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EWG:Draft Oct 26 Relay Services Accessibility

5-A - Relay Services Accessibility

This page is the text proposed in the Nov Plenary Meeting.

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Proposed text in Oct 26 draft:
In complying with this subpart, each agency must ensure access to and use of all telecommunications relay services as approved by the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to its authority under 47 U.S.C. Sec. 225, for incoming and outgoing calls, as needed to achieve functionally equivalent communication access by people with disabilities.


Comment from IBM
Agency requirements should be separated from the Technical Provisions.

Comments from NASCIO:
Agency requirements do not belong in "technical requirements" to be applied to EIT products/services. This includes 1.2-A, 1.2-C, 5-A, 5-F (1) & (3), and 7.2-A. These might all be adopted as agency policies (perhaps with much more specificity applicable to implementation in that agency), but not as EIT technical standards.

Notes from November plenary:

  • Agreement to move this provision

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