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From: Chagnon | PubCom
Date: Apr 7, 2013 6:37PM

Lucia,
2 comments.

<< It's sad that a blind person just can't pick up a device like their peers
and start using it. >>
You're not alone! It's sad when a sighted person (me) can't pick up the
blanking device and understand how to turn it on and use it. I bought one of
the original iPhones years ago and it was not intuitive to use nor
well-documented on how to use the darn thing. Had to hire a teenager in the
neighborhood to show me the ropes.

But on a serious note, the blind community is in a bind with all of the
touch-screen devices, from smartphones to tablets to computer touch-screens.
The forthcoming Section 508 Refresh (United States guidelines) rolls our
telecommunications laws into the accessibility guidelines and will somewhat
address the accessibility of telecom devices and their kin, but I don't see
anything comparable like WCAG from the W3C, a detailed, formal set of rules
or guidelines.

Hopefully someone on this list who works with accessibility of telecom
devices can chime in.

-Bevi Chagnon
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