: Products must provide at least one mode that allows
> access to all functionality necessary to operate of the product
> without requiring any physical contact with the product beyond
> initial connection and setup of a special interface device. This
> does not apply to turning on electrical power, changing
> consumables, initial configuration or configuration changes, set-up
> or maintenance.
>
> Section 255: Telecommunications products must provide a mode that
> allows access to all functionality necessary to operate the
> telecommunications functions of the product with only minimal
> physical contact in order to initiate the call or change mode of
> operation to enable voice recognition. This does not apply to
> turning on electrical power, initial configuration or configuration
> changes, set-up or maintenance.
>
> (See note on functional performance criteria and assistive
> technology.)
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>
>
> Notes:
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> 1. While it is preferable that no contact at all be required,
> in some cases it may be required for the user to be assisted by a
> companion or bystander with these operations.
>
> 2. Assistive Technology examples:
>
> · The use of a standard network interface (e.g. USB,
> Ethernet, IEEE 1394, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.) that allows users to
> control the product using software via a wired or wireless network
> connection would meet this provision.
>
> · The use of the infra-red (�IR�) port used for remote
> controls in consumer electronics products would meet this provision.
>
> 3. Direct Access examples:
>
> · Under Section 255, voice dialing or voice control would be
> an example of direct access. Access to voice dialing or voice
> control may require physical contact with the product to initiate
> the call or change mode of operation to enable voice recognition.
>
>
>
> Tony Jasionowski
>
> Senior Group Manager Accessibility
>
> Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA)
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> Technology Liaison & Alliances Group (TLAG)
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> One Panasonic Way
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> Secaucus, New Jersey 07094
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> Tel.: 201-348-7777
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> Fax: 201-348-7807
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