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1-1-B Low Vision and-or-xx

RESOLUTION from 9-10-2007 Call

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RESOLUTION 9-10-2007

1.1-B Products must provide at least one mode that allows [access] visually without requiring visual acuity greater than 20/70. This access may be provided directly or through assistive technology.





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OLD NOTES

Issue with 1.1-B

Comments made during the meeting - not consensus statements (in fact often disputed)

  • This was a very large problem in past (screen reader and enlarger)
  • Is AT incompatibility out of scope?
  • Not an E&IT manufacturers problem - they cant solve it
  • Provision is for Purchasing agents and agencies - not for MFGs. therefore needs to be here.
  • manufacturers use these too though - so how to separate their responsibility from purchasing responsibility
  • should this be a technical provision? (works with both screen reading and enlarging)
  • problem if IT works but then new AT breaks AT-IT working together
    • more common problem is that users (in gov and out) have older AT and IT only works with latest
  • is responsibility of manufacturer to provide?, or to report what is available?, for that particular disability etc.
  • the goal is for gov to purchase(or create) products that lead to accessible infrastructure.
  • Companies have no responsibility to report things but
  • "OR" option would make FPC 1 always satisfy FPC 2. Is there another way to address issue?

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