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Over the past few years, the United States has enacted a number of laws and regulations requiring many technology and other products to be accessible to anyone who may want or need to use them. Many individual states have passed similar laws and enacted regulations to the same effect. In Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, the numbers of laws, standards and regulations which must be followed to successfully market products becomes even more complex.

At TLI, our contractors have served on most of the committees that have developed the standards for accessibility around the world. We can bring our expertise to your business and help you pass even the most rigorous set of requirements.

United States

Telecommunications Act Section 255

Section 255 of the United States Telecommunications Act requires that all telecommunications equipment be accessible to everyone, no matter impairment or disability. Many of the products TLI sells can help solve this problem but, if none of the software products in our catalogue solve your company’s need, our contract service team can assist you in a wide array of manners to help bring your products and services into compliance with this strict regulation.

Rehabilitation Act Section 508

Section 508 of the United States Rehabilitation Act requires that all electronic and information products sold to the Federal Government be accessible to all potential users, no matter a disability or impairment. Most states have passed similar laws, many either identical to the Federal standards set forth by the Access Board or, in a number of cases, even stricter. The TLI team of contractors can assist your company in meeting these requirements and successfully filling out a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT), now required for all electronic and information technology products sold to the US Federal Government.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Perhaps the most famous of the US Federal laws governing accessibility to places of public accommodation is the ADA. The TLI team of experts is highly familiar with this law and its ramifications and can assist you in ensuring that your place of business, workstations and other areas covered by this expansive law comply with the myriad applicable regulations and becomes a friendly place for everyone no matter age, impairment or disability.

Compatibility with Assistive Technology Products

Often the quickest route to ensuring that your product complies with 255, 508, ADA and the hundreds of other regulations regarding accessibility around the world is to make certain it is compatible with the top assistive technology products available on the market. TLI consultants are experts in the products we sell which can help a lot with Section 255 but we are also expert in customizing products like JAWS from Freedom Scientific (the top product for blind PC users), PAC Mate from Freedom Scientific (the only truly customizable handheld device for blind people), ZoomText by AI Squared (the most popular product for people with impaired vision) and numerous other products covering every impairment from hearing loss to difficulty speaking to loss of motor skills to repetitive motion injuries. TLI can be your one stop shop for all AT compatibility issues.

Outside the United States

As of this writing, nearly every separate member of the European Union has developed its own set of standards for accessibility. This is also true for Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other Asian and European nations. TLI is the only group available with consultants in all of these nations and is your best choice for such services as our experts can help you find the shortest route to compliance with the tangled web of government regulations worldwide.

How Can You Get More Information?

By reading the text above, it is obvious that accessibility can be a very complicated set of issues. Compliance with different laws, regulations and standards is by no means obvious. You may need to make a few minor changes to a web site, have JAWS customized or you may need to make some changes to a software product in order to meet the goals you have for your product, company or employees.

Independtech can help you in all of these areas as well as numerous others. We are a rapidly growing organization and are the only company of our kind that can claim to have feet on the street and people who are familiar with the laws, regulations, standards, language and culture in nearly every nation that has such rules on its books.

Please contact : consulting@independtech.com to begin solving your accessibility and compliance issues today.