E.13 - CMS 508 Word Checklist.xlsx
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- Solicitation number
- 75FCMC24RJ002
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This document is a Microsoft Excel file that contains a Section 508 compliance checklist for documents related to a federal contract opportunity. The checklist covers various accessibility requirements for text, images, tables, forms, and time-based media content in documents, such as ensuring appropriate alternative text, logical reading order, sufficient color contrast, and keyboard accessibility. It also provides guidance on best practices and remediation steps if accessibility issues are identified.
The related federal contract opportunity is for State Medicaid Program Integrity Audits, which aims to assist the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in reviewing state Medicaid and CHIP program integrity oversight functions, including compliance with Medicaid program integrity regulations and beneficiary eligibility requirements. The solicitation number is 75FCMC24RJ002, and the contract is being issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Report Details
| Report Details | **FOR CMS USE ONLY ** |
| Reviewer Name: | |
| Review Date: | |
| Procurement Name: | |
| Document Description: | |
| Overall Assessment: | |
| Microsoft Office Version: | |
| Additional Note: | |
| If linked or embedded file(s) are not owned by the agency, there must be an attempt to retrieve an accessible version from the content owner | |
| Resources: | |
| For more information about each failure please view the WCAG Guidelines at: | |
| How to Meet WCAG (Quick Reference) | |
| (Version: 03/2020) |
http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/ Results
| Guidelines | WCAG Ref #(s) | Standard ID# | Compliance Criterion | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations | Additional Notes (CMS Use Only) | |
| Best Practices | N/A | 1A | Where no method exists to correct content so that it meets the requirements, an alternate version is provided. If not contact the COR for alternate content options or to arrange a meeting with the Section 508 team. | If the offeror is unable to make the content accessibile they should provide an alternate version or provide a remediation plan to the section 508 team. | |||
| N/A | 1B | Where the document links to or embeds another file, an appropriate checklist has been provided for each link or attachment. | If document submitted contain links or embedded documents a checklist should be completed for the attachments. | ||||
| 1.1 - Text Alternatives | |||||||
| Non-Text Content | 1.1.1 | 2A | All images/objects/shapes have descriptive text as alt text (Format Picture > Layout & Properties > Alt Text > Description), a caption, or are described in the surrounding text. | ||||
| 1.1.1 | 2B | Images that do not convey content, are decorative, or with content that is already conveyed in text have a blank space in the Format Picture > Layout & Properties > Alt Text > Description field. |
(Note: When using Office 365, check the "Mark as Decorative" checkbox instead.)
| 1.1.1 | 2C | Equivalent alternatives to complex images are provided in context or on a separate (linked and/or referenced) page. | ||
| 1.1.1 | 2D | Images of, or that include text (ex. logos), have the text as part of the description. | ||
| 1.1.1 | 2E | All images or objects in the document have the Text Wrap (Format > Wrap Text) property set to In Line with Text. | ||
| 1.1.1 | 2F | Embedded content (ex. Excel objects) is identified via accessible text. | ||
| 1.1.1 | 2G | Animated content has an alternative or is described in text. | ||
| 1.1.1 | 2H | Mathematical formulas have an alternatives or are provided as text. | ||
| 1.1.1 | 2I | All characters are Unicode values. | ||
| 1.1.1 | 2J | Images and drawing remnants are grouped where appropriate. | ||
| 1.2 - Time-based Media | ||||
| 1.1.1; | ||||
| 1.2.# | 3A | Where media content is present or embedded, the checkpoints on the Time-Based Media worksheet are compliant. | ||
| 1.3 - Adaptable |
Info and Relationships;
| Name, Role, Value | 1.3.1; | |||
| 4.1.2 | 4A | Blank lines, tabs or spaces are not used for structure. | ||
| 1.3.1 | 4B | The use of text boxes is avoided where possible. If text boxes must be used, Text Wrap is set to In Line with Text. | ||
| 1.3.1 | 4C | View > Navigation Pane > Headings shows all the headings visually seen in the document. | ||
| 1.3.1 | 4D | View > Navigation Pane > Headings matches the visual hierarchy of the document. | ||
| 1.3.1 | 4E | When a table of content is present, an "Automatic Table" option is selected from the Reference > Table of Contents menu. | ||
| 1.3.1 | 4F | The bullets. numbering or multi-level list icon is selected on Home > Paragraph for all list items. | ||
| 1.3.1 | 4G | A different bullet or numbering style (than the parent style) is selected for sub-list items. | ||
| 1.3.1 | 4H | Insert > Table function is used for tabular data and merged or split cells are avoided. | ||
| 1.3.1 | 4I | Data table headers are appropriately identified by ensuring "Header Row" is checked under Table Tools > Design and for tables spanning multiple pages "Repeat as Header Row" is checked in table properties. | ||
| 1.3.1 | 4J | Data table row and column header cells are not blank. | ||
| Info and Relationships; | ||||
| Name, Role, Value | 1.3.1; | |||
| 4.1.2 | 4K | The document is free of pictures of tables. | ||
| 1.3.1 | 4L | Data table captions and summaries are used where appropriate. | ||
| 1.3.1 | 4M | When a layout table is used to provide structure, the "tab" order follows the visually implied reading order. | ||
| 1.3.1 | 4N | For a layout or data table, Table Properties > Text Wrapping is set to none. | ||
| Info and Relationships; | ||||
| Name, Role, Value | 1.3.1; | |||
| 4.1.2 | 4O | Form input elements are within protected sections of the document. | ||
| Info and Relationships; | ||||
| Name, Role, Value | 1.3.1; | |||
| 4.1.2 | 4P | Descriptive on-screen labels are provided for each form element. | ||
| 1.3.1 | 4Q | Related form elements and elements with multiple labels are grouped appropriately (ex. group name is identified as part of the tool tip of the element; radio buttons have the same name). | ||
| Meaningful Sequence | 1.3.2 | 4R | The reading and navigation order is logical and intuitive. | |
| 1.3.2 | 4S | All content that visually appears in columns is structured properly using the Layout > Columns feature. (The Reveal Formatting pane (Shift + F1) > Section can also be used to determine this. If Columns is listed for columned content then it is correct.) | ||
| 1.3.2 | 4T | Vital content from a header, footer or watermark is duplicated near the beginning of the document. | ||
| Sensory Characteristics | 1.3.3 | 4U | Instructions do not rely upon shape, size, or visual location (e.g., "Click the square icon to continue" or "Instructions are in the right-hand column"). | |
| 1.3.3 | 4V | Instructions do not rely upon sound (e.g., "A beeping sound indicates you may continue"). | ||
| 1.4 - Distinguishable | ||||
| Use of Color | 1.4.1 | 5A | Color is not used as the sole method of conveying content or distinguishing visual elements (such as size, shape, and location). | |
| 1.4.1 | 5B | Color alone is not used to distinguish links from surrounding text unless the luminance contrast between the link and the surrounding text is at least 3:1 and an additional differentiation (e.g., it becomes underlined) is provided when the link is hovered over or receives focus. | ||
| 1.4.1 | 5C | Non-text content (ex. images) use patterns to convey the same information as color. | ||
| 1.4.1 | 5D | Comments and Track Changes are used as collaboration methods (instead of color and highlighting). | ||
| Audio Control | 1.4.2 | 5E | A mechanism is provided to stop, pause, mute, or adjust volume for audio from multimedia or animation that automatically plays for more than 3 seconds. | |
| Contrast (Minimum) | 1.4.3 | 5F | Text and images of text have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1. | |
| Resize Text | 1.4.4 | 5G | The document is readable and functional when the text is resized up to 200 percent. | |
| Images of Text | 1.4.5 | 5H | Text is used instead of images of text (unless it is essential for conveying the information). | |
| 2.1 - Keyboard Accessible | ||||
| Keyboard | 2.1.1 | 6A | All document functionality is available (receives focus and can be activated) using the keyboard, unless the functionality cannot be accomplished in any known way using a keyboard (e.g., free hand drawing). | |
| 2.1.1 | 6B | Review > Restrict Editing, the "Stop Protection" button does not appear at the bottom of the Restrict Editing pane. (Exception: If there are fillable form fields and sections to the document, then enforcing protection is appropriate.) | ||
| 2.1.1 | 6C | All functionality of the content is operable without requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes. | ||
| 2.1.1 | 6D | Content, other than fillable form elements, is available in unprotected sections of the document. | ||
| No Keyboard Trap | 2.1.2 | 6E | Keyboard focus is never locked or trapped at one particular document element. The user can navigate to and from all navigable elements (ex. embedded objects) using only a keyboard. | |
| 2.2 - Enough Time | ||||
| Timing Adjustable | 2.2.1 | 7A | Where the application has a time limit, the user is given options to turn off, adjust, or extend that time limit. This is not a requirement for real-time events (e.g., an auction), where the time limit is absolutely required, or if the time limit is longer than 20 hours. | |
| Pause, Stop, Hide | 2.2.2 | 7B | Automatically moving, blinking, scrolling, or auto-updating content (ex. multimedia, animation, etc.) that lasts longer than 5 seconds can be paused, stopped, or hidden by the user. Moving, blinking, or scrolling can be used to draw attention to or highlight content as long as it lasts less than 5 seconds. | |
| 2.3 - Seizures | ||||
| Three Flashes or Below Threshold | 2.3.1 | 8A | No page content flashes more than 3 times per second unless that flashing content is sufficiently small and the flashes are of low contrast and do not contain too much red. | |
| 2.4 - Navigable | ||||
| Page Titles | 2.4.2 | 9A | The document has a meaningful title indicating its purpose under File > Info > Properties > Title. | |
| Keyboard; | ||||
| Focus Order | 2.1.1; | |||
| 2.4.3 | 9B | The navigation order of links, form elements, etc. is logical and intuitive. | ||
| Link Purpose (In Context) | 2.4.4 | 9C | The destination, function, and/or purpose of each link (or form image button) can be determined from the link text alone, or from the link text and its context (e.g., surrounding paragraph, list item, table cell, or table headers). | |
| 2.4.4 | 9D | Links (or form image buttons) with the same text that go to different locations are readily distinguishable. | ||
| Headings and Labels | 2.4.6 | 9E | Page headings and labels for form and interactive controls are informative. Avoid duplicating headings (e.g., "More Details") or label text (e.g., "First Name") unless the structure provides adequate differentiation between them. | |
| Focus Visible | 2.4.7 | 9F | It is visually apparent which element has the current keyboard focus (i.e., as you tab through the page, you can see where you are). | |
| 3.1 - Readable | ||||
| Language of Page | 3.1.1 | 10A | The Reveal Formatting pane (Shift + F1) > Font > Language displays the appropriate language for the document. | |
| Language of Parts | 3.1.2 | 10B | The language of page content that is in a different language is identified through Review > Language > Set Proofing Language. | |
| 3.2 - Predictable | ||||
| On Focus | 3.2.1 | 11A | When a page element receives focus, it does not result in a substantial change to the page, the spawning of a pop-up window, an additional change of keyboard focus, or any other change that could confuse or disorient the user. | |
| On Input | 3.2.2 | 11B | When a user inputs information or interacts with a control, it does not result in a substantial change to the page, the spawning of a pop-up window, an additional change of keyboard focus, or any other change that could confuse or disorient the user unless the user is informed of the change ahead of time. | |
| 3.3 - Input Assistance |
Error Identification
| Labels or Instructions | 3.3.1; | |||
| 3.3.2 | 12A | Required form elements or form elements that require a specific format, value, or length provide this information as a text description. | ||
| 3.3.1 | 12B | If utilized, form validation errors are presented in an efficient, intuitive, and accessible manner. The error is clearly identified, quick access to the problematic element is provided, and user is allowed to easily fix the error and resubmit the form. | ||
| Labels or Instructions | 3.3.2 | 12C | Sufficient labels, cues, and instructions for required interactive elements are provided at the beginning of the form or set of fields via instructions, examples, and/or properly positioned form labels. Note: Related fields need to provide a group name, example "Gender: Female". | |
| Error Suggestion | 3.3.3 | 12D | If an input error is detected, provide suggestions for fixing the input in a timely and accessible manner. | |
| Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) | 3.3.4 | 12E | If the user can change or delete legal, financial, or test data, the changes/deletions can be reversed, verified, or confirmed. | |
| 4.1 - Compatible | ||||
| Name, Role, Value | 4.1.2 | 13A | Only Legacy Form controls are used from Developer > Controls for interactive form elements. |
Time-Based Media
| Guidelines | WCAG Ref #(s) | Standard ID # | Compliance Criterion | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations | Additional Notes (CMS Use Only) |
| 1.2 - Time-based Media |
Non-Text Content;
| Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) | 1.1.1; | |
| 1.2.1 | 3B | A descriptive text transcript (including all relevant visual and auditory clues and indicators) is provided for non-live audio-only media (audio podcasts, MP3 files, etc.). |
| 1.1.1; | ||
| 1.2.1 | 3C | A text transcript or audio description is provided for non-live video-only content (e.g., video that has no audio track). |
| Non-Text Content; | ||
| Captions (Prerecorded) | 1.1.1; | |
| 1.2.2 | 3D | Synchronized captions are provided for non-live audio (YouTube videos, etc.) |
| Non-Text Content; | ||
| Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | 1.1.1; | |
| 1.2.3 | 3E | A descriptive text transcript OR audio description audio track is provided for non-live video. |
| Non-Text Content; | ||
| Captions (Live) | 1.1.1; | |
| 1.2.4 | 3F | Synchronized captions are provided for all live multimedia that contain audio (audio-only broadcasts, web casts, video conferences, animations, etc.) |
| Non-Text Content; | ||
| Audio Description (Prerecorded) | 1.1.1; | |
| 1.2.5 | 3G | Audio descriptions are provided for all video content. NOTE: Only required if the video conveys content visually that is not available in the default audio track. |
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