B08_ATCH_2_508.pdf

This document is an ICT Accessibility Requirements Statement per the Revised Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. It outlines mandatory accessibility standards that must be incorporated into federal contract solicitations for electronic software and related IT products and services.

The document establishes technical criteria for software accessibility, requiring conformance to WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements. For web-based software components, E207.2 requirements apply, while non-web software must follow E207.2.1 with specific word substitutions replacing "web page" and "page" with "software." Complete processes for multi-step non-web software activities must conform to WCAG 2.0 standards. Electronic content must comply with E205 accessibility standards, including specific requirements for agency official communications involving emergency notifications, administrative decisions, program announcements, benefit notices, employment opportunities, personnel actions, formal acknowledgements, surveys, templates, forms, educational materials, and intranet web pages. Software-specific requirements mandate interoperability with assistive technology, documentation of accessibility features, non-disruption of platform accessibility features, and programmatic determinability of object information, modification capabilities, text content, label relationships, hierarchical relationships, focus tracking, and event notifications. Applications must permit user preferences for color, contrast, font type, font size, and focus cursor. The document directs that these accessibility requirements be incorporated into solicitation documents (SOO, SOW, PWS, etc.) and references the Revised 508 Standards Toolkit for additional procurement guidance.