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8-10-07 Analysis and Table

8-10-07 Analysis and Table

Comments to EWG

  • Software section needs to be renamed so that it is clear that it applies to all products and not just software.

Closed analysis

TEITAC number & Shortname Closed and Open, Closed only, Open Only Comment
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 1.1 Funct Perf Crit - ALL  
CLOSED ONLY 1.2-A Closed Products:  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 1.2-B Flashing:  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 1.2-C Biometric ID:  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 1.2-D Pass Through:  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 1.2-E Audio information: ADD "directly or via AT" to the end
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 1.2-F Visual Information: ADD "directly or via AT" to the end
committee can't
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 1.2-G Color:  
CLOSED - PUBLIC-SHARED ONLY (NOT PRIVATE-PERSONAL) 1.2-H Text Size: "If product is public/shared then ..."
CLOSED & OPEN - PUBLIC-SHARED (NOT PRIVATE-PERSONAL) 1.2-I Contrast:  
All products with Hardware ========= =========
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 2.1-A Contrast for Displays:  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 2.1-B Contrast for Labels:  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 2.2-C Mechanical Controls:  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 2.1-D Touch Operated: If a product utilizes touch screens or touch-operated controls, all of the functionality achievable through the touch screen must be achievable through controls that comply with 2.2-C Mechanical Controls or, if not public-shared, through assistive technologies.
OPEN ONLY (Audio connector is elsewhere) 2.1-E Standard Connection:  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 2.1-F Free Standing: Should be "FREE STANDING OR MOUNTED"
Speech output or throughput ========= =========
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 2.2-A - Magnetic Coupling  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 2.2-B - Interference with Hearing Device  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 2.2-C - Audio Connection Need to limit this provision so that headphone jack not needed if product only beeps. Also - if not public-shared product then headphone jack not required if all information is also visually presented.
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 2.2-D - Volume Public place - does volume need to go to 80db if headphone jack? what if it is a small device like a fax machine.
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 2.2-E - Volume (Gain)  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 2.2-F - Volume Reset  
Software ========= =========
All Products ========= =========
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 3.1-A - Disruption of Access Features  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 3.1-B - Timing  
CLOSED and OPEN (except for #2 which is OPEN ONLY) 3.1 C - Software as platform and application  
Visual Display ========= =========
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 3.2-A - Contrast  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 3.2-B - Animation  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 3.2-C - User Preferences  
IF KEYBOARD ========= =========
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 3.3-A - Keyboard  
Software on OS ========= =========
OPEN (only) 3.4-A - AT Interoperability  
OPEN (only) 3.4-B - Bitmap Icons  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 3.4-C - Focus Indicator THIS IS NOT AN OS ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE IN "3.1 SOFTWARE-ALL" not down here.
Additional provisions for AV players ========= =========
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 4-A - Caption Playback  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 4-B - Supplemental Audio Playback  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN C - Play Control (Audio)  
Additional provisions for Real-Time VOICE ========= =========
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 5-A - Accessibility Configuration  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 5-B - Real-time Text Reliability  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 5-C - Real-Time Text Interoperability  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 5-D - VOIP Terminals and Real-Time Text  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 5-E - Voice Terminals without Real-Time Text  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 5-F - IVR, Auto-Attendant and Messaging  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 5-G - Caller and Status Information  
BOTH CLOSED and OPEN 5-H - Video Support  
CONTENT PROVISIONS AND THE REST ========= =========
Can have closed content but closed  

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