Touchscreen and touch-operated controls shall be operable without requiring body contact or close body proximity.
1. Individuals who haveartificial hands or use headsticks or mouthsticks to operate products havedifficulty with capacitive or heat-operated controls which require contact with a person's body rather than a tool. Individuals who wear prosthetics are unable to operate some types of products because they either require motions that cannot easily be made with a prosthetic hand, or because products are designed which require touch of the human skin to operate them (e.g., capacitive touchscreen kiosks), making it impossible for individuals with artificial arms or hands to operate, except perhaps with their nose or chin. Some individuals who do not have the use of their arms use either a headstick or a mouthstick to operate products. Controls and mechanisms which require agrasping and twisting motion should be avoided.
No Product Types generically use touch-operated controls.