Attachment 1 - Section 508 Accessibility Requirements.pdf

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Attached to: Cancelled: NSF Regional Innovations Engines Program Evaluation
Solicitation number: 49100425Q0002
Issued by: National Science Foundation Division of Acquisition and Cooperative Support

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This is an ICT Accessibility Requirements Statement per Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, detailing compliance requirements for dashboards. The document outlines specific requirements for electronic content, hardware, support documentation, and services to ensure accessibility for users with disabilities.

The requirements specify that electronic content must conform to WCAG 2.0 Level A and Level AA standards, with specific provisions for both public-facing and internal agency communications. The document details functional performance criteria including accommodations for users without vision, with limited vision, without color perception, without hearing, with limited hearing, without speech, with limited manipulation capabilities, and with limited language, cognitive, and learning abilities. Support documentation and services must be accessible in both electronic and non-electronic formats, with ICT support services required to accommodate various communication needs of individuals with disabilities. The document serves as a technical specification attachment to solicitation 49100425Q0002 for the National Science Foundation's Regional Innovations Engines Program Evaluation.

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49100425Q0002 – Attachment 1

ICT Accessibility Requirements Statement per Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act

Dashboards

E205 Electronic Content

E205.1 General Electronic content shall comply with E205.

E205.2 Public Facing Electronic content that is public facing shall conform to the accessibility requirements specified in E205.4.

E205.3 Agency Official Communication Electronic content that is not public facing shall conform to the accessibility requirements specified in E205.4 when such content constitutes official business and is communicated by an agency through one or more of the following:

● A. An emergency notification;

● B. An initial or final decision adjudicating an administrative claim or proceeding;

● C. An internal or external program or policy announcement;

● D. A notice of benefits, program eligibility, employment opportunity, or personnel action;

● E. A formal acknowledgement of receipt;

● F. A survey questionnaire;

● G. A template or form;

● H. Educational or training materials; or

● I. Intranet content designed as a Web page.

E205.4 Accessibility Standard (WCAG 2.0) - Electronic content shall conform to Level A and Level AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements in WCAG 2.0 (Incorporated by reference, see 702.10.1).

E206 Hardware

E206.1 General. Where components of ICT are hardware and transmit information or have a user interface, such components shall conform to the requirements in Chapter 4.

E208 Support Documentation and Services

E208.1 General Where an agency provides support documentation or services for ICT, such documentation and services shall conform to the requirements in Chapter 6.

E301 General

E301.1 Scope. The requirements of Chapter 3 shall apply to ICT where required by 508 Chapter 2 (Scoping Requirements), 255 Chapter 2 (Scoping Requirements), and where otherwise referenced in any other chapter of the Revised 508 Standards or Revised 255 Guidelines.

E302 Functional Performance Criteria

302.1 Without Vision. Where a visual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that does not require user vision.

302.2 With Limited Vision. Where a visual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that enables users to make use of limited vision.

302.3 Without Perception of Color. Where a visual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one visual mode of operation that does not require user perception of color.

302.4 Without Hearing. Where an audible mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that does not require user hearing.

302.5 With Limited Hearing. Where an audible mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that enables users to make use of limited hearing.

302.6 Without Speech. Where speech is used for input, control, or operation, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that does not require user speech.

302.7 With Limited Manipulation. Where a manual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that does not require fine motor control or simultaneous manual operations.

302.8 With Limited Reach and Strength. Where a manual mode of operation is provided, ICT shall provide at least one mode of operation that is operable with limited reach and limited strength.

302.9 With Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning Abilities. ICT shall provide features making its use by individuals with limited cognitive, language, and learning abilities simpler and easier.

503 Applications

503.1 General Applications shall conform to 503.

602 Support Documentation

602.1 General.Documentation that supports the use of ICT shall conform to 602.

602.2 Accessibility and Compatibility Features. Documentation shall list and explain how to use the accessibility and compatibility features required by Chapters 4 and 5. Documentation shall include accessibility features that are built-in and accessibility features that provide compatibility with assistive technology.

602.3 Electronic Support Documentation. Documentation in electronic format, including Web-based self-service support, shall conform to Level A and Level AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements in WCAG 2.0 (incorporated by reference, see 702.10.1).

602.4 Alternate Formats for Non-Electronic Support Documentation. Where support documentation is only provided in non-electronic formats, alternate formats usable by individuals with disabilities shall be provided upon request.

603 Support Services

603.1 General. ICT support services including, but not limited to, help desks, call centers, training services, and automated self-service technical support, shall conform to 603.

603.2 Information on Accessibility and Compatibility Features. ICT support services shall include information on the accessibility and compatibility features required by 602.2.

603.3 Accommodation of Communication Needs. Support services shall be provided directly to the user or through a referral to a point of contact. Such ICT support services shall accommodate the communication needs of individuals with disabilities.