[Athen] IPhone VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template)

[Humbert, Joseph A]

Well they are called Voluntary for a reason. Can't wait for the day of MPAT's

Joe Humbert
Assistive Technology Specialist
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Office: IT 214E
Email: johumber at iupui.edu<mailto:johumber at iupui.edu>
Phone: 317-274-4378
Cell: 847-431-6545
AIM:ATCIUPUI

From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Terry Thompson
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 2:45 PM
To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] IPhone VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template)

Wow! That also is an excellent example of why VPAT's are unreliable.

Terry

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From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Humbert, Joseph A
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 11:35 AM
To: athen at athenpro.org
Subject: [Athen] IPhone VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template)
Hi!

This really shows apple's stance on accessibility

http://images.apple.com/accessibility/pdf/iPhone_vpat.pdf

"Section 1194.21 Software applications and operating systems. Apple says Not applicable" - Everyone knows it runs on a modified OSX
"Section 1194.22 Web-based intranet and internet information and applications. Apple says Not applicable" - It utilizes a web browser
"Section 1194.24 Video and multimedia products. Apple says Not applicable" - it uses YouTube and supports video.

Joe Humbert
Assistive Technology Specialist
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Office: IT 214E
Email: johumber at iupui.edu<mailto:johumber at iupui.edu>
Phone: 317-274-4378
Cell: 847-431-6545
AIM:ATCIUPUI

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