How to get an accessible telephone

[Alex Snow]

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" <janina at afb.net>
To: <uaccess-l at trace.wisc.edu>; <webwatch at yahoogroups.com>;
<speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
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 at 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.
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>
>
>
>
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