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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H.4.i. - Does presentation equipment procured have to meet the Access Board standards?
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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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E102.5 IETF (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This standard describes how to carry real-time text conversation session contents in RTP packets....
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ATLANTA'S JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
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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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PDF (Adobe Acrobat Pro) implementation
If you are working with a master document in Microsoft Word format, it is better to edit the alt-text in Word before conversion to PDF....
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AssistiveWare Proloquo4Text Communication App
Text-based communication app that gives a voice to literate people who cannot speak....
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Speech To Text Translation Services
Another way of making spoken information accessible to some people who are Deaf or hard of hearing is through the use of speech-to-text services such as Communication Access Realtime Translation...
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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...
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A.5 - Are there regulations implementing Section 508?
Yes, there are two regulations addressing the requirements of section 508. i. Access Board Standards. The first regulation implementing section 508 was issued by the Architectural...
