Regardless of the medium or the method of transmission and storage, electronic content integral to the use of ICT shall conform to Level A and Level AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements...
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C203.1 General
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Electronic File(s) As An Alternate Format
A growing number of people who are blind or have low vision prefer to receive materials in electronic format (on computer disk, USB drive, or by email)....
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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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§ 1194.2(c)
(c) Except as provided by §1194.3(b), this part applies to electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by agencies directly or used by a contractor under...
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§ 1194.2(b)
(b) When procuring a product, each agency shall procure products which comply with the provisions in this part when such products are available in the commercial marketplace or when...
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H.4.i. - Does presentation equipment procured have to meet the Access Board standards?
Yes. Presentation equipment, such as LCD data projectors and laptop computers, are considered EIT and therefore covered by the Access Board's standards, unless an exception applies....
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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.1.i. - Is EIT limited to products?
No. EIT, like IT, also includes services. For example, some agencies seek to satisfy their desktop computing needs through so-called "seat management" service contracts. Under a seat...
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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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F.1. - Under what circumstances may an agency conclude that no EIT is available that meets the Access Board’s technical provisions?
An agency may conclude that EIT meeting the applicable technical provisions of the Access Board’s standards is not available (and purchase EIT that does not meet those provisions)...
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C203.1 General
Electronic content that is integral to the use of telecommunications or customer premises equipment shall conform to Level A and Level AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements in...
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Definition of Segway and Scope of Interim Policy
subject to any physical impairment or condition regardless of its cause, nature or extent that renders the person unable to move about without the aid of crutches, a wheelchair or any other form...
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§ 1194.2(a)
When developing, procuring, maintaining, or using electronic and information technology, each agency shall ensure that the products comply with the applicable provisions of this part, unless...
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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...
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§ 1194.3(e)
(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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§ 1194.31(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...
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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...
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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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Defining Requirements for EIT
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B.2.i. - What must an agency do to ensure its' acquisitions of EIT provide "comparable access"?
Unless an exception applies, an agency’s obligation to provide comparable access under Section 508 is satisfied by acquiring EIT that meets the applicable technical provisions in...
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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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G.6.iii. - Can "significant expense" be established simply by demonstrating that a product that meets the applicable technical provisions is significantly more expensive than one that does not?
No. In determining whether acquisition of EIT that meets all or part of the applicable technical provisions of the Access Board's standards would impose an undue burden, an agency...
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A.2.ii. - Should EIT be compatible with assistive technology?
Yes, as a general matter. The goal of Section 508 is that EIT be compatible with assistive technology. In some cases, the standards require that the acquired EIT be readily usable...
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G.5.i. - What is the "back office" exception?
The so-called "back office" exception, discussed at Section 1194.3 of the Access Board's standards, states that "Products located in spaces frequented only by service personnel for...