Policy Portal Voluntary Product Accessibility Template

The purpose of the Voluntary Product Accessibility Tempalte, or VPAT^TM, is to assist Federal contracting officials and other buyers in making preliminary assessments regarding the availability of commercial "Electronic and Information Technology" products and services with features that support accessibility. It is assumed and recommended that offerers will provide additional contact information to facilitate more detailed inquires.

The first table of the Template provides a summary view of the Section 508 Standards. The subsequent tables provide more detailed views of each subsection.

There are three columns in each table.

Column one of the Summary Table describes the subsections of subparts B and C of the Standards.
The second column describes the supporting features of the product or refers you to the corresponding detailed table, e.g. "equivalent facilitation."
The third column contains any additional remarks and explanations regarding the product.

In the subsequent tables

The first column contains the letered paragraphs of the subsections.
The second column describes the supporting features of the product with regard to that paragraph.
The third column contains any additional remarks and explanations regarding the product.

Date: April 30, 2018
Name of Product: Plone CCMS 43.3., Plone 4+
Contact for more information: 505-663-1302

Summary Table Voluntary
Product Accessibility
Template

Criteria	Supporting Features	Remarks and explanations
Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems	Supported	See below
Section 1194.22 Web-based internet information and applications	Supported	See below
Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products	Not applicable
Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-media Products	Not applicable
Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products	Not applicable
Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers	Not applicable
Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria	Supported	See below
Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation, and Support	Supported	See below

Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems - Detail

Criteria

Supporting Features

Remarks and explanations

(a) When software is designed to run on a system that has a keyboard, product functions shall be executed from a keyboard where the function itself or the result of performing a function can be discerned textually.

Supported

All systems functions and features can be executed from a keyboard. Each function as well as the results of performing each function can be discerned textually.

(b) Applications shall not disrupt or disable activated features of other products that are identified as accessibility features, where those features are developed and documented according to industry standards. Applications also shall not disrupt or disable activated features of any operating system that are identified as accessibility features where the application programming interface for those accessibility features has been documented by the manufacturer of the operating system and is available to the product developer.

Supported

The application does not disrupt or disable activated features of other products that are identified as accessibility features. Specifically, the application does not disrupt or disable the accessibility features for standard (i.e, MS Internet Explorer, Netscape) web browsers used to access the system.

(c) A well-defined on-screen indication of the current focus shall be provided that moves among interactive interface elements as the input focus changes. The focus shall be programmatically exposed so that Assistive Technology can track focus and focus changes.

Supported

The system provides on-screen indicators of screen/function, navigation, and documents being worked on. All indicators have text equivalents and are accessible to assistive technologies.

(d) Sufficient information about a user interface element including the identity, operation and state of the element shall be available to Assistive Technology. When an image represents a program element, the information conveyed by the image must also be available in text.

Supported

Every image, Java applet, Flash file, video file, audio file, plug-in, etc., has an alt description. Complex graphics (graphs, charts, etc.,) are accompanied by detailed text description. The alt descriptions succinctly describe the purpose of the objects, without being too verbose (for simple objects) or too vague (for complex objects). Alt descriptions for images used as links are descriptive of the link destination. Decorative graphics with no other function has empty alt descriptions (e.g., alt=""_, but never have missing alt descriptions.

(e) When bitmap images are used to identify controls, status indicators, or other programmatic elements, the meaning assigned to those images shall be consistent throughout an application's performance.

Not applicable

Do not use image maps

(f) Textual information shall be provided through operating system functions for displaying text. The minimum information that shall be made available is text content, text input caret location, and text attributes.

Supported

Textual information is provided in HTML code or ASCII text through the web browser or any standard text viewer, or equivalent assistive technology. Text content, text input caret location, and text attributes are available to assistive technologies.

(g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes.

Supported

(h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user.

Not applicable

The application does not employ animation of any kind.

(i) Color coding shall not be used as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element.

Supported

When color is used to enhance the visibility of important information (e.g., error warnings), an alternative indicator is uses, usually text or an asterisk (*), or other symbol

(j) When a product permits a user to adjust color and contrast settings, a variety of color selections capable of producing a range of contrast levels shall be provided.

Not applicable

Color and contrast settings are not controlled by the application; settings are controlled by either the web browser or the operating system.

(k) Software shall not use flashing or blinking text, objects, or other elements having a flash or blink frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.

Supported

No elements on the page flicker at a rate of 2 to 55 cycles per second thus reducing the risk of optically- induced seizures.

(l) When electronic forms are used, the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues.

Supported

All forms are HTML. All from controls have text labels adjacent to them. Form elements have labels associated with them in the markup (i.e., the id and for, HTML elements). Dynamic HTML scripting of the form does not interfere with assistive technologies.

Section 1194.22 Web-based Internet information and applications - Detail

Criteria	Supporting Features	Remarks and explanations
(a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content).	Supported	Based on Content editor, themes default to system support.
(b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation.	Supported	Doxcelerate provides technical support.
(c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example for context or markup.	Supported	Text equivalent of documents are view-able with no theme applied.
(d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet	Supported	Text equivalent of documents are view-able with no theme applied.
(e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active region of a server-side image map.	Not applicable	Image Maps not used.
(f) Client-side image maps shall be provided instead of server-side image maps except where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric shape.	Not applicable	Image Maps not used.
(g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables.	Supported	Theme does not use tables, content tables are editable and responsibility lies with administrator.
(h) Markup shall be used to associate data cells and header cells for data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column headers.	Supported	Theme does not use, tables, content tables are editable and responsibility lies with administrator.
(i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilities frame identification and navigation	Not applicable	iframes not utilized.
(j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.	Supported	Is dependent on the Host browser operating system and monitor or screen reader.
(k) A text-only page, with equivalent information or functionality, shall be provided to make a web site comply with the provisions of this part, when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way. The content of the text-only page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes.	Supported	Uses templates to adapt content. Text equivalents are always available and readable with screen readers.
(l) When pages utilize scripting languages to display content, or to create interface elements, the information provided by the script shall be identified with functional text that can be read by Assistive Technology.	Supported	Also system degrades when scripting languages are disabled.
(m) When a web page requires that an applet, plut-in or other application be present on the client system to interpret page content, the page must provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies with §1194.21 (a) through (l).	Supported	CMS does not require this addons or content may inject may. system filters HTML to remove malicious and non-relevant markup.
(n) When electronic forms are designed to be completed on-line, the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues.	Supported	Keyboard navigation possible and all CMS systems have accessibility info out of the box.
(o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links.	Supported	Breadcrumbs track location, menus track top level.
(p) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required.	Not applicable	No timed responses used.

Note to 1194.22: The Board interprets paragraphs (a) through (k) of this section as consistent with the following priority 1 Checkpoints of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) (May 5, 1999) published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium: Paragraph (a) - 1.1, (b) - 1.4, (c) - 2.1, (d) - 6.1, (e) - 1.2, (f) - 9.1, (g) - 5.1, (h) - 5.2, (i) - 12.1, (j) - 7.1, (k) - 11.4.

Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products

Criteria	Supporting Features	Remarks and Explanations
(a) Telecommunications products or systems which provide a function allowing voice communication and which do not themselves provide a TTY functionality shall provide a standard non-acoustic connection point for TTYs. Microphones shall be capable of being turned on and off to allow the user to intermix speech with TTY use.	Not applicable	Not a telecommunications application
(b) Telecommunications products which include voice communication functionality shall support all commonly used cross-manufacturer non-proprietary standard TTY signal protocols.	Not applicable
(c) Voice mail, auto-attendant, and interactive voice response telecommunications systems shall be usable by TTY users with their TTYs.	Not applicable	Not a telecommunications application
(d) Voice mail, messaging, auto-attendant, and interactive voice response telecommunications systems that require a response from a user within a time interval, shall give an alert when the time interval is about to run out, and shall provide sufficient time for the user to indicate more time is required.	Not applicable	Not a telecommunications application
(e) Where provided, caller identification and similar telecommunications functions shall also be available for users of TTYs, and for users who cannot see displays.	Not applicable	Not a telecommunications application
(f) For transmitted voice signals, telecommunications products shall provide a gain adjustable up to a minimum of 20 dB. For incremental volume control, at least one intermediate step of 12 dB of gain shall be provided.	Not applicable	Not a telecommunications application
(g) If the telecommunications product allows a user to adjust the receive volume, a function shall be provided to automatically reset the volume to the default level after every use.	Not applicable	Not a telecommunications application
(h) Where a telecommunications product delivers output by an audio transducer which is normally held up to the ear, a means for effective magnetic wireless coupling to hearing technologies shall be provided.	Not applicable	Not a telecommunications application
(i) Interference to hearing technologies (including hearing aids, cochlear implants, and assistive listening devices) shall be reduced to the lowest possible level that allows a user of hearing technologies to utilize the telecommunications product.	Not applicable	Not a telecommunications application
(j) Products that transmit or conduct information or communication, shall pass through cross-manufacturer, non-proprietary, industry-standard codes, translation protocols, formats or other information necessary to provide the information or communication in a usable format. Technologies which use encoding, signal compression, format transformation, or similar techniques shall not remove information needed for access or shall restore it upon delivery.	Not applicable	Not a telecommunications application
(k)(1) Products which have mechanically operated controls or keys shall comply with the following: Controls and Keys shall be tactilely discernible without activating the controls or keys.	Not applicable	Not a telecommunications application
(k)(2) Products which have mechanically operated controls or keys shall comply with the following: Controls and Keys shall be operable with one hand and shall not require tight grasping, pinching, twisting of the wrist. The force required to activate controls and keys shall be 5 lbs. (22.2N) maximum.	Not applicable	Not a telecommunications application
(k)(3) Products which have mechanically operated controls or keys shall comply with the following: If key repeat is supported, the delay before repeat shall be adjustable to at least 2 seconds. Key repeat rate shall be adjustable to 2 seconds per character.	Not applicable	Not a telecommunications application
(k)(4) Products which have mechanically operated controls or keys shall comply with the following: The status of all locking or toggle controls or keys shall be visually discernible, and discernible either through touch or sound.	Not applicable	Not a telecommunications application

Section 1194.24 Video and Mulit-media Products

Criteria	Supporting Features	Remarks and Explanations
a) All analog television displays 13 inches and larger, and computer equipment that includes analog television receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals. As soon as practicable, but not later than July 1, 2002, widescreen digital television (DTV) displays measuring at least 7.8 inches vertically, DTV sets with conventional displays measuring at least 13 inches vertically, and stand-alone DTV tuners, whether or not they are marketed with display screens, and computer equipment that includes DTV receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals.	Not applicable	Application does not display from broadcast, cable, videotape and/or DVD signals.
(b) Television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with secondary audio program playback circuitry.	Not applicable	Application does not contain tuner cards.
(c) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain speech or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be open or closed captioned.	Not applicabe	Application does not cotain multimedia productions.
(d) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain visual information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be audio described.		Application does not cotain multimedia productions.
(e) Display or presentation of alternate text presentation or audio descriptions shall be user-selectable unless permanent.	Not applicable	Application does not cotain multimedia productions.

Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products

Criteria	Supporting Features	Remarks and Explanations
(a) Self contained products shall be usable by people with disabilities without requiring an end-user to attach Assistive Technology to the product. Personal headsets for private listening are not Assistive Technology.	Not applicable	Application is not self-contained closed product.
(b) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required.	Not applicable	Application does not have timed responses.
(c) Where a product utilizes touchscreens or contact-sensitive controls, an input method shall be provided that complies with §1194.23 (k) (1) through (4).	Not applicable	Application does not utilize touchscreens or contact-sensitive controls.
(d) When biometric forms of user identification or control are used, an alternative form of identification or activation, which does not require the user to possess particular biological characteristics, shall also be provided.	Not applicable	Application does not use biometrics.
(e) When products provide auditory output, the audio signal shall be provided at a standard signal level through an industry standard connector that will allow for private listening. The product must provide the ability to interrupt, pause, and restart the audio at anytime.	Not applicable	Application does not utilize audio signals.
(f) When products deliver voice output in a public area, incremental volume control shall be provided with output amplification up to a level of at least 65 dB. Where the ambient noise level of the environment is above 45 dB, a volume gain of at least 20 dB above the ambient level shall be user selectable. A function shall be provided to automatically reset the volume to the default level after every use.	Not applicable	Applications does not utilize voice output.
(g) Color coding shall not be used as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element.	Not applicable	Color and contrast settings are not controlled by the application; settings are controlled by either the web browser or the operating system.
(h) When a product permits a user to adjust color and contrast settings, a range of color selections capable of producing a variety of contrast levels shall be provided.	Not applicable	Color and contrast settings are not controlled by the application; settings are controlled by either the web browser or the operating system.
(i) Products shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.	Not applicable	Is dependent on the Host browser operating system and monitor or screen reader.
(j) (1) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following: The position of any operable control shall be determined with respect to a vertical plane, which is 48 inches in length, centered on the operable control, and at the maximum protrusion of the product within the 48 inch length on products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls.	Not applicable	Application is not freestanding, non-portable.
(j)(2) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following: Where any operable control is 10 inches or less behind the reference plane, the height shall be 54 inches maximum and 15 inches minimum above the floor	Not applicable	Application is not freestanding, non-portable.
(j)(3) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following: Where any operable control is more than 10 inches and not more than 24 inches behind the reference plane, the height shall be 46 inches maximum and 15 inches minimum above the floor.	Not applicable	Application is not freestanding, non-portable.
(j)(4) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following: Operable controls shall not be more than 24 inches behind the reference plane	Not applicable	Application is not freestanding, non-portable.

Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers

Criteria	Supporting Features	Remarks and Explanations
(a) All mechanically operated controls and keys shall comply with §1194.23 (k) (1) through (4).	Not applicable	Application does not have mechnically operated controls
(b) If a product utilizes touchscreens or touch-operated controls, an input method shall be provided that complies with §1194.23 (k) (1) through (4).	Not applicable	Application does not utilize touchscreens or touch-operated controls
(c) When biometric forms of user identification or control are used, an alternative form of identification or activation, which does not require the user to possess particular biological characteristics, shall also be provided.	Not applicable	Application does not utilize biometric forms.
(d) Where provided, at least one of each type of expansion slots, ports and connectors shall comply with publicly available industry standards	Not applicable	Application does not utilize expansion slots, ports and connectors.

Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria

Criteria	Supporting Features	Remarks and Explanations
(a) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user vision shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired shall be provided.	Supported	All information provided by the application is either text or labeled markup.
(b) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require visual acuity greater than 20/70 shall be provided in audio and enlarged print output working together or independently, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are visually impaired shall be provided.	Supported	Functionality provided by the web browser.
(c) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user hearing shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be provided	Not applicable	The application does not employ sounds.
(d) Where audio information is important for the use of a product, at least one mode of operation and information retrieval shall be provided in an enhanced auditory fashion, or support for assistive hearing devices shall be provided.	Not applicable	The application does not employ sounds.
(e) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user speech shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people with disabilities shall be provided.	Not applicable	Speech is not required or supported by the application.
(f) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require fine motor control or simultaneous actions and that is operable with limited reach and strength shall be provided.	Supported	The application can be run with simple keystrokes (e.g., tab, space, alpha keys) and does not require fine motor controls or simultaneous actions.

Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation and Support

Criteria	Supporting Features	Remarks and Explanations
(a) Product support documentation provided to end-users shall be made available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge	Supported	Support documentation is available through the application in both HTML and PDF formats. Alternate formats will be provided on request, at no additional charge.
(b) End-users shall have access to a description of the accessibility and compatibility features of products in alternate formats or alternate methods upon request, at no additional charge.	Supported	Support documentation is available through the application in both HTML and PDF formats. Alternate formats will be provided on request, at no additional charge.
(c) Support services for products shall accommodate the communication needs of end-users with disabilities.	Supported	Doxcelerate provides technical support through e-mail, voice (telephone), fax, documentation, and on-site training.