Linksys

[Amanda Lee]

Very good point.  I flashed on that thought myself when I went out to find
this equipment.  Will definitely keep you postedSince these routers
interface to Cable or landline, that's as much to do with
telecommunications as anything as these devices aren't part of the
Internet which isn't covered.

Amanda
  On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Janina Sajka wrote:

> Which suggests a sneaky possibility to me. Might it be reasonable to file
> a Sec. 255 complaint about these routers? I rather think so, and am
> contemplating just such a thing.
>
> My rationale is that 255 clearly intends to support a requirement that
> one's ability to connect to the network must be accessible independently.
> Of course, the FCC speaks in terms of voice services, but we could be
> intending to do voice over IP, and these routers are clearly inhibiting
> our ability to connect--far more so than any cell phone.
>  On Mon, 3 Dec
> 2001, Amanda Lee wrote:
>
> > O'yeah! vehamently agreed! no question about it! the whole truth! yeah!
> > buddy!  Wind Blows!  and that's Amanda Lee's opinion of course! no
> > reflection on the list sponsors owners or otherwise hahaha!
> >
> > Amanda Lee
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Janina Sajka wrote:
> >
> > > Just for the record, I would like to be clear about my opinion regarding
> > > any claim of "accessibility" which requires certain software and fails
> > > with other software. In other words, if it requires Windows, it isn't
> > > accessible. Just my 2 cents, of course.
> > >  On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Amanda Lee
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Well I can't get the setup to come back up in the browser so I'll probably
> > > > be talking to tech support tomorrow before my volunteer with eyes comes
> > > > by.
> > > >
> > > > I also have had issues with getting WinVision to work with this Compaq
> > > > 1Ghz box and Windows Me so I was unable to just go after this on my own
> > > > over the weekend.
> > > > I just ordered Window-Eyes so should have a fairly stable Windows Screen
> > > > Reader by end of week.  Then will let you know how accessible the Linksys
> > > > software is.
> > > >
> > > > Amanda
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > 				Janina Sajka, Director
> > > 				Technology Research and Development
> > > 				Governmental Relations Group
> > > 				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
> > >
> > > Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175
> > >
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> 				Janina Sajka, Director
> 				Technology Research and Development
> 				Governmental Relations Group
> 				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
>
> Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175
>
> Chair, Accessibility SIG
> Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
> http://www.openebook.org
>
> Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper,
> Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp
>
> Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther
> King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at
> http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp
>
> Learn how to make accessible software at
> http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp
>
>
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