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.
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.
Section 1194.21
Software Applications and Operating Systems - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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Criteria |
Supporting Features |
Remarks and Explanations |
| (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. |
Supports |
Keyboard navigation
is provided for all menu commands in STAAD.Pro.
Selection of text, keyboard shortcuts, arrow navigation,
and other features in STAAD.Pro allow users
to navigate through menus, toolbars, dialog boxes,
windows, and other parts of STAAD.Pro without
using a mouse. |
| (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. |
Supports |
STAAD.Pro
does not disrupt or disable features of other products
or the operating system that are identified as accessibility
features. |
| (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. |
Supports |
STAAD.Pro provides on-screen
indication of the current focus, which can be tracked
by Assistive Technology. |
| (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. |
Supports |
STAAD.Pro provides sufficient
information about user interface elements to Assistive
Technology, as well as text describing user interface
elements. |
| (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. |
Supports |
All bitmaps used to identify controls,
status indicators, or other programmatic elements
are consistent throughout STAAD.Pro. |
| (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. |
Supports |
STAAD.Pro provides textual
information through operating system functions for
displaying text. |
| (g) Applications shall not override user selected
contrast and color selections and other individual
display attributes. |
Supports |
STAAD.Pro does not override
user selected contrast and color selections, or
other individual display attributes. |
| (h) When animation is displayed, the information
shall be displayable in at least one non-animated
presentation mode at the option of the user. |
Supports |
All animations in STAAD.Pro
may be viewed one frame at a time. In addition,
information conveyed through animations may be viewed
numerically through data via tables. |
| (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. |
Supports |
STAAD.Pro does not use
color coding as the only means of conveying information,
indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing
a visual element. Any time color coding is used,
textual information is also available to convey
the same 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. |
Supports |
STAAD.Pro provides a
variety of color selections that produce a wide
range of contrast levels when allowing a user to
adjust color and contrast settings. |
| (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. |
Not Applicable |
STAAD.Pro does not use
flashing or blinking text, objects, or other elements. |
| (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. |
Not Applicable |
STAAD.Pro does not use
electronic forms. |
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Section 1194.31 Functional
Performance Criteria - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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Criteria |
Supporting Features |
Remarks and Explanations |
| (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. |
Supports |
STAAD.Pro allows users
to use the program through text input and allows
users to view results through plain text, which
is supported by Assistive Technology. |
| (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. |
Supports |
STAAD.Pro allows enlarged
print output, as well as the ability to use the
program through text input and allows users to view
results through plain text, which is supported by
Assistive Technology. |
| (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. |
Not Applicable |
STAAD.Pro does not use
audio. |
| (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. |
Not Applicable |
STAAD.Pro does not use
audio. |
| (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. |
Supports |
All modes of operation and information
retrieval in STAAD.Pro may be accessed
via a keyboard and/or mouse. |
| (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. |
Supports |
STAAD.Pro allows users
to use the program through text input and allows
users to view results through plain text, which
is supported by Assistive Technology. |
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Section 1194.41 Information,
Documentation and Support - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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Criteria |
Supporting Features |
Remarks and Explanations |
| (a) Product support documentation provided to
end-users shall be made available in alternate formats
upon request, at no additional charge. |
Supports |
STAAD.Pro support documentation
is provided in print or electronic format at no
additional charge. |
| (b) End-users shall have access to a description
of the accessibility and compatibility features
of products in alternate formats or alternate methods
upon request, at no additional charge. |
Supports |
A description of the accessibility
and compatibility features of STAAD.Pro
is available in print or electronic format. |
| (c) Support services for products shall accommodate
the communication needs of end-users with disabilities. |
Supports |
STAAD.Pro support services
has the ability to recite responses to people who
are deaf using AT&T's disability services. |
