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Accessibility
Background
In the U.S., Section 508 legislation prohibits
government agencies from purchasing de-
vices that are not accessible to those with
physical impairments. For this reason—and
the corporate world's increased focus on
delivering a better work environment for all—user-friendly
features for physically-impaired users are considered
more and more.
Common design features include tilting control panels
that give wheelchair-bound users a better view of the
screen and larger display options for those with impaired
vision. Voice navigation and Braille also are becoming
increasingly popular. Easy access to the paper path for
jam removal or front access to toner supplies make a de-
vice more user-friendly to all.
User Accessibility to Device Controls
The large, full-color touch screen is easy to navigate. De-
spite not having a tilting option, it is slanted to make view-
ing from wheelchairs easier. There is a Simplified Display
that enlarges the most common features of the device.
There is also a key color feature within the Simplified
Display that makes the colors more friendly to those with
visual impairments.
User Accessibility for Paper Refilling
The paper drawers can be easily refilled with one hand.
The paper guide lock is at the back of the drawer which
makes users lean over a bit more, but not unduly difficult.
Drawer handles allow for gripping from both above and
below. This makes grasping the bottom drawer easier for
those in a wheelchair compared to most rival units which
employ bottom grips.
User Accessibility for Paper Jam Removal
Paper jam removal is a simple process for those in a
wheelchair. There are no hidden jam points and all ac-
cess areas are at a comfortable height and angle for ac-
cess from the side of the device.
The duplex unit is positioned to the opposite side of the
device to the finisher. This makes removal of jams an
easier process than some units, which sandwich the du-
plex unit between the main engine and the finisher, re-
quiring that the finisher be first removed to gain access to
jam points.
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A low locking point document feeder unit and large color sloping touch
screen make wheelchair access easier than some rival units.
WHAT WE LIKED:
• While not offering and adjustable tilting capability, the
large, full-color touch screen control panel is sloping,
which makes viewing easy for users that stand and
those in wheelchairs.
• Hard buttons on the control panel are concave versus
convex, as found on rival units. The concave buttons
are easier to use by the physically impaired.
• Braille markers are found on key buttons aiding naviga-
tion for the visually impaired.
• The low grip angle of document feeder allows for easy
repeat platen scanning tasks.
WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE:
• In the Simplified Display mode, the Next Job is not
available to users. While a job is in progress, a walk-up
user can not return to default display mode. This
means that if the Simplified Display mode has been
used for the creation of a long job, additional users can
not add jobs into the memory of the device, thus re-
moving the concurrency capabilities of the device.
Savin C2525
22 August 2006
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