B08_ATCH_2_508.pdf

This document is an ICT Accessibility Requirements Statement per the Revised Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, establishing federal accessibility standards for electronic software and related components.

The document outlines mandatory technical criteria divided into three primary categories. For electronic software with user interfaces, components must conform to E207 and Chapter 5 requirements, with user interface components and platform content conforming to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria. Non-web software requires word substitution where "web page" or "page" terminology in WCAG standards is replaced with "software," and multi-step software activities must conform to WCAG 2.0 standards across all related steps. Electronic content must comply with E205 standards, with specific requirements for non-public agency official communication including emergency notifications, administrative decisions, program announcements, benefit notices, acknowledgments, surveys, templates, forms, training materials, and intranet content designed as web pages. The document specifies applicable standards including all WCAG A and AA Success Criteria, with certain exceptions (Bypass Blocks, Multiple Ways, Consistent Navigation, and Consistent Identification), plus Support Documentation (602), Support Services (603), and Functional Performance Criteria (302).

For software specifically, requirements include interoperability with assistive technology, documented accessibility features, non-disruption of platform accessibility features, and programmable determinability of object information, modification capabilities, data table structure, values, label relationships, and hierarchical relationships. Applications must expose focus cursor information, allow programmatic execution of available actions, support user preferences for color, contrast, font type, font size, and focus cursor, and provide event notification for state changes, value modifications, name updates, description changes, and boundary alterations. The document directs incorporation of these accessibility requirements into solicitation documents (SOO, SOW, PWS) with reference to the Revised 508 Standards Toolkit.