Who Should Complete the Section 508 Product Assessment CMS requires a measure of technical detail in the responses submitted in a Section 508 Product Assessment in order to effectively determine compliance of the identified EIT product. Therefore, a technical specialist for the manufacturer, developer, or vendor of the EIT product should complete the Section 508 Product Assessment. The manufacturer, developer, or vendor of the EIT product is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the data provided in the Section 508 Product Assessment. The information in the completed Section 508 Product Assessment for an EIT product is considered to be a unless manufacturer, developer, or vendor expressly affirms otherwise.
Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example, from context or markup. Does the page avoid using color to convey e.g. click on the red link to proceed? Do images with text in them use colors so that the text is easily readable? <Supporting features> <Remarks and explanations>
Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation. Note: Frames are not allowed on the ihs.gov domain (Indian Health Service (IHS) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requirements). <Supporting features> <Remarks and explanations>
Products that have mechanically operated controls or keys comply with the following: If key repeat is supported, the delay before repeat shall be adjustable to at least two seconds. Key repeat rate shall be adjustable to two seconds per character. If key repeat is present, it must be tested for startup and repeat rate. The Key repeat rate must be adjustable to two seconds per character. <Supporting features> <Remarks and explanations> 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. All locking or toggle controls must be visually discernible. For any visually discernable control there must be an equivalent audible or tactile indicator. The Key repeat rate must be adjustable to two seconds per character. <Supporting features> <Remarks and explanations> Section 1194.24 Video and Multimedia Products Instructions: Refer to for details on the criteria listed below. This section presents the Section 508 provisions that apply to video and multimedia products. Table 8 - Section 1194.24 Video and Multimedia Products provides the criteria, supporting features, and any relevant remarks and explanations.
equipment that includes DTV receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals. Television tuners, including cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with secondary audio program playback circuitry. <Supporting features> <Remarks and explanations> All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency’s mission, regardless of format, that contain speech or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be open or closed captioned. <Supporting features> <Remarks and explanations>
Self-contained products shall be usable by people with disabilities without requiring an end-user to attach assistive technology to the product. Personal headsets for private listening are not assistive technology. <Supporting features> <Remarks and explanations> When a response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required. <Supporting features> <Remarks and explanations> a product utilizes touch screens or controls, an input method shall be provided that complies with §1194.23 (k) (1) through (4), <Supporting features> <Remarks and explanations>
Product support documentation provided to shall be made available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge. <Supporting features> <Remarks and explanations> 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. <Supporting features> <Remarks and explanations> Support services for products accommodate the communication needs of with disabilities. <Supporting features> <Remarks and explanations>