**Voluntary Product Accessibility Template**

Version 1.2

The purpose of the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, or VPAT, is
to assist Federal contracting officials and other buyers in making
preliminary assessments regarding the availability of commercial
"Electronic and Information Technology" products and services with
features that support accessibility. It is assumed and recommended that
offerors will provide additional contact information to facilitate more
detailed inquiries.

The first table of the Template provides a summary view of the section
508 Standards. The subsequent tables provide more detailed views of each
subsection. There are three columns in each table. Column one of the
Summary Table describes the subsections of subparts B and C of the
Standards. The second column describes the supporting features of the
product or refers you to the corresponding detailed table, \"e.g.,
equivalent facilitation.\" The third column contains any additional
remarks and explanations regarding the product. In the subsequent
tables, the first column contains the lettered paragraphs of the
subsections. The second column describes the supporting features of the
product with regard to that paragraph. The third column contains any
additional remarks and explanations regarding the product.

**Date:**\
**Name of Product:**

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| **Summary Table**              |                     |              |
|                                |                     |              |
| **Voluntary Product            |                     |              |
| Accessibility Template**       |                     |              |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| ***Criteria***                 | **Supporting        | **Remarks    |
|                                | Features**          | and          |
|                                |                     | ex           |
|                                |                     | planations** |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| Section 1194.21 [Software      |                     |              |
| Applications and Operating     |                     |              |
| Systems](../                   |                     |              |
| ../../../../../../../C:/Docume |                     |              |
| nts%20and%20Settings/hsmith/Lo |                     |              |
| cal%20Settings/Temporary%20Int |                     |              |
| ernet%20Files/OLK15B/ITI%20VPA |                     |              |
| T%20v1.2.html#softwaredetails) |                     |              |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| Section 1194.22 [Web-based     |                     |              |
| Internet Information and       |                     |              |
| Applications                   |                     |              |
| ](../../../../../../../../C:/D |                     |              |
| ocuments%20and%20Settings/hsmi |                     |              |
| th/Local%20Settings/Temporary% |                     |              |
| 20Internet%20Files/OLK15B/ITI% |                     |              |
| 20VPAT%20v1.2.html#webdetails) |                     |              |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| Section 1194.23                |                     |              |
| [Telecommunications            |                     |              |
| Products](../../../../.        |                     |              |
| ./../../../C:/Documents%20and% |                     |              |
| 20Settings/hsmith/Local%20Sett |                     |              |
| ings/Temporary%20Internet%20Fi |                     |              |
| les/OLK15B/ITI%20VPAT%20v1.2.h |                     |              |
| tml#telecommunicationsdetails) |                     |              |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| Section 1194.31 [Functional    |                     |              |
| Performance                    |                     |              |
| Criteria](../..                |                     |              |
| /../../../../../../C:/Document |                     |              |
| s%20and%20Settings/hsmith/Loca |                     |              |
| l%20Settings/Temporary%20Inter |                     |              |
| net%20Files/OLK15B/ITI%20VPAT% |                     |              |
| 20v1.2.html#functionaldetails) |                     |              |
+--------------------------------+---------------------+--------------+
| Section 1194.41 [Information,  |                     |              |
| Documentation and              |                     |              |
| Support](../../                |                     |              |
| ../../../../../../C:/Documents |                     |              |
| %20and%20Settings/hsmith/Local |                     |              |
| %20Settings/Temporary%20Intern |                     |              |
| et%20Files/OLK15B/ITI%20VPAT%2 |                     |              |
| 0v1.2.html#informationdetails) |                     |              |
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  **Section 1194.21 Software                               
  Applications and Operating                               
  Systems -- Detail\                                       
  Voluntary Product Accessibility                          
  Template**                                               

  ***Criteria***                    **Supporting           **Remarks and
                                    Features**             explanations**

  \(a\) When software is designed                           
  to run on a system that has a                            
  keyboard, product functions shall                        
  be executable from a keyboard                            
  where the function itself or the                         
  result of performing a function                          
  can be discerned textually.                              

  \(b\) Applications shall not                              
  disrupt or disable activated                             
  features of other products that                          
  are identified as accessibility                          
  features, where those features                           
  are developed and documented                             
  according to industry standards.                         
  Applications also shall not                              
  disrupt or disable activated                             
  features of any operating system                         
  that are identified as                                   
  accessibility features where the                         
  application programming interface                        
  for those accessibility features                         
  has been documented by the                               
  manufacturer of the operating                            
  system and is available to the                           
  product developer.                                       

  \(c\) A well-defined on-screen                            
  indication of the current focus                          
  shall be provided that moves                             
  among interactive interface                              
  elements as the input focus                              
  changes. The focus shall be                              
  programmatically exposed so that                         
  Assistive Technology can track                           
  focus and focus changes.                                 

  \(d\) Sufficient information                              
  about a user interface element                           
  including the identity, operation                        
  and state of the element shall be                        
  available to Assistive                                   
  Technology. When an image                                
  represents a program element, the                        
  information conveyed by the image                        
  must also be available in text.                          

  \(e\) When bitmap images are used                         
  to identify controls, status                             
  indicators, or other programmatic                        
  elements, the meaning assigned to                        
  those images shall be consistent                         
  throughout an application\'s                             
  performance.                                             

  \(f\) Textual information shall                           
  be provided through operating                            
  system functions for displaying                          
  text. The minimum information                            
  that shall be made available is                          
  text content, text input caret                           
  location, and text attributes.                           

  \(g\) Applications shall not                              
  override user selected contrast                          
  and color selections and other                           
  individual display attributes.                           

  \(h\) When animation is                                   
  displayed, the information shall                         
  be displayable in at least one                           
  non-animated presentation mode at                        
  the option of the user.                                  

  \(i\) Color coding shall not be                           
  used as the only means of                                
  conveying information, indicating                        
  an action, prompting a response,                         
  or distinguishing a visual                               
  element.                                                 

  \(j\) When a product permits a                            
  user to adjust color and contrast                        
  settings, a variety of color                             
  selections capable of producing a                        
  range of contrast levels shall be                        
  provided.                                                

  \(k\) Software shall not use                              
  flashing or blinking text,                               
  objects, or other elements having                        
  a flash or blink frequency                               
  greater than 2 Hz and lower than                         
  55 Hz.                                                   

  \(l\) When electronic forms are                           
  used, the form shall allow people                        
  using Assistive Technology to                            
  access the information, field                            
  elements, and functionality                              
  required for completion and                              
  submission of the form, including                        
  all directions and cues.                                 
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  **Section 1194.22 Web-based                              
  Internet information and                                 
  applications -- Detail\                                  
  Voluntary Product Accessibility                          
  Template**                                               

  ***Criteria***                    **Supporting           **Remarks and
                                    Features**             explanations**

  \(a\) A text equivalent for every                         
  non-text element shall be                                
  provided (e.g., via \"alt\",                             
  \"longdesc\", or in element                              
  content).                                                

  \(b\) Equivalent alternatives for                         
  any multimedia presentation shall                        
  be synchronized with the                                 
  presentation.                                            

  \(c\) Web pages shall be designed                         
  so that all information conveyed                         
  with color is also available                             
  without color, for example from                          
  context or markup.                                       

  \(d\) Documents shall be                                  
  organized so they are readable                           
  without requiring an associated                          
  style sheet.                                             

  \(e\) Redundant text links shall                          
  be provided for each active                              
  region of a server-side image                            
  map.                                                     

  \(f\) Client-side image maps                              
  shall be provided instead of                             
  server-side image maps except                            
  where the regions cannot be                              
  defined with an available                                
  geometric shape.                                         

  \(g\) Row and column headers                              
  shall be identified for data                             
  tables.                                                  

  \(h\) Markup shall be used to                             
  associate data cells and header                          
  cells for data tables that have                          
  two or more logical levels of row                        
  or column headers.                                       

  \(i\) Frames shall be titled with                         
  text that facilitates frame                              
  identification and navigation                            

  \(j\) Pages shall be designed to                          
  avoid causing the screen to                              
  flicker with a frequency greater                         
  than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.                          

  \(k\) A text-only page, with                              
  equivalent information or                                
  functionality, shall be provided                         
  to make a web site comply with                           
  the provisions of this part, when                        
  compliance cannot be accomplished                        
  in any other way. The content of                         
  the text-only page shall be                              
  updated whenever the primary page                        
  changes.                                                 

  \(l\) When pages utilize                                  
  scripting languages to display                           
  content, or to create interface                          
  elements, the information                                
  provided by the script shall be                          
  identified with functional text                          
  that can be read by Assistive                            
  Technology.                                              

  \(m\) When a web page requires                            
  that an applet, plug-in or other                         
  application be present on the                            
  client system to interpret page                          
  content, the page must provide a                         
  link to a plug-in or applet that                         
  complies with §1194.21(a) through                        
  (l).                                                     

  \(n\) When electronic forms are                           
  designed to be completed on-line,                        
  the form shall allow people using                        
  Assistive Technology to access                           
  the information, field elements,                         
  and functionality required for                           
  completion and submission of the                         
  form, including all directions                           
  and cues.                                                

  \(o\) A method shall be provided                          
  that permits users to skip                               
  repetitive navigation links.                             

  \(p\) When a timed response is                            
  required, the user shall be                              
  alerted and given sufficient time                        
  to indicate more time is                                 
  required.                                                
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Note to 1194.22: The Board interprets paragraphs (a) through (k) of this
section as consistent with the following priority 1 Checkpoints of the
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) (May 5 1999)
published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web
Consortium: Paragraph (a) - 1.1, (b) - 1.4, (c) - 2.1, (d) - 6.1, (e) -
1.2, (f) - 9.1, (g) - 5.1, (h) - 5.2, (i) - 12.1, (j) - 7.1, (k) - 11.4.

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  **Section 1194.23                                        
  Telecommunications Products --                           
  Detail\                                                  
  Voluntary Product Accessibility                          
  Template**                                               

  ***Criteria***                    **Supporting           **Remarks and
                                    Features**             explanations**

  \(a\) Telecommunications products                         
  or systems which provide a                               
  function allowing voice                                  
  communication and which do not                           
  themselves provide a TTY                                 
  functionality shall provide a                            
  standard non-acoustic connection                         
  point for TTYs. Microphones shall                        
  be capable of being turned on and                        
  off to allow the user to intermix                        
  speech with TTY use.                                     

  \(b\) Telecommunications products                         
  which include voice communication                        
  functionality shall support all                          
  commonly used cross-manufacturer                         
  non-proprietary standard TTY                             
  signal protocols.                                        

  \(c\) Voice mail, auto-attendant,                         
  and interactive voice response                           
  telecommunications systems shall                         
  be usable by TTY users with their                        
  TTYs.                                                    

  \(d\) Voice mail, messaging,                              
  auto-attendant, and interactive                          
  voice response telecommunications                        
  systems that require a response                          
  from a user within a time                                
  interval, shall give an alert                            
  when the time interval is about                          
  to run out, and shall provide                            
  sufficient time for the user to                          
  indicate more time is required.                          

  \(e\) Where provided, caller                              
  identification and similar                               
  telecommunications functions                             
  shall also be available for users                        
  of TTYs, and for users who cannot                        
  see displays.                                            

  \(f\) For transmitted voice                               
  signals, telecommunications                              
  products shall provide a gain                            
  adjustable up to a minimum of 20                         
  dB. For incremental volume                               
  control, at least one                                    
  intermediate step of 12 dB of                            
  gain shall be provided.                                  

  \(g\) If the telecommunications                           
  product allows a user to adjust                          
  the receive volume, a function                           
  shall be provided to                                     
  automatically reset the volume to                        
  the default level after every                            
  use.                                                     

  \(h\) Where a telecommunications                          
  product delivers output by an                            
  audio transducer which is                                
  normally held up to the ear, a                           
  means for effective magnetic                             
  wireless coupling to hearing                             
  technologies shall be provided.                          

  \(i\) Interference to hearing                             
  technologies (including hearing                          
  aids, cochlear implants, and                             
  assistive listening devices)                             
  shall be reduced to the lowest                           
  possible level that allows a user                        
  of hearing technologies to                               
  utilize the telecommunications                           
  product.                                                 

  \(j\) Products that transmit or                           
  conduct information or                                   
  communication, shall pass through                        
  cross-manufacturer,                                      
  non-proprietary,                                         
  industry-standard codes,                                 
  translation protocols, formats or                        
  other information necessary to                           
  provide the information or                               
  communication in a usable format.                        
  Technologies which use encoding,                         
  signal compression, format                               
  transformation, or similar                               
  techniques shall not remove                              
  information needed for access or                         
  shall restore it upon delivery.                          

  (k)(1) Products which have                                
  mechanically operated controls or                        
  keys shall comply with the                               
  following: Controls and Keys                             
  shall be tactilely discernible                           
  without activating the controls                          
  or keys.                                                 

  (k)(2) Products which have                                
  mechanically operated controls or                        
  keys shall comply with the                               
  following: Controls and Keys                             
  shall be operable with one hand                          
  and shall not require tight                              
  grasping, pinching, twisting of                          
  the wrist. The force required to                         
  activate controls and keys shall                         
  be 5 lbs. (22.2N) maximum.                               

  (k)(3) Products which have                                
  mechanically operated controls or                        
  keys shall comply with the                               
  following: If key repeat is                              
  supported, the delay before                              
  repeat shall be adjustable to at                         
  least 2 seconds. Key repeat rate                         
  shall be adjustable to 2 seconds                         
  per character.                                           

  (k)(4) Products which have                                
  mechanically operated controls or                        
  keys shall comply with the                               
  following: The status of all                             
  locking or toggle controls or                            
  keys shall be visually                                   
  discernible, and discernible                             
  either through touch or sound.                           
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| **Section 1194.31     |                      |                       |
| Functional            |                      |                       |
| Performance Criteria  |                      |                       |
| -- Detail**           |                      |                       |
|                       |                      |                       |
| **Voluntary Product   |                      |                       |
| Accessibility         |                      |                       |
| Template**            |                      |                       |
+-----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| ***Criteria***        | **Supporting         | **Remarks and         |
|                       | Features**           | 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.    |                      |                       |
+-----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| \(b\) At least one    |                      |                       |
| mode of operation and |                      |                       |
| information retrieval |                      |                       |
| that does not require |                      |                       |
| visual acuity greater |                      |                       |
| than 20/70 shall be   |                      |                       |
| provided in audio and |                      |                       |
| enlarged print output |                      |                       |
| working together or   |                      |                       |
| independently, or     |                      |                       |
| support for Assistive |                      |                       |
| Technology used by    |                      |                       |
| people who are        |                      |                       |
| visually impaired     |                      |                       |
| shall be provided.    |                      |                       |
+-----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| \(c\) At least one    |                      |                       |
| mode of operation and |                      |                       |
| information retrieval |                      |                       |
| that does not require |                      |                       |
| user hearing shall be |                      |                       |
| provided, or support  |                      |                       |
| for Assistive         |                      |                       |
| Technology used by    |                      |                       |
| people who are deaf   |                      |                       |
| or hard of hearing    |                      |                       |
| shall be provided     |                      |                       |
+-----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| \(d\) Where audio     |                      |                       |
| information is        |                      |                       |
| important for the use |                      |                       |
| of a product, at      |                      |                       |
| least one mode of     |                      |                       |
| operation and         |                      |                       |
| information retrieval |                      |                       |
| shall be provided in  |                      |                       |
| an enhanced auditory  |                      |                       |
| fashion, or support   |                      |                       |
| for assistive hearing |                      |                       |
| devices shall be      |                      |                       |
| provided.             |                      |                       |
+-----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| \(e\) At least one    |                      |                       |
| mode of operation and |                      |                       |
| information retrieval |                      |                       |
| that does not require |                      |                       |
| user speech shall be  |                      |                       |
| provided, or support  |                      |                       |
| for Assistive         |                      |                       |
| Technology used by    |                      |                       |
| people with           |                      |                       |
| disabilities shall be |                      |                       |
| provided.             |                      |                       |
+-----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| \(f\) At least one    |                      |                       |
| mode of operation and |                      |                       |
| information retrieval |                      |                       |
| that does not require |                      |                       |
| fine motor control or |                      |                       |
| simultaneous actions  |                      |                       |
| and that is operable  |                      |                       |
| with limited reach    |                      |                       |
| and strength shall be |                      |                       |
| provided.             |                      |                       |
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| **Section 1194.41     |                      |                       |
| Information,          |                      |                       |
| Documentation and     |                      |                       |
| Support -- Detail**   |                      |                       |
|                       |                      |                       |
| **Voluntary Product   |                      |                       |
| Accessibility         |                      |                       |
| Template**            |                      |                       |
+-----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| ***Criteria***        | **Supporting         | **Remarks and         |
|                       | Features**           | explanations**        |
+-----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| \(a\) Product support |                      |                       |
| documentation         |                      |                       |
| provided to end-users |                      |                       |
| shall be made         |                      |                       |
| available in          |                      |                       |
| alternate formats     |                      |                       |
| upon request, at no   |                      |                       |
| additional charge     |                      |                       |
+-----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| \(b\) End-users shall |                      |                       |
| have access to a      |                      |                       |
| description of the    |                      |                       |
| accessibility and     |                      |                       |
| compatibility         |                      |                       |
| features of products  |                      |                       |
| in alternate formats  |                      |                       |
| or alternate methods  |                      |                       |
| upon request, at no   |                      |                       |
| additional charge.    |                      |                       |
+-----------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+
| \(c\) Support         |                      |                       |
| services for products |                      |                       |
| shall accommodate the |                      |                       |
| communication needs   |                      |                       |
| of end-users with     |                      |                       |
| disabilities.         |                      |                       |
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