Also, the legislation does not provide for attorney fees. having a right
doesn't mean much if there is not a means to enforce it.
Also, the legislation requires that touch screens be "accessible" but it
really does not spell out what this means.
Kelly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Claude Everett" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Fw: [leadership] Article FYI - "Nation Privacy
Protection Measure for the Visually Impaired Passes Assembly" (fwd)
> 2009? why so long? Why not 2007?
> Who cares who is sponsoring this legislation!!
> Claude Everett
> American by chance, Californian by choice
> everyone has a disability, it's just that some, are more aware of it than
> others.
> "Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles...respect for
> human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the
> equality of all good citizens before the law...or, in a word justice."
> Max Nordau
> (1849 - 1923)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of PETER ALTSCHUL
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 6:02 PM
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> Subject: [VICUG-L] Fw: [leadership] Article FYI - "Nation Privacy
> Protection
> Measure for the Visually Impaired Passes Assembly" (fwd)
>
>>
>> Nation Privacy Protection Measure for the Visually Impaired Passes
>> Assembly
>>
>> Sacramento - Assembly Bill 768, by Assemblymember Joe Nation,
>> (D-Marin/Sonoma), which would enable the visually impaired to utilize
>> all touch-screen devices, today passed the state Assembly on a 41-32
>> vote.
>>
>> "The blind and visually impaired should be afforded every right to
>> access the convenience, and often necessary, technology of
>> touch-screens. Many retail services rely on the availability of
>> touch-screens to replace human contact in remote locations or during
>> off-hours," said Nation. "With our growing senior population, the
>> number of those experiencing vision loss indicates more people will be
>> unable to utilize touch-screens. This is unconscionable and we need
>> to correct this oversight before more inaccessible machines are
>> developed and placed in our communities."
>>
>> Non-audible touch-screen devices, particularly in retail and financial
>> outlets, transportation facilities, and entertainment venues, present
>> significant challenges to the blind and visually impaired. Without
>> the ability to feel the buttons or hear the prompts, blind individuals
>> cannot utilize touch-screen devices without relying on the assistance
>> of others - if others are available. This places the visually
>> impaired in potentially vulnerable situations where their safety may be
> compromised.
>>
>> "It is only fair that the blind and visually impaired are able to use
>> these machines with as much privacy, safety and ease as everyone else,"
>> said Nation. "This bill will help address those issues and ensures
>> equal access for all individuals."
>>
>> Specifically, this bill compels manufacturers to develop devices that
>> are accessible to the blind and ensure they are available by 2009.
>> Only when this deadline is met by at least two separate manufacturers,
>> hotels and airlines would be given a full year to install at least one
>> device at specific locations.
>>
>> Just a note: AB 768 is sponsored by the National Federation of the
>> Blind of California.
>>
>>
>>
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