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Side-by-Side Comparison of 3 Formats

FORMAT 1 FORMAT 2 FORMAT 3
  1. Overall Functional Performance Criteria
  2. Don't Prevent Use by Interference or Incompatibility with User.
  3. If Making Product Directly Accessible (built-in accessibility)
  4. If making product work with adaptive assistive technology
  5. Electronic Content Provisions
  6. Documentation, help, and E&IT related services
  7. Product Devel & Installation Process & Tools
  1. Overall Functional Performance Criteria
  2. Provisions for Hardware Aspects of Products
  3. Software & General Behavior Provisions
  4. Additional Provisions for Audio-Visual Content or Players/Displays
  5. Additional Provisions for Real-time Voice Conversation Functionality
  6. Electronic Content Provisions
  7. Information, Documentation and Support
  8. Product Development Process (255 only)
  1. Overall Functional Performance Criteria
  2. Provisions for Hardware Aspects of Products
  3. Software & General Behavior Provisions
    (AV content moved to CONTENT and AV Players/Displays to Software & General Behavior)
  4. Additional Provisions for Real-time Voice Conversation Functionality
  5. Electronic Content Provisions
  6. Information, Documentation and Support
  7. Product Development Process (255 only)


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