RE: EITAAC - Families Subcommittee

[Chuck Letourneau <cpl@starlingweb.com>]

Response to Bill Paul and question for Dave Bolnick:

To Bill: As an integrator of computer assistive technology from 1990
through 1996 I heartily concur with your comments about the systemic
incompatibility of both off-the-shelf and assistive software and
peripherals.  Even more frustrating is when two or more "identical" systems
behave in oddly different ways.  The sad fact  is that no one, not even the
esteemed National Software Testing Laboratories (NSTL), could test every
component with every other component on the market.  They probably wouldn't
even accept the contract to try.  What's the solution?  Is it industry-wide
adoption of and strict adherence to one set of technical standards?
Maybe... but I suspect the Washington Redskins will win a football game
before that ever happens.

For Dave:  By "proof-of-concept" verbiage, do you mean statements to the
effect that: "Tendered equipment must work with such-and-such installed
base of equipment or we can demand replacement or other fixes."?

Regards,
Chuck Letourneau

At 19/10/98 11:51 AM , you wrote:
>This is important for the entire EITAAC to understand and supports
>proof-of-concept verbiage in government contracts (I believe the SSA
>contract included one). Whether this can be a 508 requirement is beyond me.
>Maybe the DOJ representative (Mary Lou Mobley) can comment here. 
>

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