[Athen] Fwd: Request for Comment on Petition for Extension of ACS Accessibility Waiver for E-Readers

[Teresa Haven]

And my comment on top would be that even if an e-reader is a single-purpose device, reading should be a purpose that is accessible to all, not just to folks who can read with their eyes.
Teresa

Teresa Haven, Ph.D.
Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University
Co-Chair, AHEAD Standing Committee on Technology



From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 4:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [Athen] Fwd: Request for Comment on Petition for Extension of ACS Accessibility Waiver for E-Readers

Absolutely not, they have been crying this stream for years. I approached the major vendors many years ago, and at that time it was not technologically feasible. Not today, it is fully realizable and fairly easy to do on the better devices.

Ever wonder why the fully accessible Kindle is still a myth? Need I say more.

On Monday, September 29, 2014, Jennifer Sutton <jsuttondc at gmail.com<mailto:jsuttondc at gmail.com>> wrote:
Fyi, for Any ATHENites who've not already seen this.
From: AccessInfo <AccessInfo at fcc.gov<mailto:AccessInfo at fcc.gov>>
Subject: Request for Comment on Petition for Extension of ACS Accessibility
 Waiver for E-Readers
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 16:44:18 +0000

Comment Deadline:  October 27, 2014
Reply Comment Deadline:  November 5, 2014

On September 26, 2014, the FCC released a Public Notice requesting comment on a petition filed by the Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers for an extension of the waiver for basic e-readers from the FCC's rules requiring equipment used for advanced communications services (ACS) to be accessible by people with disabilities.  The current waiver, granted by the FCC on January 28, 2014, was for one year, and expires on January 28, 2015.

The Coalition now seeks an ongoing extension of this waiver for basic e-readers.  The Coalition states that, although access to ACS is available through the e-reader browser, e-readers are single-purpose reading devices that consumers use for accessing text-based works (i.e., reading), not for other purposes, such as ACS.

Links to the Public Notice:
Word: <https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-14-1403A1.docx>https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-14-1403A1.docx
PDF: <https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-14-1403A1.pdf>https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-14-1403A1.pdf
Text: <https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-14-1403A1.txt>https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-14-1403A1.txt

Link to the Coalition petition for an extension of the waiver:
<http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7521827908>http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=7521827908

Links to the January 28, 2014 FCC order that granted a waiver until January 28, 2015:
Word: <https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-14-95A1.docx>https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-14-95A1.docx
PDF: <https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-14-95A1.pdf>https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-14-95A1.pdf
Text: <https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-14-95A1.txt>https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-14-95A1.txt

For further information, please contact Eliot Greenwald at (202) 418-2235 or <mailto:Eliot.Greenwald at fcc.gov>Eliot.Greenwald at fcc.gov<mailto:Eliot.Greenwald at fcc.gov>; or Rosaline Crawford at (202) 418-2075 or <mailto:Rosaline.Crawford at fcc.gov>Rosaline.Crawford at fcc.gov<mailto:Rosaline.Crawford at fcc.gov>.



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