Criteria
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Supporting Features |
Remarks and Explanations |
| Summary Table |
| Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems |
Supports. Please refer to attached VPAT. |
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| Section 1194.22 Web-Based Internet and Applications |
Not applicable |
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| Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products |
Not applicable |
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| Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-Media Products |
Not applicable |
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| Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products |
Supports through equivalent facilitation. Please refer to
attached VPAT. |
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| Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers |
Not applicable |
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| Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria |
Supports. Please refer to attached VPAT. |
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| Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation and Support |
Supports. Please refer to attached VPAT. |
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| Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating
Systems |
| (a) When software is designed to run on a system that has
a keyboard, product functions shall be executable from a keyboard where
the function itself or the result of performing a function can be discerned
textually. |
See SMART Board™ software and Notebook™ software
product templates |
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| (b) Applications shall not disrupt or disable activated features
of other products that are identified as accessibility features, where those
features are developed and documented according to industry standards. Applications
also shall not disrupt or disable activated features of any operating system
that are identified as accessibility features where the application programming
interface for those accessibility features has been documented by the manufacturer
of the operating system and is available to the product developer. |
See SMART Board software and Notebook software product templates |
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| (c) A well-defined on-screen indication of the current focus
shall be provided that moves among interactive interface elements as the
input focus changes. The focus shall be programmatically exposed so that
Assistive Technology can track focus and focus changes. |
See SMART Board software and Notebook software product templates |
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| (d) Sufficient information about a user interface element
including the identity, operation and state of the element shall be available
to Assistive Technology. When an image represents a program element, the
information conveyed by the image must also be available in text. |
See SMART Board software and Notebook software product templates |
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| (e) When bitmap images are used to identify controls, status
indicators, or other programmatic elements, the meaning assigned to those
images shall be consistent throughout an application's performance. |
See SMART Board software and Notebook software product templates |
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| (f) Textual information shall be provided through operating
system functions for displaying text. The minimum information that shall
be made available is text content, text input caret location, and text attributes. |
See SMART Board software and Notebook software product templates |
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| (g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast
and color selections and other individual display attributes. |
See SMART Board software and Notebook software product templates |
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| (h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be
displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option
of the user. |
See SMART Board software and Notebook software product templates |
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| (i) Color-coding shall not be used as the only means of conveying
information, indicating an action, promoting a response, or distinguishing
a visual element. |
See SMART Board software and Notebook software product templates |
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| (j) When a product permits a user to adjust color and contrast
settings, a variety of color selections capable of producing a range of
contrast levels shall be provided. |
See SMART Board software and Notebook software product templates |
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| (k) Software shall not use flashing or blinking text, objects,
or other elements having a flash or blink frequency greater than 2 Hz and
lower than 55 Hz. |
See SMART Board software and Notebook software product templates |
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| (l) When electronic forms are used, the form shall allow people
using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and
functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including
all directions and cues. |
See SMART Board software and Notebook software product templates |
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| Section 1194.22 Web-Based Internet Information and
Applications |
| (a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be
provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element
content). |
Not applicable |
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| (b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation
shall be synchronized with the presentation. |
Not applicable |
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| (c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed
with color is also available without color, for example from context or
markup. |
Not applicable |
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| (d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without
requiring an associated style sheet. |
Not applicable |
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(e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active
region of a server-side image map.
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Not applicable |
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(f) Client-side image maps shall be provided instead of server-side
image maps except where the regions cannot be defined with an available
geometric shape.
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Not applicable |
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(g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables.
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Not applicable |
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(h) Markup shall be used to associate data cells and header
cells for data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column
headers.
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Not applicable |
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(i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame
identification and navigation.
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Not applicable |
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(j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to
flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.
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Not applicable |
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(k) A text-only page, with equivalent information or functionality,
shall be provided to make a web site comply with the provisions of this
part, when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way. The content
of the text-only page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes.
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Not applicable |
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(l) When pages utilize scripting languages to display content,
or to create interface elements, the information provided by the script
shall be identified with functional text that can be read by Assistive Technology.
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Not applicable |
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(m) When a web page requires that an applet, plug-in or other
application be present on the client system to interpret page content, the
page must provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies with §1194.21(a)
through (l).
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Not applicable |
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(n) When electronic forms are designed to be completed on-line,
the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information,
field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission
of the form, including all directions and cues.
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Not applicable |
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(o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip
repetitive navigation links.
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Not applicable |
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(p) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted
and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required.
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Not applicable |
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| Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products
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(a) Telecommunications products or systems which provide a
function allowing voice communication and which do not themselves provide
a TTY functionality shall provide a standard non-acoustic connection point
for TTYs. Microphones shall be capable of being turned on and off to allow
the user to intermix speech with TTY use.
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Not applicable |
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(b) Telecommunications products which include voice communication
functionality shall support all commonly used cross-manufacturer non-proprietary
standard TTY signal protocols.
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Not applicable |
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(c) Voice mail, auto-attendant, and interactive voice response
telecommunications systems shall be usable by TTY users with their TTYs.
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Not applicable |
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(d) Voice mail, messaging, auto-attendant, and interactive
voice response telecommunications systems that require a response from a
user within a time interval, shall give an alert when the time interval
is about to run out, and shall provide sufficient time for the user to indicate
more time is required.
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Not applicable |
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(e) Where provided, caller identification and similar telecommunications
functions shall also be available for users of TTYs, and for users who cannot
see displays.
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Not applicable |
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(f) For transmitted voice signals, telecommunications products
shall provide a gain adjustable up to a minimum of 20 dB. For incremental
volume control, at least one intermediate step of 12 dB of gain shall be
provided.
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Not applicable |
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(g) If the telecommunications product allows a user to adjust
the receive volume, a function shall be provided to automatically reset
the volume to the default level after every use.
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Not applicable |
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(h) Where a telecommunications product delivers output by
an audio transducer which is normally held up to the ear, a means for effective
magnetic wireless coupling to hearing technologies shall be provided.
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Not applicable |
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(i) Interference to hearing technologies (including hearing
aids, cochlear implants, and assistive listening devices) shall be reduced
to the lowest possible level that allows a user of hearing technologies
to utilize the telecommunications products.
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Not applicable |
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| (j) Products that transmit or conduct information or communication,
shall pass through cross-manufacturer, non-proprietary, industry-standard
codes, translation protocols, formats or other information necessary to
provide the information or communication in a usable format. Technologies
which use encoding, signal compression, format transformation, or similar
techniques shall not remove information needed for access or shall restore
it upon delivery. |
Not applicable |
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(k.1) Products which have mechanically operated controls or
keys shall comply with the following: Controls and Keys shall be tactilely
discernible without activating the controls or keys.
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Not applicable |
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(k.2) Products which have mechanically operated controls or
keys shall comply with the following: Controls and Keys shall be operable
with one hand and shall not require tight grasping, pinching, twisting of
the wrist. The force required to activate controls and keys shall be 5 lbs.
(22.2N) maximum.
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Not applicable |
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(k.3) Products which have mechanically operated controls or
keys shall comply with the following: If key repeat is supported, the delay
before repeat shall be adjustable to at least 2 seconds. Key repeat rate
shall be adjustable to 2 seconds per character.
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Not applicable |
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(k.4) Products which have mechanically operated controls or
keys shall comply with the following: The status of all locking or toggle
controls or keys shall be visually discernible, and discernible either through
touch or sound.
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Not applicable |
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| Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-Media Products |
| (a) All analog television displays 13 inches and larger, and
computer equipment that includes analog television receiver or display circuitry,
shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives,
decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape,
and DVD signals. As soon as practicable, but not later than July 1, 2002,
widescreen digital television (DTV) displays measuring at least 7.8 inches
vertically, DTV sets with conventional displays measuring at least 13 inches
vertically, and stand-alone DTV tuners, whether or not they are marketed
with display screens, and computer equipment that includes DTV receiver
or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which
appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast,
cable, videotape, and DVD signals. |
Not applicable |
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(b) Television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers,
shall be equipped with secondary audio program playback circuitry.
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Not applicable |
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(c) All training and informational video and multimedia productions
which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain speech
or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of the content,
shall be open or closed captioned.
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Not applicable |
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(d) All training and informational video and multimedia productions
which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain visual
information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be audio
described.
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Not applicable |
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(e) Display or presentation of alternate text presentation
or audio descriptions shall be user-selectable unless permanent.
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Not applicable |
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| Section 1194.25 Self Contained, Closed Products |
(a) Self-contained products shall be usable by people with
disabilities without requiring an end-user to attach Assistive Technology
to the product. Personal headsets for private listening are not Assistive
Technology.
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Not applicable
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(b) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted
and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required.
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Not applicable
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(c) Where a product utilizes touch screens or contact-sensitive
controls, an input method shall be provided that complies with §1194.23
(k)(1) through (4).
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Not applicable
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(d) When biometric forms of user identification or control
are used, an alternative form of identification or activation, which does
not require the user to possess particular biological characteristics, shall
also be provided.
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Not applicable
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(e) When products provide auditory output, the audio signal
shall be provided at a standard signal level through an industry standard
connector that will allow for private listening. The product must provide
the ability to interrupt, pause, and restart the audio at any time.
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Supports through equivalent facilitation
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Assistive technology can be added to the computer to provide
the ability to interrupt, pause and restart the audio at any time.
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(f) When products deliver voice output in a public area, incremental
volume control shall be provided with output amplification up to a level
of at least 65 dB. Where the ambient noise level of the environment is above
45 dB, a volume gain of at least 20 dB above the ambient level shall be
user selectable. A function shall be provided to automatically reset the
volume to the default level after every use.
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Not applicable
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(g) Color-coding shall not be used as the only means of conveying
information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing
a visual element.
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Not applicable
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(h) When a product permits a user to adjust color and contrast
settings, a range of color selections capable of producing a variety of
contrast levels shall be provided.
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Not applicable
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(i) Products shall be designed to avoid causing the screen
to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.
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Not applicable
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(j.1) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended
to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply
with the following: The position of any operable control shall be determined
with respect to a vertical plane, which is 48 inches in length, centered
on the operable control, and at the maximum protrusion of the product within
the 48 inch length on products which are freestanding, non-portable, and
intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls.
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Not applicable
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(j.2) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended
to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply
with the following: Where any operable control is 10 inches or less behind
the reference plane, the height shall be 54 inches maximum and 15 inches
minimum above the floor.
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Not applicable
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(j.3) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended
to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply
with the following: Where any operable control is more than 10 inches and
not more than 24 inches behind the reference plane, the height shall be
46 inches maximum and 15 inches minimum above the floor.
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Not applicable
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(j.4) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended
to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply
with the following: Operable controls shall not be more than 24 inches behind
the reference plane.
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Not applicable
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| Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers |
(a) All mechanically operated controls and keys shall comply
with §1194.23 (k)(1) through (4).
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Not applicable
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(b) If a product utilizes touch screens or touch-operated
controls, an input method shall be provided that complies with §1194.23
(k)(1) through (4).
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Not applicable
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(c) When biometric forms of user identification or control
are used, an alternative form of identification or activation, which does
not require the user to possess particular biological characteristics, shall
also be provided.
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Not applicable
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(d) Where provided, at least one of each type of expansion
slots, ports and connectors shall comply with publicly available industry
standards.
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Not applicable
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| Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria |
(a) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval
that does not require user vision shall be provided, or support for Assistive
Technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired shall be provided.
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Supports when combined with Compatible AT
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(b) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval
that does not require visual acuity greater than 20/70 shall be provided
in audio and enlarged print output working together or independently, or
support for Assistive Technology used by people who are visually impaired
shall be provided.
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Supports
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(c) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval
that does not require user hearing shall be provided, or support for Assistive
Technology used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be provided.
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Supports
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(d) Where audio information is important for the use of a
product, at least one mode of operation and information retrieval shall
be provided in an enhanced auditory fashion, or support for assistive hearing
devices shall be provided.
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Not applicable
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(e) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval
that does not require user speech shall be provided, or support for Assistive
Technology used by people with disabilities shall be provided.
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Supports
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(f) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval
that does not require fine motor control or simultaneous actions and that
is operable with limited reach and strength shall be provided.
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Supports
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| Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation and Support
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(a) Product support documentation provided to end-users shall
be made available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge.
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Supports
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The User's Guide is currently available in soft-copy (PDF)
from SMART's Web site. FAQs, tips and troubleshooting are also available
in PDF form from SMART's Web site. Braille and large-print versions of the
SMART Board User's Guide are also available upon request. |
(b) End-users shall have access to a description of the accessibility
and compatibility features of products in alternate formats or alternate
methods upon request, at no additional charge.
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Supports
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(c) Support services for products shall accommodate the communication
needs of end-users with disabilities.
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Supports
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SMART provides e-mail support, and SMART's customer support
groups have been trained to work with TTY operators. |
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