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 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- 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
