How to get an accessible telephone

[Alex Snow]

Yeah.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at afb.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: How to get an accessible telephone


> 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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