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Re: Telecommunications Products (1194.23) part of Section508

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From: Morin, Gary (NIH/OD) [E]
Date: Jun 8, 2016 8:40AM


I would also wonder whether we're talking about the accessibility of the telecommunications products and the services in terms of the employees making the calls or the persons you're calling. Are you only calling hearing/non-speech impaired persons and know that no call recipients use videophones, TTYs, relay service of some type, etc.? are you trying to ensure a diverse and representative sampling in those you're calling?

Virtual meetings, under the current EIT categories could fall under internet and intranet information and/or under telecommunications - depending on the system you're using to facilitate the meetings.

Gary

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From: Ryan E. Benson [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2016 10:58 AM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Telecommunications Products (1194.23) part of Section 508

Hi Dona,

I would ask where the person is located to answer this question. If the government said "call people who live in NY, ask these questions, and write a report", then no in my opinion .23 would not apply, due to contractor incidentals. The vendor would be responsible providing accommodations via the ADA to their employees. If the government provided the furnished space, than .23 would apply.

There are parts of .23 that can be applied to meeting elements, such as call attendants.

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> On Jun 4, 2016, at 06:54, Dona Patrick < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Good morning,
>
> Didn't get much sleep so I hope this question makes sense.
>
> I've always understood the Telecommunications Products (1194.23) part
> of Section 508 to be focused on the actual telecommunication products
> themselves. So companies creating the products must make them so they
> pass all the guidelines under this section.
>
> Does this also include the use of telecommunication products? For
> instance if someone (non-government worker) is working on a U. S.
> government project where they are calling people to conduct surveys
> for needs assessments -- does that fall under this particular section?
>
> Does conducting virtual meetings using telephones fall under this section?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dona
> > > archives at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
>