Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria – Detail
VPAT™
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template®
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(a) At least one mode of operation and information |
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retrieval that does not require user vision shall be |
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provided, or support for Assistive Technology used |
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by people who are blind or visually impaired shall be |
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provided. |
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Remarks and explanations
Current Technology provides no equivalent to touch- screen display panels. However, note the following:
[For Operation Panel]
(1)Major keys can be recognized not only by vision but also by other senses.
(2)When input is determined or invalid, operation status is confirmed by a beeping sound. For operation of setting copy ratio or copy density easier by people who are blind or visually impaired, the special beeping sound at center point such as 100% is provided.
(3)When similar shape of operation parts is aligned in a row, standard operation portion is read by something such as vision and touch.
(4)10 keys are aligned the same as telephone keys including # and * keys, on top of that, key 5 with a dot.
[For Input through Key and Touch Panel]
(5)Certain time of touching for activation of key function can be adjusted up to two seconds.
(6)Frequent used keys are aligned to be recognized easily, and different shapes and colors are used for the keys so as to be distinguished easier.
[For Draft setting on Platen]
(7)Setting documents on the tray can be done even without relying on vision because setting portion has a stopper.
[For Paper Setting]
(8)The tray operation can be recognized by touch, and this enabled
(9)When it closes, the user can grasp it with the sense of touch or the sense of hearing.
(10)People who are blind or visually impaired can set machine by PC keyboard using Web page. Web page
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