I have no particular knowledge as to when and where this 9900 will appear. It's not vaporware, though. Steve Holmes writes: > From: Steve Holmes <steve at holmesgrown.com> > > Well, that sounds like a better reason for non disclosure, > particularly if legal settlements are involved. I'm guessing, is this > where the aleged CDM 9900 series phone is comming from? I've heard > several people mention this model even though Audiovox's site knows > nothing about it:). > > Yes, I do appreciate you all's efforts with these accessibility > issues. I'm thinking about a 255 complaint anyway though the > suggestions imply I should do a bit of ground work before filing such > such as attempting to resolve the issues and provide some evidents. > Frankly, from what I hear with various conversations with phone makers > is "we ain't got such a thing." In as many words. Maybe that > sufficient enough to provide a complaint. I'm just thinking if these > new innovations come out soon enough, I'd back off and not appear to > be a jerk about it but then again, like you have been saying, we need > to keep the heat on til they truely deliver. > > On Sat, Dec 27, 2003 at 02:00:25PM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote: > > Well, just to set the record straight, the nondisclosures had to do with > > discussions that eventually produced a settlement with Audiovox. Had > > they not produced a settlement, we would probably be in a formal hearing > > before the FCC. That is how it started. Ms. Bonnie O'Day filed a formal > > complaint against Audiovox and a second formal complaint against Verizon > > Wireless back in February. I (and others) at AFB provided technical > > support to the lawyers who were providing their services pro bono. > > Audiovox hired some of the most expensive telecommunications lawyers in > > Washington, DC to fight us. > > > > The fact that we settled should suggest that things changed over the > > course of the year. And, you can probably guess that we didn't change > > the user requirements. > > > > It's probably OK for me to say that the settlement wasn't about any > > particular phone, but rather about the kinds of things that are needed > > to support customers who are blind or visually impaired including > > products themselves and the various kinds of support services that go > > along with the products. > > -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://ld.net/?holmesgrown > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Email: janina at rednote.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Work Group Free Standards Group http://accessibility.freestandards.org
