Re: A question of definition

[Randy Dipner <dipner@mtc-inc.com>]

DEFINITION SUBCOMMITTEE:

I'd like to pursue this aspect of definition a bit further.

While on the ADAAG review committee, we confronted a similar problem
with the definition of operating controls. For example, the lock on the
front door of an office building is an operating control as is the
button on an elevator or the control on a drinking fountain or the flow
adjustment on the ceiling air vent in my office. We were never able to
come to a consensus as to which of these were within the definition of
controls for the ADAAG and which were not. I think the same problem
exists for technology. Is it really feasible to make the connectors on
the back of a computer fully accessible? It's possible certainly and if
they are not accessible then a person with limited dexterity due to a
disability does not have the same access to the technology as other
users. I appreciate Karen's input and would like to hear others thoughts
on this.

--
Randy Dipner
President
Meeting the Challenge, Inc.
3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, CO 80907-5072
719-578-8448 (voice/TTY) 719-444-0269 (fax)
email: dipner@mtc-inc.com