B08_ATCH_2_508.pdf

This is an ICT Accessibility Requirements Statement that documents federal compliance standards for electronic software under the Revised Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

The document establishes accessibility requirements across three primary categories: electronic software, web-based content, and non-web software. For electronic software components that transmit information or feature user interfaces, compliance with E207 and Chapter 5 standards is required. User interface components and application content must conform to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level A and Level AA Success Criteria. Non-web software must apply WCAG standards with specified word substitutions where "Web page" references are replaced with "software" terminology. Electronic content generally must comply with E205 standards, with specific exceptions for non-public agency communications including emergency notifications, administrative decisions, program announcements, benefit notices, formal acknowledgements, survey questionnaires, templates, forms, educational materials, and intranet web pages. Software must interoperate with assistive technology, document accessibility features per platform specifications, and not disrupt existing platform accessibility functionality. Additional requirements address programmatic determinability of object information, text content, label relationships, hierarchical structures, modification of values and text through assistive technology, focus cursor tracking, and event notification systems. Applications must permit user preferences for color, contrast, font type, font size, and focus cursor settings. The document instructs that these accessibility requirements should be incorporated into solicitation documents such as Statements of Work, Statements of Objectives, and Performance Work Statements, with references to the Revised 508 Standards Toolkit for procurement guidance.