Acquisition of Electronic and Information Technology Under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Questions and Answers Date: January 2002 Updated: October 2009 NEW Note to Readers This document...
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402 Closed Functionality
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402 Closed Functionality
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A.5 - Are there regulations implementing Section 508?
and product categories (see "Subpart B" of the Access Board’s standards); identify broader functional performance criteria to cover technologies or components for which there is...
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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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508 Chapter 2: Scoping Requirements
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E203 Access to Functionality
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407.2 Contrast
Where provided, keys and controls shall contrast visually from background surfaces. Characters and symbols shall contrast visually from background surfaces with either light...
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403 Biometrics
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401 General
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501 General
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Chapter 4: Hardware
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Chapter 5: Software
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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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E203 Access to Functionality (Section-by-Section Analysis)
E203 Access to Functionality (Section-by-Section Analysis) This is an introductory section.
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508 Chapter 2: Scoping Requirements (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This chapter proposes scoping for ICT that is procured, developed, maintained or used by federal agencies—that is, the types of ICT that would be required to conform to the proposed...
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407.2 Contrast (Section-by-Section Analysis)
407.2 Contrast (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes that keys and controls, where provided, contrast visually from background surfaces. Characters and symbols would...
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E203 Access to Functionality
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508 CHAPTER 2: SCOPING REQUIREMENTS
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CHAPTER 5: SOFTWARE
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