Full Access Granted From: Speech Technology - 06/01/2008 - page 42 By: Robin Springer Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act requires telecom services and equipment, including cell phones, to be accessible to and usable by people with disabilities. Manufacturers must comply with Section 255 when it is readily achievable (i.e., when implementation is "easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense"). "Where human capability falls short and the functionality of the product falls short, accessibility bridges the gap," says Timothy Creagan, senior accessibility specialist at the federal US Access Board, an agency that ensures accessibility for the disabled. Read the entire article at: http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/Column/Voice-Value/Full-Access-Granted-49341.aspx Links: Timothy Creagan http://www.access-board.gov/news/creagan.htm US Access Board http://www.access-board.gov/index.htm Jenifer Simpson http://www.icdri.org/JeniferS/jenifer_s.htm American Association of People with Disabilities http://www.aapd-dc.org/index.php Section 255 http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/section255.html