Re: A question of definition

[James Thatcher <thatch@us.ibm.com>]

I am surprised at the diverse interpretations of, or propsals
for, out charge. This is not access to hardware repair. It is not
access to support systems, error diagnosis, or integration. It
is access to electronic information techology. I think mainly
computers and the software that runs there. Mainly. The more
the scope is widened, the more the standards will be diluted.

And I think the committees were supposed to have separate
lists.

Jim Thatcher
IBM Special Needs Systems
www.ibm.com/sns
(512)838-0432



eitaac@trace.wisc.edu on 10/22/98 10:10:13 AM
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Subject: A question of definition


FOR THE DEFINITION SUBCOMMITTEE

It occurs to me that there are several levels of use of technology. I
may sit in front of a computer and use it to generate a document such as
this email message and that requires a certain level of accessibility. I
may need to turn that same computer on or make casual adjustments to it
such as brightness or contracst and this requires a different sort of
accessibility. I may need to change the monitor or attach a new
component to the computer or insert a new board in the chassis which
requires yet another level of accessibility. An finally, I may need to
diagnose an error condition that occurs while I am using the machine
which could require certain disassembly and reassembly. My question is,
how many of these levels of access are contemplated in the 508 rule?


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