Self contained notes june-8
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Definition: Closed Product
Product where adaptive assistive technology cannot be used to achieve the functionality of the electronic user interface components for any reason including hardware, software. platform, or policy limitation.
NOTE: Products can be closed for one type of disability but not closed for another.
NOTE: Functionality is limited to “electronic UI components because products are not considered ‘closed’ if mechanical devices like latches or lids cannot be operated by adaptive assistive technologies like screen readers. Mechanical devices such as keys that cause electronic input would however trigger “closed” designation if adaptive assistive technologies could not achieve the same functionality.
NOTE: A ‘product’ can consist of multiple devices some of which may be AT if the devices are all sold and kept together as a unit.
Discussion: If the definition below for Adaptive Assistive Technology is not accepted, we may need to describe how this applies to products which are installed in or attached to the IT.
Proposed Definition: Adaptive Assistive Technology
Technology that is installed in or attached to a product in order to make it accessible to people with one or more types of disability.
For example: Wheelchairs, hearing aids, would not be adaptive assistive technologies.
1194.25 (a) [CLOSED]
If any product functionality is closed, then individuals with disabilities shall have comparable access to that functionality without the use of any adaptive assistive technologies. A personal assistive listening device that connects to the standard audio connection required in provision [AUDIO CONNECTION] is not considered adaptive assistive technologies.
Location of provisions
The following provisions relate to Closed Products and we believe they should be located as follows.
General Technical Requirement 1194.25a CLOSED - 1194.25b TIMING 1194.25c TOUCH OPERATED {general technical Requirement or maybe Hardware} 1194.25d BIOMETRIC 1194.25f VOLUME (PUBLIC AREA) {Gen Tech Req or Hardware} 1194.25g COLOR
Hardware 1194.25e AUDIO CONNECTION 1194.25j FREE-STANDING
Software 1194.25h Color Contrast Setttings { should be CONTRAST and in General Technical Requirements then}
Other provisions
There are also other provisions that relate to Closed products and some mechanism is needed to easily identify them for manufacturers who make closed products.
