[Electronics-Talk] The Future of Product Accessibility

[Andy Baracco]

I agree! The blindness consumer agencies and blind persons themselves have 
not been good advocates.

Andy


-----Original Message----- 
From: Ray Foret jr via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2016 7:41 AM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
Cc: Ray Foret jr
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] The Future of Product Accessibility

As I see it, it’s our job to make sure things are as we say they should be. 
Blaming politisions only goes so far and is, quite candidly, a cop out.


Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind 
built-in

Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray,

Still a very happy Comcast XFinity Voice Guidance, Mac, Verizon Wireless 
iPhone7+ and Apple TV user!

> On Nov 9, 2016, at 8:57 AM, Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>
> Now that Donald Trump has been elected president, I wonder how this will 
> affect the future of product accessibility?  Trump has publicly stated on 
> the record that he favors less government regulation.  Does this mean that 
> he will push to repeal the Telecommunications Accessibility Act of 2010 
> that mandates that TV sets and cable boxes be made accessible to blind 
> consumers?  Will manufacturers be permitted to introduce ever more 
> inaccessible electronic products and appliances because  Trumpand the 
> Republican Congress oppose governmental oversight and regulation? Trump 
> has demonstrated his disdain for the disabled by publicly mocking a 
> disabled reporter without apology.  Do we blind consumers now face the 
> prospect of taking a giant leap backwards in terms of product 
> accessibility?  This is a really frightening prospect.  Who is going to 
> protect our interests?
>
> Gerald
>
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