From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.gmx.de ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 174s3n-0001mL-00 for ; Mon, 06 May 2002 19:38:27 -0400 Received: (qmail 20336 invoked by uid 0); 6 May 2002 23:37:59 -0000 Received: from dhcp037-50-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.50.37) by mail.gmx.net (mp009-rz3) with SMTP; 6 May 2002 23:37:59 -0000 Message-ID: <002301c1f556$fd447840$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: Subject: Re: How to get an accessible telephone Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 19:37:29 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Alex Snow" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: My telephone is a clunky old all metal rodery, and the only special feature it's got is it rings. It is perfictly accessible. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" To: ; ; Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 5:37 PM Subject: How to get an accessible telephone > In the U.S. telephones and telephone services must be accessible. It's the law. Unfortunately, putting a law in the law > book isn't enough. Consumers must insist on the benefits the law entitles them to, and they must complain to the > appropriate authorities if they don't get the benefits they're entitled to. > > * Do you receive your phone bills in a format you can read? > * Do you have your telephone's manual in a format you can read? > * Does your phone speak its settings as you arrow around the menus? > * Can you adjust your telephone's display to make it more readable? > > AFB wants to help you get the accessible telephone and telephone service the law entitles you to. > > Step One: Become informed. Know your rights. To learn more, read our newly revised brochure on this subject at: > > http://www.afb.org/section255.asp > > Step Two: If you try and don't succeed, complain to the authorities. We've designed a complaint form you can use: > > http://www.afb.org/255complaint.asp > > Step Three: Let us know the results of your complaint. We can't be your personal advocate, but the > information we get from many individuals will help us advocate better for you with industry and the government. > > Our brochure explains all of this and provides links to additional information. Please bookmark this URL and use it to > get the accessible telephone and telephone service you're entitled to by law: > > http://www.afb.org/section255.asp > > Please feel free to distribute this notice and our brochure wherever you see fit. > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > Please avoid sending me Word or Power-Point attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >