Tech Designs Need to Consider Disability Issues, FCC's Peltz-Stauss Says
Technology can mean more inclusion for people with disabilities, but only if that tech is designed to be accessible, said Karen Peltz-Strauss, FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau deputy chief, at a National Consumers League event Wednesday, according to a…
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written remarks posted online Friday. Too many websites remain inaccessible to people with vision loss, she said. But Peltz-Strauss said agency actions in recent years on high quality captioning, text-to-911 access, hearing aid compatibility and distribution of free communication devices to low-income people with disabilities "not only made the virtual world vastly more accessible [but] also created a greater awareness of the needs of this population." She also said the private sector is incorporating accessibility features into products more than ever.