How to get an accessible telephone

['Georgina']

Hi

Well I don't get mine in an accessible format but I'm in the UK so I
guess that not relevant to you.  But is it for this list too?
Gena



Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org

>And what about your phone bills? Got them in a format you can
>read independently?
>
>On Mon, 6 May 2002, Alex Snow wrote:
>
>> 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.
>> >    See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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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
>
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