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The purpose of the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template is to assist
Federal contracting officials in making preliminary assessments regarding
the availability of commercial Electronic and Information Technology
products and services with features that support accessibility. It is
assumed that offerers will provide additional contact information to
facilitate more detailed inquiries.
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The
Petra Tech website has been designed and developed to meet
the Federal Guidelines for accessibility as defined in Section
508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The site meets all relevant
criteria of §1194.22 and adheres to the Web Content Access
Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0 as defined by the Web Access Initiative
of the W3C. We have tested this site and have examined the
source to ensure that it meets all Section 508 Guidelines. |
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: 9 May 2003
Product: IT Services Available from Petra Tech, Inc.
For your convenience, www.section508.gov is the official government
Web site for Section 508 information.
Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating
Systems - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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Criteria
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Supporting Features
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Remarks and explanations
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| (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. |
Supported
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Accessible via keyboard input |
| (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. |
Supported |
No features of any other products or operating systems are
disrupted or disabled. |
| (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. |
Supported |
Petra Tech supports the industry standard keys for navigation
through input focus elements (tab key and shift/tab key). This
functionality is available to end users and to Assistive Technology.
The standard input focus indication as provided by the operating
system is used by Stata and is also available to Assistive Technology.
Note that it is not necessary to use interactive interface elements
at all to fully access the capabilities of Stata. All functionality
is also available via documented commands, which may be typed
or otherwise input by a user. |
| (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. |
Supported |
All relevant icons and graphical user interface elements have
their information also available as text through a tooltip. Assistive
Technology such as a Screen Reader may make this information
available through speech synthesization or via a Braille output
device. In addition, all functionality provided by graphical
user interface elements is also available via documented commands
which may be typed or otherwise input by a user. |
| (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. |
Supported |
Bitmap images are consistent with the desktop icons and throughout
the application. |
| (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. |
Supported |
Standard system functions are used to send textual information
to the operating system. Output is available as plain ASCII text
and may easily be accepted by Assistive Technology such as Screen
Readers. Text input location at the text input caret is set and
available using standard operating system functions. |
| (g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast
and color selections and other individual display attributes. |
Supported |
User-defined settings are fully respected. |
| (h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be
displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at
the option of the user. |
Supported |
When animation is displayed, information is displayable in
a non-animated presentation mode. |
| (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. |
Supported |
Color coding is not used as the only means of conveying information. |
| (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. |
Supported |
A variety of color selections capable of producing a range
of contract levels is 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. |
Supported |
Flashing or blinking elements are not used. |
| (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. |
Supported |
It is not necessary to use electronic forms to access the
full functionality. All features are accessible through command-line
keyboard input. In the case where it is desired to use an electronic
form anyway, Assistive Technology is fully supported, and standard
operating system features are used to allow the completion and
submission of the form and field elements. |
Section 1194.22 Web-based Internet information
and applications - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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Criteria
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Supporting Features
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Remarks and explanations
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| (a) A text equivalent for
every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc",
or in element content). |
Supported
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Text equivalents are provided. |
| (b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation
shall be synchronized with the presentation. |
Supported |
Equivalent alternatives for multimedia presentation are 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. |
Supported |
Information conveyed with color is also available without
color. |
| (d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without
requiring an associated style sheet. |
Supported |
Documents are organized |
| (e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active
region of a server-side image map. |
Supported |
Redundant text is provided for active regions |
| (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. |
Supported |
Client-side image maps are provided |
| (g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables. |
Supported |
Row and column headers are 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 |
Supported |
Markup is used to associate data cells and header cells for
tables with over two logical levels of or column headers |
| (i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame
identification and navigation |
Supported |
Frames are titled with text. |
| (j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to
flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55
Hz. |
Supported |
Pages are designed to avoid 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. |
Supported |
A text-only page with equivalent information is provided to
ensure web site compliance with this provision. |
| (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. |
Supported |
Information provided by the script is 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). |
Supported |
The page provides a link to a plug-in or applet that complies
with this provision. |
| (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. |
Supported |
Electronic forms to be completed on-line allow people using
Assistive Technology to access all requirement information, elements,
functionality and directions needed to complete the form. |
| (o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip
repetitive navigation links. |
Supported |
Methods are provided 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. |
Supported |
Users are alerted and given more time to complete timed responses. |
Section 1194.23 Telecommunications
Products - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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Criteria
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Supporting Features
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Remarks and explanations
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| (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. |
Not applicable |
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| (b) Telecommunications products which include voice communication
functionality shall support all commonly used cross-manufacturer
non-proprietary standard TTY signal protocols. |
Not applicable |
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| (c) Voice mail, auto-attendant, and interactive voice response
telecommunications systems shall be usable by TTY users with
their TTYs. |
Not applicable |
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| (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. |
Not applicable |
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| (e) Where provided, caller identification and similar telecommunications
functions shall also be available for users of TTYs, and for
users who cannot see displays. |
Not applicable |
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| (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. |
Not applicable |
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| (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. |
Not applicable |
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| (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. |
Not applicable |
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| (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. |
Not applicable |
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| (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. |
Not applicable |
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| (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. |
Not applicable |
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| (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. |
Not applicable |
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| (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. |
Not applicable |
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| (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. |
Not applicable |
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Section 1194.24 Video
and Multi-media Products - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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| a) All analog television displays 13 inches and larger, and
computer equipment that includes analog television 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. As soon as
practicable, but not later than July 1, 2002, widescreen digital
television (DTV) displays measuring at least 7.8 inches vertically,
DTV sets with conventional displays measuring at least 13 inches
vertically, and stand-alone DTV tuners, whether or not they are
marketed with display screens, and computer 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. |
Not applicable |
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| (b) Television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers,
shall be equipped with secondary audio program playback circuitry. |
Not applicable |
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| (c) 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. |
Not applicable |
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| (d) All training and informational video and multimedia productions
which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that
contain visual information necessary for the comprehension of
the content, shall be audio described. |
Not applicable |
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| (e) Display or presentation of alternate text presentation
or audio descriptions shall be user-selectable unless permanent. |
Not applicable |
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Section 1194.25 Self-Contained,
Closed Products - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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Criteria
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Supporting Features
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Remarks and explanations
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| (a) 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. |
Not applicable |
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| (b) When a timed response is required, the user shall be
alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required. |
Not applicable |
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| (c) Where a product utilizes
touchscreens or contact-sensitive controls, an input method
shall be provided that complies with ¤1194.23
(k) (1) through (4). |
Not applicable |
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| (d) When biometric forms of user identification or control
are used, an alternative form of identification or activation,
which does not require the user to possess particular biological
characteristics, shall also be provided. |
Not applicable |
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| (e) When products provide auditory output, the audio signal
shall be provided at a standard signal level through an industry
standard connector that will allow for private listening. The
product must provide the ability to interrupt, pause, and restart
the audio at anytime. |
Not applicable |
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| (f) When products deliver voice output in a public area,
incremental volume control shall be provided with output amplification
up to a level of at least 65 dB. Where the ambient noise level
of the environment is above 45 dB, a volume gain of at least
20 dB above the ambient level shall be user selectable. A function
shall be provided to automatically reset the volume to the default
level after every use. |
Not applicable |
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| (g) Color coding shall not be used as the only means of conveying
information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing
a visual element. |
Not applicable |
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| (h) When a product permits a user to adjust color and contrast
settings, a range of color selections capable of producing a
variety of contrast levels shall be provided. |
Not applicable |
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| (i) Products shall be designed to avoid causing the screen
to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than
55 Hz. |
Not applicable |
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| (j) (1) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and
intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls
shall comply with the following: The position of any operable
control shall be determined with respect to a vertical plane,
which is 48 inches in length, centered on the operable control,
and at the maximum protrusion of the product within the 48 inch
length on products which are freestanding, non-portable, and
intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls. |
Not applicable |
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| (j)(2) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and
intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls
shall comply with the following: Where any operable control is
10 inches or less behind the reference plane, the height shall
be 54 inches maximum and 15 inches minimum above the floor. |
Not applicable |
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| (j)(3) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and
intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls
shall comply with the following: Where any operable control is
more than 10 inches and not more than 24 inches behind the reference
plane, the height shall be 46 inches maximum and 15 inches minimum
above the floor. |
Not applicable |
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| (j)(4) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and
intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls
shall comply with the following: Operable controls shall not
be more than 24 inches behind the reference plane. |
Not applicable |
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Section 1194.26 Desktop
and Portable Computers - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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Criteria
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Supporting Features
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Remarks
and explanations
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| (a) All
mechanically operated controls and keys shall comply with ¤1194.23
(k) (1) through (4). |
Not applicable |
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| (b) If
a product utilizes touchscreens or touch-operated controls,
an input method shall be provided that complies with ¤1194.23
(k) (1) through (4). |
Not applicable |
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| (c) When biometric forms of user identification or control
are used, an alternative form of identification or activation,
which does not require the user to possess particular biological
characteristics, shall also be provided. |
Not applicable |
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| (d) Where provided, at least one of each type of expansion
slots, ports and connectors shall comply with publicly available
industry standards |
Not applicable |
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Section 1194.31 Functional
Performance Criteria - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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Criteria
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Supporting Features
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Remarks and explanations
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| (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. |
Supported |
All features may be accessed by text input, and all results
may be accessed as plain ASCII text. Assistive Technology can
allow visually impaired people to submit commands via voice input
or other means and can allow plain text results to be presented
via speech synthesis or a Braille display. |
| (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. |
Supported |
An alternate mode of operation and retrieval not requiring
visual acuity greater than 20/70 is provided in audio and enlarge
print output for use by the visually impaired. |
| (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 |
Supported |
An alternate mode of operation and retrieval not requiring
user hearing is provided for the deaf or hard of hearing. |
| (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. |
Supported |
A mode of operation and information retrieval is provided
in an enhanced auditory fashion when the audio information is
important for use of a product. |
| (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. |
Supported |
A mode of operation and information retrieval not requiring
user speech is provided for people with disabilities. |
| (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. |
Supported |
A mode of operation and information retrieval not requiring
fine motor control or simultaneous actionsis provided for people
with limited reach and strength. |
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