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HHS Section 508 Evaluation Template (Abreviated) Date: Click here to enter text.
Name of Product: Click here to enter text.
Contact for more Information: Click here to enter text.
Section 1194.41 Information, documentation, and support.
| 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. |
| Select Level of Support |
| (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. |
| Select Level of Support |
| (c) Support services for products shall accommodate the communication needs of end-users with disabilities. |
| Select Level of Support |
Guide to Completing the Section 508 Evaluation Template
Purpose:
This document provides Vendors with instructions on completing the Section 508 Evaluation Template for the US Department of Health and Human Services
Background:
In 2001, the Information Technology Industry Council partnered with the General Services Administration to create a tool that would assist Federal contracting and procurement officials in fulfilling the market research requirements specified in Section 508. The result of their collaboration was the 508 Evaluation Template – a simple, web-based checklist that allows Vendors to document how their product did or did not meet the various Section 508 Requirements.
How the Section 508 Evaluation Template is organized:
This template is also known as the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)
The Section 508 Evaluation Template consists of a long series of tables. The Summary Table is used to provide a sense of your product’s overall “level-of-conformance” with the Section 508 Standards. Subsequently, the Section 1194.xx Tables contain the detailed subparagraphs that a Section 508 Standard is composed of. It is within these Section 1194.xx Tables that you will define in detail how your product did or did not comply with a specific requirement.
Understanding the columns
Use the following to understand the use of the three columns in the Section 508 Evaluation Template’s tables:
Summary Table
| Column Name |
| Use |
| Criteria: |
| Describes Subparts B, C, and D of the Section 508 Standards. |
| Supporting Features: |
| Enter information summarizing a product’s overall “level-of support” for the corresponding Subpart or, when appropriate, to specify Not Applicable. DO NOT ENTER REMARKS OR EXPLANATIONS IN THIS COLUMN. |
| Remarks/Explanations: |
| Enter general comments regarding a product’s overall “level-of-conformance” with the Applicable Subpart. |
Section 1194.xx Tables
| Column Name |
| Use |
| Criteria: |
| Describes a specific guideline that a Subpart is composed of. |
| Supporting Features: |
| Enter information summarizing a product’s “level-of-support” for a specific guideline. |
| Remarks/Explanations: |
| Enter detailed information on how the product did or did not support a specific guideline. |
What information do I enter in columns 2 and 3?
The Supporting Features and Remarks/Explanations columns are used to document exactly how a product did or did not meet the Section 508 Standards.
Supporting Features (second column on 508 Evaluation Template)
| Language |
| What It Means… |
| Supports |
| Product FULLY meets the letter and intent of the Criteria. |
| Supports with Exceptions |
| Product does not ENTIRELY meet the letter and intent of the Criteria, but does provide some level of access. |
| Supports through Equivalent Facilitation |
| Product provides alternative methods to meet the intent of the Criteria. |
| Does not Support |
| Product does not meet the letter or intent of the Criteria. |
| Not Applicable |
| The Criteria does not apply to the product. |
Remarks & Explanations (third column on 508 Evaluation Template)
| If 2nd column states… |
| Then… |
| Supports |
| List exactly what features of the product do meet and describe how they are used to support the Criteria. |
| Supports with Exceptions |
| List exactly what features of the product do meet and describe how they are used to support the Criteria. |
AND
List exactly what parts of the product do not meet and describe how they fail to support the Criteria.
| Supports through Equivalent Facilitation |
| List exactly what other methods exist in the product and describe how they are used to support the Criteria. |
| Does not Support |
| Describe exactly how the product does not support the Criteria. |
| Not Applicable |
| Describe exactly why the criterion is not applicable to the product. |
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