Note

This archival content is maintained by WebAIM and NCDAE on behalf of TEITAC and the U.S. Access Board . Additional and up-to-date details on the updates to section 508 and section 255 can be found at the Access Board web site.

A-Exceptions-F - May 30 Draft

May 30 Draft > Working Copy of Subpart A Exceptions (f) Back Office

  • Subcommittee: Subpart A
  • Section: Subpart A: General Exceptions

Contents

Current Draft (for reference only)

Products located and OPERATIONS EXECUTED in spaces frequented only by service personnel for maintenance, repair, or occasional monitoring of equipment are not required to comply with this part.

Comments or suggested edits

Tom Brett
I would recommend that the wording be changed to:

Products located and that require OPERATIONS to be EXECUTED in spaces frequented only by service personnel for maintenance, repair, or occasional monitoring of equipment are not required to comply with this part.

If a product does not require it to operated in a space frequented only by service personnel, it should not qualify for this exception.


Michele Budris, Sun Microsystems:
I agree with Tom's comments, but have a new proposal for the wording to make it clear all should be accessible in a product except what must be done at the machine that is designed for limited access.

Products designed for spaces frequented only by service personnel for maintenance, repair, or occasional monitoring of equipment are not required to make operable controls and interfaces operable only from these spaces comply with this part.


Updated version for June 30

Provision Title

(Additions are shown in CAPS. Deleted text is marked by [brackets].)

Products DESIGNED FOR [located in] spaces frequented only by service personnel for maintenance, repair, or occasional monitoring of equipment are not required to MAKE CONTROLS OR INTERFACES THAT ARE OPERABLE SOLELY FROM THESE SPACES comply with this part.

Discussion or Rationale

Additional wording attempts to restrict this exception to products that are not only located in service areas, but whose controls and interaces are only operable from the service area location, i.e. a remote interface is not available.

Some TEITAC members and subcommittee members recommend the entire exception should be deleted and all products should conform regardless of location and use.

  • Source: {508}1194.3(f)
  • Subcommittee: Subpart A
  • Impact: 0
  • External Reference:
  • Testability
  • Metadata
    • Disabilities:
    • User Activities:
    • Product Characterisics:
    • Product Types:

WebAIM is an initiative of:
Center for Persons with Disabilities (CPD) Utah State University