Several commenters expressed concern that the NPRM failed to reflect adequately the shared responsibility of manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment...
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Section 1193.51 Compatibility [1193.41 in the NPRM] (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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§1193.31 Accessibility and usability.
When required by §1193.21 of this part, telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment shall be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities and shall comply with...
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PURPOSE AND LEGAL AUTHORITY
Examples of ICT include computers, information kiosks and transaction machines, telecommunications equipment, multifunction office machines, software, websites, and electronic documents....
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Regulatory Flexibility Act
In particular, the certification noted that manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment are required to comply with section 255 of the Telecommunications...
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§1193.33(a)
(a) Manufacturers shall ensure access to information and documentation it provides to its customers. Such information and documentation includes user guides, installation guides for...
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II. Summary of Significant Issues Raised By the Public Comments in Response to the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Certification.
Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act defines "readily achievable" as having the same meaning as in the ADA....
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B. Proposed 255 Guidelines
The existing guidelines include detailed requirements for the accessibility, usability, and compatibility of telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment....
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IV. Description of Reporting, Recordkeeping and Other Compliance Requirements.
Manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment are required by Section 255 to "ensure that the equipment is designed, developed and fabricated to be accessible...
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SUMMARY OF PRELIMINARY REGULATORY ANALYSIS
Moreover, American companies that manufacture telecommunications equipment and ICT-related products would likely derive significant benefits from the harmonized accessibility standards....
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§ 1194.23(a)
(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...
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§ 1194.23(b)
(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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§ 1194.23(g)
(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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§ 1194.23(h)
(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...
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§ 1194.23(i)
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...
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§ 1194.23(j)
(j) Products that transmit or conduct information or communication, shall pass through cross-manufacturer, non-proprietary, industry-standard codes, translation protocols, formats or...
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§ 1194.23(k)
(k) Products which have mechanically operated controls or keys, shall comply with the following:
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§1193.39(a)
(a) No change shall be undertaken which decreases or has the effect of decreasing the net accessibility, usability, or compatibility of telecommunications equipment or customer premises...
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When must manufacturers and service providers evaluate access needs?
Manufacturers and service providers must evaluate the accessibility, usability and compatibility of their equipment and services as early and consistently as possible throughout their design...
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§1193.51 Compatibility.
When required by subpart B of this part, telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment shall be compatible with peripheral devices and specialized customer premises equipment...
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Appendix C to Part 1194—Functional Performance Criteria and Technical Requirements
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Appendix to Part 1193 — Advisory Guidance
information and links to on-going discussions, the reader is referred to the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research's Rehabilitation Engineering Center on Access to Telecommunications...
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Do companies need to review all their products and services for accessibility and usability?
Do companies need to review all their products and services for accessibility and usability? Yes. Accessibility and usability must be assessed for individual products and...
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Readily achievable (Advisory Guidance)
Not all of the factors cited in the ADA or the Department of Justice (DOJ) implementing regulations (July 26, 1991) are easy to translate to the telecommunications context where the term...
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1193.23(b)(3) (Advisory Guidance)
Because of the complex interrelationship between equipment and services in providing accessibility to telecommunications products, coordination and cooperation between manufacturers and...