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Criteria Supporting Features
Remarks and explanations
(h) Where a telecommunications product delivers output
by an audio transducer which is normally held up to the
ear, a means for effective magnetic wireless coupling to
hearing technologies shall be provided.
Not Applicable
(i) Interference to hearing technologies (including hearing
aids, cochlear implants, and assistive listening devices)
shall be reduced to the lowest possible level that allows a
user of hearing technologies to utilize the
telecommunications product.
Not Applicable
(j) Products that transmit or conduct information or
communication, shall pass through cross-manufacturer,
non-proprietary, industry-standard codes, translation
protocols, formats or other information necessary to
provide the information or communication in a usable
format. Technologies which use encoding, signal
compression, format transformation, or similar techniques
shall not remove information needed for access or shall
restore it upon delivery.
Not Applicable
(k)(1) Products which have mechanically operated
controls or keys shall comply with the following: Controls
and Keys shall be tactilely discernible without activating
the controls or keys.
Not Applicable
(k)(2) Products which have mechanically operated
controls or keys shall comply with the following: Controls
and Keys shall be operable with one hand and shall not
require tight grasping, pinching, twisting of the wrist. The
force required to activate controls and keys shall be 5 lbs.
(22.2N) maximum.
Not Applicable
(k)(3) Products which have mechanically operated
controls or keys shall comply with the following: If key
repeat is supported, the delay before repeat shall be
adjustable to at least 2 seconds. Key repeat rate shall be
adjustable to 2 seconds per character.
Not Applicable
(k)(4) Products which have mechanically operated
controls or keys shall comply with the following: The
status of all locking or toggle controls or keys shall be
visually discernible, and discernible either through touch
or sound.
Not Applicable
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