Rich, I want to clear up a couple potential misconceptions from your
last post on this thread.

1)  Undue burden is, in fact, an accepted exception for not providing
accessibility or accommodation.  Fortunately, this is a very high bar,
and it is not enough to claim undue burden, an agency must prove it.

2)  There are regulations that require certain consumer-oriented
telecommunication products, like telephones and televisions, to be
accessible.  These law require accessibility only when it is readily
achievable, and not even all models in every circumstance.

3)  There is no law that generally requires consumer electronics to be
accessible.  There are, of course, plenty of inaccessible MP3 players
for example.  Even computers are not regulated this way.

4)  The Federal government, and many state governents, have formal
policies of only purchasing accessible technology.  They do not
require that an OS be accessible in order to be sold to the public,
but they do require that an OS be accessible for *them* to buy it.

Did you read that story I cited early today?  Here is the link again:
http://blogs.sun.com/korn/date/20051113#Massachusetts_Accessibility_Background

The Massachusetts state government didn't legally require Microsoft to
make Windows 95 accessible.  They said that they would not be buying
it themselves, until and unless it was accessible.  Completely
different philosophies, and one that neither you nor Josh can really
argue against.  Classic power of the purse, from a large and
civic-minded customer.

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