[Promotion-technology] Windows Phone Accessibility Update

[Curtis Chong]

Greetings:

One important thing to keep in mind with regard to laws is that while they
say you have to do this or that, the reality is that unless someone pushes
them, they are not always complied with.  Consider the ADA, which requires
automated teller machines to be accessible.  The ADA was passed in 1990, and
it has taken more than 20 years for universal ATM accessibility to be
achieved.  Even today, you can find examples of ATMs that are not accessible
to the blind.

Consider Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires federal
agencies to use technologies that are accessible to people with
disabilities.  While many good things have resulted from this law, the
reality for many blind federal employees is that they are still being forced
to work with technologies that are not accessible to them.

Yes, CVAA does require cell phones to be accessible unless a company can
show that they cannot be made accessible.  How this will translate into the
real world has yet to be determined.

Other than the Samsung Haven, try to find a basic cell phone that is 100%
accessible to the blind.  You can't.

Cordially,

Curtis Chong