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Making Products and Information Accessible to Everyone


Core Products

Routers and Switches

Cisco IOS Software-based routers and switches offer remote configuration and monitoring by use of command-line interface (CLI*), which is fully compatible with assistive technology such as a screen reader, and also provide context-sensitive online help for users.

Advanced Technologies

IP Communications

Our IP communications technologies deliver innovation through the convergence of voice and data networks, providing accessibility features and capabilities. Cisco IP Communications solutions are based on open interfaces and industry standards, allowing the integration of best-of-breed technologies.
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Security and VPN

Cisco PIX Firewall and Cisco VPN Client users can choose from CLI* or a graphical user interface to configure and monitor the products, depending on their needs.

*Note: CLI-based applications are fully accessible to screen-reader technology and keyboard use without a mouse. These CLI-based applications meet the U.S. American Disability Act and conform to Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act.

Design and Evaluation Lab

Cisco uses a dedicated lab to test its products for accessibility and for compatibility with assistive technology devices, and to demonstrate to customers how its products can be used by people with disabilities.
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Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates

VPATs help procurement experts learn how a vendor's products conform to Section 508, requirement by requirement.
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UK's First IP Video Call Centre for Deaf People

Britain's only Video Contact Centre for deaf people has launched a specialist video service offering deaf people immediate access to highly qualified sign language interpreters to communicate with their local authorities and other public sector organizations. The contact centre has been developed using a converged voice and data network, based on Cisco's CallManager Video Telephony and Internet Protocol Contact Centre technology.
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