LEGALITIES : USA - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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(http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm#anchor63109)
Section 255 and Section 251(a)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, require manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and providers of telecommunications services to ensure that such equipment and services are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities, if readily achievable. These amendments ensure that people with disabilities will have access to a broad range of products and services such as telephones, cell phones, pagers, call-waiting, and operator services, that were often inaccessible to many users with disabilities.
For more information, contact:Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554(888) 225-5322 (Voice)
(888) 835-5322 (TTY)
Telecommunications Act Accessibility Guidelines (USA):
Published in the Federal Register February 3, 1998.
36 CFR Part 1193.
RIN 3014-AA19.
http://www.access-board.gov/telecomm/html/telfinal.htm
AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.ACTION: Final Rule.
SUMMARY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board or Board) is issuing final guidelines for accessibility, usability, and compatibility of telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment covered by section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Act requires manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment to ensure that the equipment is designed, developed, and fabricated to be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, if readily achievable. When it is not readily achievable to make the equipment accessible, the Act requires manufacturers to ensure that the equipment is compatible with existing peripheral devices or specialized customer premises equipment commonly used by individuals with disabilities to achieve access, if readily achievable.
DATES: Effective date: March 5, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Cannon,
Office of Technical and Information Services,
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board,
1331 F Street, NW.,
Suite 1000,
Washington, DC 20004-1111.
Telephone number (202) 272-5434 extension 35 (voice);
TTY: (202) 272-5449.
Electronic mail address: cannon@access-board.gov.
Info on Sec 255
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