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Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria – Detail
VPAT™
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
®
Criteria
Supporting Features
Remarks and explanations
(a) At least one mode of operation and information
retrieval that does not require user vision shall be
provided, or support for Assistive Technology used
by people who are blind or visually impaired shall be
provided.
Limited Support
Current Technology provides touch-
screen display panels. However, note the
following:
[For Operation Panel]
(1) Major keys can be rec
ognized 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 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 sh
apes 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 opera
tion can be recognized by touch, and
this enabled end-users to open and close tray and set
paper with one hand.
(9) When it closes, the user can grasp it with the sense
of touch or the sense of hearing.