B08_ATCH_2_508.pdf

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

The document specifies accessibility requirements across three primary categories. For electronic software, components must conform to E207 and Chapter 5 standards, with user interface components adhering to WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria. Software must interoperate with assistive technology per 502 standards and ensure that object information (role, state, properties, boundary, name, and description) is programmatically determinable. Applications must allow modification of user-set states and values through assistive technology, maintain programmable relationships between components (labels and hierarchical), expose focus cursor information, and provide event notifications for state changes. Electronic content must comply with E205 standards, including specific requirements for agency official communications, emergency notifications, administrative decisions, program announcements, benefits notices, acknowledgments, surveys, templates, forms, educational materials, and intranet web pages. These materials must conform to WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria with specified exceptions including Bypass Blocks, Multiple Ways, Consistent Navigation, and Consistent Identification. Support documentation (602), support services (603), and functional performance criteria (302) are also mandatory. The document directs contractors to incorporate these accessibility requirements into solicitation documents and references the Revised 508 Standards Toolkit for additional procurement guidance.