Attachment C - Section 508 ICT Accessibility Requirements Statement.docx

Attachment C – Section 508 ICT Accessibility Requirements Statement ICT Accessibility Requirements Statement per the Revised Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act NMTC Native Initiatives Department of the Treasury - Community Development Financial Institution Fund lopezj@cdfi.treas.gov General Exceptions Electronic Content N/A Technical Criteria:

· E205.1 General - Electronic content shall comply with E205.

· 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) -

· E205.4.1 Word Substitution when Applying WCAG to non-Web Documents - For non-Web documents, wherever the term "Web page" or "page" appears in WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements, the term "document" shall be substituted for the terms "Web page" and "page". In addition, in Success Criterion in 1.4.2, the phrase "in a document" shall be substituted for the phrase "on a Web page"..

The following standards are applicable:

· All WCAG A & AA Success Criteria apply.

· 602 Support Documentation

· 603 Support Services

· 302 Functional Performance Criteria The following standards are applicable:

· All WCAG A & AA Success Criteria - except

· 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks

· 2.4.5 Multiple Ways

· 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation

· 3.2.4 Consistent Identification

· 602 Support Documentation

· 603 Support Services

· 302 Functional Performance Criteria

· 602 Support Documentation -

· 603 Support Services -

· 302 Functional Performance Criteria - Software PDF & Microsoft Suite Documents Technical Criteria:

· E207.1 General - Where components of ICT are software and transmit information or have a user interface, such components shall conform to E207 and the requirements in Chapter 5

· E207.2 WCAG Conformance - User interface components, as well as the content of platforms and applications, shall conform to Level A and Level AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements in WCAG 2.0 (incorporated by reference, see 702.10.1).

· E207.2.1 Word Substitution - When Applying WCAG to Non-Web Software For non-Web software, wherever the term “Web page” or “page” appears in WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements, the term “software” shall be substituted for the terms “Web page” and “page”. In addition, in Success Criterion in 1.4.2, the phrase “in software” shall be substituted for the phrase “on a Web page.”

· E207.3 Complete Process for Non-Web Software - Where non-Web software requires multiple steps to accomplish an activity, all software related to the activity to be accomplished shall conform to WCAG 2.0 as specified in E207.2.

· E504.1 General - Where an application is an authoring tool, the application shall conform to 504 to the extent that information required for accessibility is supported by the destination format.

· E504.2 Content Creation or Editing - Authoring tools shall provide a mode of operation to create or edit content that conforms to Level A and Level AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements in WCAG 2.0 (incorporated by reference, see 702.10.1) for all supported features and, as applicable, to file formats supported by the authoring tool. Authoring tools shall permit authors the option of overriding information required for accessibility.

· E504.2.1 Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility in Format Conversion - Authoring tools shall, when converting content from one format to another or saving content in multiple formats, preserve the information required for accessibility to the extent that the information is supported by the destination format.

· E504.2.2 PDF Export - Authoring tools capable of exporting PDF files that conform to ISO 32000-1:2008 (PDF 1.7) shall also be capable of exporting PDF files that conform to ANSI/AIIM/ISO 14289-1:2016 (PDF/UA-1) (incorporated by reference, see 702.3.1).

· E504.3 Prompts - Authoring tools shall provide a mode of operation that prompts authors to create content that conforms to Level A and Level AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements in WCAG 2.0 (incorporated by reference, see 702.10.1) for supported features and, as applicable, to file formats supported by the authoring tool.

· E504.4 Templates - Where templates are provided, templates allowing content creation that conforms to Level A and Level AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements in WCAG 2.0 (incorporated by reference, see 702.10.1) shall be provided for a range of template uses for supported features and, as applicable, to file formats supported by the authoring tool.

Exceptions:

· E501.1 Scope - Where Web applications do not have access to platform accessibility services and do not include components that have access to platform accessibility services, they shall not be required to conform to 502 or 503 provided that they conform to Level A and Level AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements in WCAG 2.0 (incorporated by reference, see 702.10.1).

Functional Performance Criteria:

· 301.1 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.

· 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.