Florida Administrative Code › 60 - DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES › 60 - Departmental › Chapter 60-8 - ACCESSIBLE AND ELECTRONIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY › Section 60-8.002 - Standards Applicable to Electronic and Information Technology

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) "Assistive technology" means any item,
				piece of equipment, or system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or
				customized, that is commonly used to increase, maintain, or improve functional
				capabilities of individuals with disabilities.
(2) "Compliance" means compliance with the
				standards set forth in this rule, ensuring that individuals with disabilities
				have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access
				and use by members of the public who are not individuals with disabilities,
				unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency. "Compliance" also means
				compliance with the standards set forth in this rule, ensuring that state
				employees with disabilities have access to and are provided with information
				and data comparable to the access and use by state employees who are not
				individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the
				agency.
(3) "Operable controls"
				means a component of a product that requires physical dexterity for normal
				operation. Operable controls include mechanically operated controls, input and
				output trays, card slots, keyboards, or keypads.
(4) The following technical standards shall
				be applicable to the development, procurement, maintenance and use of
				electronic and information technology:
(a)
				Software applications and operating systems.
1. 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.
2.
				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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Application
				shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other
				individual display attributes.
8.
				When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least
				one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user.
9. Color coding shall not be used as the only
				means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or
				distinguishing a visual element.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.