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Add falsehood about accessibility of phone numbers (#2323)

* Add falsehood about accessibility of phone numbers

* Update wording for Falsehood

Updated "You can make a call to any phone number"
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Mitchell Pomery 7 years ago
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@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ surprising how many false assumptions programmers continue to make about them.
unless it is essential, and whenever possible try to provide a fallback
to accommodate these users.
1. **You can make a call to any phone number**
Some devices such as EFTPOS terminals, fax machines and mobile internet
dongles may not support receiving calls. In addition, some people can not
use their phones for phone calls. This may be permanent (such as a hearing
disability), temporary (temporary hearing loss) or situational (when the
user is in a noisy environment).
**Tip:** Make how you use phone numbers apparent to the user and give them
the option to set their preference. Ensure that you look up this preference
before attempting to communicate with the user.
1. **An individual has only one phone number**
Obviously, this isn't necessarily true.


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