(e) This part shall not be construed to require a fundamental alteration in the nature of a product or its components.
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§ 1194.3(e)
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§ 1194.3(f)
(f) Products located in spaces frequented only by service personnel for maintenance, repair, or occasional monitoring of equipment are not required to comply with this part.
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B.2.ii. - How should an agency proceed in identifying "applicable" technical provisions in Subparts B, C, and D of the Access Board’s standards to ensure acquired products provide comparable access?
With respect to the support services provided under the seat management contract, the agency would also need to take into account any appropriate information, documentation, or support requirements...
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§ 36.303(b)(2)
recordings; Brailled materials and displays; screen reader software; magnification software; optical readers; secondary auditory programs (SAP); large print materials; accessible electronic and information...
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Electronic and information technology
Electronic and information technology. ...
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B.3.i. - What is equivalent facilitation?
Functional outcome – not form – is the key to evaluating whether a technology results in "substantially equivalent or greater access."...
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B.3.ii. - Is there a preference for a product that strictly meets the technical provisions of Subpart B over a product that provides the same or greater accessibility through equivalent facilitation?
No. Purchase of either EIT product would satisfy an agency’s obligations under Section 508. Award should be made to the source whose offer represents the best value to the Government...
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B.3.iii. - What is the difference between "equivalent facilitation" and "alternative means of access"?
By contrast, an alternative means of access focuses on the accessibility of the information and data, rather than the technology....
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B.3.iv - Who makes the determination that a product meets equivalent facilitation?
The vendor may assert that its product meets or exceeds the level of accessibility required by a particular standard through equivalent facilitation. The agency must determine...
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B.4.i. - What is assistive technology?
Assistive technology is adaptive equipment that people with disabilities commonly use for information and communication access. See 36 CFR 1194.4....
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B.6.ii. - If an agency determines that the acquisition of EIT that meets the applicable technical provisions of the Access Board’s standards would impose an undue burden, does it have any remaining obligations under Section 508?
The statute requires that the information and data be provided to individuals with disabilities by an alternative means of access....
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B.6.iii. - Is undue burden the only grounds for acquiring EIT that does not meet the applicable technical provisions?
No. There are several exceptions to the requirements of Section 508 (see section G).
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Electronic Health Records
W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0: http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/ Guidance for Exchange and Medicaid Information Technology (IT) Systems: https://www.cms.gov/CCIIO...
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Adoption and Dissemination of Policies
Such policy shall specifically reference the requirement of deploying accessible technology and course content in the University setting, as more specifically outlined in Exhibit 1 to this...
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2. What are examples of auxiliary aids and services for students with hearing, vision, and speech disabilities?
In general, auxiliary aids and services make aurally or visually delivered information available to students with hearing, vision, or speech disabilities so that they can receive information...
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C.3.i. - Does Section 508 require contractors to manufacture EIT that meets the applicable Access Board’s technical provisions?
No. Section 508 requires the government to purchase EIT that meets the applicable technical provisions of the Access Board’s standards, with certain exceptions. By doing so, Section...
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C.3.ii. - Do vendors have to provide product documentation in alternate formats?
For example, an agency may request the documentation in an electronic format that will allow the agency to reprint information in Braille or alternate formats....
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Defining Requirements for EIT
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D.1. - How does Section 508 affect the requirements development phase of an acquisition?
Section 508 requires agencies to take additional considerations into account when defining their needs for EIT – namely the Access Board’s standards. As noted above, Section 508...
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§ 1194.31(a)
(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...
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§ 1194.31(b)
(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...
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§ 1194.31(c)
(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...
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§ 1194.31(d)
(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...
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§ 1194.31(e)
(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...