Proposed US Law Would Force Product Accessibility

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Manufacturers and suppliers of consumer technology devices in the US could be forced to make all their products accessible to blind consumers, if proposed
legislation is passed by Congress.

Introduced by Jan Schakowsky, a Democratic House of Representatives member from Illinois, the Technology Bill of Rights for the Blind Act 2010 (
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4533/text
) is based around creating accessible alternatives to what it calls “increasingly complex user interfaces” found in consumer electronics.