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Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Section 255 ([https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/255 47 U.S.C. § 255 - Access by persons with disabilities]): | |||
<blockquote>'''(b) Manufacturing''' | |||
A manufacturer of telecommunications equipment or customer premises equipment shall ensure that the equipment is designed, developed, and fabricated to be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, if readily achievable. | |||
'''(c) Telecommunications services''' | |||
A provider of telecommunications service shall ensure that the service is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, if readily achievable. | |||
'''(d) Compatibility''' | |||
Whenever the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) are not readily achievable, such a manufacturer or provider shall ensure that the equipment or service is compatible with existing peripheral devices or specialized customer premises equipment commonly used by individuals with disabilities to achieve access, if readily achievable.</blockquote> | |||
The term '''disability''' is [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/12102 defined here]. You can read the full entry, but the basics are: | |||
<blockquote>'''(1) Disability''' The term “disability” means, with respect to an individual— | |||
'''(A)''' a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual; | |||
'''(B)''' a record of such an impairment; or | |||
'''(C)''' being regarded as having such an impairment (as described in paragraph (3)).</blockquote> | |||
Revision as of 20:14, 28 February 2022
Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Section 255 (47 U.S.C. § 255 - Access by persons with disabilities):
(b) Manufacturing
A manufacturer of telecommunications equipment or customer premises equipment shall ensure that the equipment is designed, developed, and fabricated to be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, if readily achievable.
(c) Telecommunications services A provider of telecommunications service shall ensure that the service is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, if readily achievable.
(d) Compatibility
Whenever the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) are not readily achievable, such a manufacturer or provider shall ensure that the equipment or service is compatible with existing peripheral devices or specialized customer premises equipment commonly used by individuals with disabilities to achieve access, if readily achievable.
The term disability is defined here. You can read the full entry, but the basics are:
(1) Disability The term “disability” means, with respect to an individual—
(A) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual;
(B) a record of such an impairment; or
(C) being regarded as having such an impairment (as described in paragraph (3)).
