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• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards)
  § 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...

• State and Local Documents > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
  225(f)(3) Method of funding

  Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the Commission shall not refuse to certify a State program based solely on the method such State will implement for funding intrastate telecommunication...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines
  Alternate formats and alternate modes (Advisory Guidance)

  Alternate formats and alternate modes 1. Alternate formats may include, but are not limited to, Braille, ASCII text, large print, and audio cassette recording. Alternate modes may...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines
  §1193.2 Scoping.

  This part provides requirements for accessibility, usability, and compatibility of new products and existing products which undergo substantial change or upgrade, or for which new...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  C201.3 Access to Functionality

  Manufacturers shall ensure that telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities by providing direct access to all...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > MODEL POLICY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ON COMMUNICATING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
  TTY AND RELAY SERVICES

  nondisabled person would have access to a telephone, officers must provide persons who are deaf or hard of hearing the opportunity to place calls using a teletypewriter (TTY, also known as a telecommunications...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM
  C201.3 Access to Functionality

  Telecommunications equipment manufacturers shall ensure that ICT is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities by providing direct access to all functionality of ICT....

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM
  C206.1 General

  Where support documentation and services are provided for ICT, telecommunications equipment manufacturers shall provide such documentation and services in conformance with Chapter 6, upon...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  C206.1 General

  Where support documentation and services are provided for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment, manufacturers shall ensure that such documentation and services conform...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
  C201.3 Access to Functionality (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  C201.3 Access to Functionality (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes that telecommunications equipment manufacturers ensure that ICT is accessible to, and usable by, individuals...

• Products and Additional Resources > Disability Etiquette > Real-Time Communication Etiquette for Communicating with Customers with Disabilities
  Speech Impairments

  Speech Impairments People with speech impairments may stutter, slur words, sound hoarse, have unintelligible speech, or be non-vocal.  When communicating verbally with a person...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines
  §1193.33 Information, documentation, and training.

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• Federal Documents > Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines
  Section 1193.33 Information, Documentation, and Training (Advisory Guidance)

  Section 1193.33 Information, Documentation, and Training

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
  5. Interoperability Requirements for Assistive Technology

  Under these guidelines, telecommunications equipment must be compatible with “peripheral devices and specialized premises equipment commonly used by individuals with disabilities to achieve...

• Products and Additional Resources > Disability Etiquette > TDD or TTY Etiquette, Glossary of TDD Abbreviations
  TDD or TTY Etiquette, Glossary of TDD Abbreviations

  Specially trained relay agents complete all calls and stay on-line to relay messages either electronically over a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD), or verbally to hearing parties...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble
  Section 1193.39 Prohibited reduction of accessibility, usability and compatibility [1193.29 in the NPRM] (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Section-by-Section Analysis) This section provides that no change shall be undertaken which decreases or has the effect of decreasing the net accessibility, usability, and compatibility of telecommunications...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines
  §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...

• State and Local Documents > Guidelines > Trace Center Information / Transaction Machines (ITMs) Accessibility Guidelines
  3.Guidelines for Compatibility With Peripheral Devices

  TTY (Text Telephone) connectability (telecommunications devices only) Products providing a function allowing voice communication and which do not themselves provide a TTY functionality...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  Appendix C to Part 1194—Functional Performance Criteria and Technical Requirements

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• State and Local Documents > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
  225(g) Complaint

  (g) Complaint

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM
  APPENDIX C TO PART 1194 – FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

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• Federal Documents > Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines
  Section 1193.51 Compatibility (Advisory Guidance)

  Section 1193.51 Compatibility

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble
  Section 1193.33 Information, documentation and training [1193.25 in the NPRM] (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  This is especially true for good technical support, if persons with disabilities are to receive adequate information on how to use the new accessibility features of telecommunications equipment...

• Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
  IRS Videos in ASL IRS Tips: For Deaf Users of Relay Services (Captions & Audio)
  

  Published on Dec 23, 2011 There are different ways of communication that you can use to contact the IRS with questions or for assistance anytime, including through videophone,...