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From: deborah.kaplan
Date: Sep 29, 2010 4:30PM

John E. Brandt wrote:
"The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, which requires
that smart phones, television programs and modern communications
technologies are accessible to people with vision and hearing loss"

Does the bill actually specify accessibility as being for people with vision and hearing loss? Because smartphones, at least, are still pretty inaccessible to people with mobility disabilities.

-Deborah