Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems
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| 1194.21(a) When software is designed to run on a system that has a keyboard, product functions shall be executable from a keyboard where the function itself or the result of performing a function can be discerned textually. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | Product functions are operable from the keyboard only. The product supports Browser User Interface (BUI) and Command Line Interface (CLI). BUI: Tested the following: - Ability to perform functions from the keyboard only.
- Focus moves logically when used by the keyboard only.
- Event handlers are input device independent.
- Controls are properly addressed.
CLI: Command Line Interface is accessed through keyboard only and location is clearly indicated. |
| 1194.21(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. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | BUI does not disrupt or disable accessibility features of underlying Operating System or other products and resources that SMU interacts with. CLI does not disrupt or disable accessibility features of underlying Operating System or other products and resources that SMU interacts with. |
| 1194.21(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. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | BUI: When in the Accessibility Mode, the focus is visible and enables the user to operate through the keyboard only. The current cursor position is clearly visible. The focus indicator is programmatically exposed to AT. CLI: Command Line Interface is with keyboard only and the focus is clearly visible. The current cursor position is clearly visible. |
| 1194.21(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. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | BUI: The product is tested for the following: - The roles, state and value of the components on the BUI are properly available to AT.
- The functional images have meaningful alternative text.
CLI: The aspects of the product are programmatically accessible through keyboard and the roles, state and values of the appropriate components are clearly indicated. |
| 1194.21(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. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | BUI: The product has been tested for the following: - The functional images have meaningful alternative text. SMU uses short desc attribute that is transformed to ALT text. Short description of image tag is specified.
- The meaning of the texts from the images are consistent with the application.
CLI: Does not make use of any bitmap images. |
| 1194.21(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. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | BUI: The product has been tested for the following: - The actual text of the BUI components are available to AT.
- Location of the cursor and focus is clearly available to AT.
- Text attributes are available to AT.
CLI: Is keyboard only and text is provided based on the underlying OS. |
| 1194.21(g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | BUI: Honors the color settings made in the operating system. Tested for the OS colors and fonts changes. Conversely, the product does not change any settings including colors and fonts. CLI: The application does not have a user selected contrast or color settings. |
| 1194.21(h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | BUI: Does not have components that blinks. The moving and scrolling information that is designed to move more than 3 seconds can be paused. CLI: Does not show any information in the form of moving, blinking or scrolling. |
| 1194.21(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. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | BUI: Does not use color or font styles as the only visual means of conveying information. CLI: Does not have color coding. |
| 1194.21(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. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | BUI: The text and images in non-disabled controls have a luminosity ratio of at least 4.5:1. Large scale text has a minimum ratio of at least 3:1. CLI: Does not permit the user to adjust color and contrast settings. |
| 1194.21(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. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | BUI: SMU does not have components that flicker or flash in the frequency between 2 Hz and 55 Hz. CLI: The application does not use flashing or blinking text for CLI. |
| 1194.21(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. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | BUI: Product has meaningful labels and titles on the BUI. CLI: The application does not provide electronic forms. |
Section 1194.22 Web-based Internet Information and Applications
Criteria | Supporting Features | Remarks (e.g., definition, equivalent facilitation, scope of support provided) |
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| 1194.22(a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content). | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | The product was tested for: - Images that convey information have meaningful alternative text using ALT and if necessary, LONGDESC
- Images that are decorative are marked up using ALT=”” or CSS background images
- Data shown in dynamically generated images such as charts is also available in an alternative textual form (e.g. a data table).
- Data tables specify SUMMARY or CAPTION
- Titles for Pages, Objects and Applets are provided.
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| 1194.22(b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation. | Not Applicable | SMU does not provide any audio and video material. |
| 1194.22(c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | SMU has meaningful labels and titles on the BUI. |
| 1194.22(d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | SMU uses style sheets only for layout and presentation of the screen. |
| 1194.22(e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active region of a server-side image map. | Not Applicable | SMU does not use either the server-side or the client-side image map. |
| 1194.22(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 | SMU does not use either the server-side or the client-side image map. |
| 1194.22(g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | SMU specifies row and column headers for the data tables. SMU does not use direct html text which means TH is not being used. |
| 1194.22(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. | Not Applicable | SMU does not have multiple table levels. |
| 1194.22(i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation. | Not Applicable | SMU does not use FRAME or IFRAME |
| 1194.22(j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | SMU does not have components (in BUI or CLI) that flicker or flash in the frequency between 2 Hz and 55 Hz. |
| 1194.22(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. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | Text-only pages are not necessary because pages have been coded to meet other applicable standards. |
| 1194.22(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. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | The content generated by JavaScript has been coded to meet other applicable standards, to the extent indicated. |
| 1194.22(m) When a web page requires that an applet, plug-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 ยง1194.21(a) through (l). | Not Applicable | SMU does not use plugins. |
| 1194.22(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. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | SMU pages have meaningful labels and are programmatically associated with them. |
| 1194.22(o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | Each page of SMU consists of three major sections such as Navigation Tree, Content, and Task Monitoring. For each section, SMU defines a top level heading, which is rendered as HTML H1 level heading. The layout of each section is designed to have no subsection. As such, no subheadings are defined under the top level heading. On SMU, skip links are provided for each major sections so that the user can skip to the section for SMU feature navigation, content details or task monitoring. |
| 1194.22(p) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required. | Product has been developed to conform to this standard subject to the remarks on the right. | SMU has an UI object where the contents get automatically updated. The interval for the updates can be configured by the user. |
Note to 1194.22: The Board interprets paragraphs (a) through (k) of this section as consistent withthe 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
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| 1194.23(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 | |
| 1194.23(b) Telecommunications products which include voice communication functionality shall support all commonly used cross-manufacturer non-proprietary standard TTY signal protocols. | Not Applicable | |
| 1194.23(c) Voice mail, auto-attendant, and interactive voice response telecommunications systems shall be usable by TTY users with their TTYs. | Not Applicable | |
| 1194.23(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 | |
| 1194.23(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 | |
| 1194.23(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 | |
| 1194.23(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 | |
| 1194.23(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 | |
| 1194.23(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 | |
| 1194.23(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 | |
| 1194.23(k)(1) For products which have mechanically operated controls or keys, controls and keys shall be tactilely discernible without activating the controls or keys. | Not Applicable | |
| 1194.23(k)(2) For products which have mechanically operated controls or keys, controls do not require tight grasping, pinching or twisting of the wrist to operate. | Not Applicable | |
| 1194.23(k)(3) 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 | |
| 1194.23(k)(4) The status of all locking or toggle controls or keys shall be visually discernible, and discernible either through touch or sound. | Not Applicable | |
Section 1194.24 Video and Multimedia Products
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| 1194.24(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 | |
| 1194.24(b) Television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with secondary audio program playback circuitry. | Not Applicable | |
| 1194.24(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 Applicable | |
| 1194.24(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. | Not Applicable | |
| 1194.24(e) Display or presentation of alternate text presentation or audio descriptions shall be user-selectable unless permanent. | Not Applicable | |
Section 1194.25 Self Contained, Closed Products
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| 1194.25(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 | |
| 1194.25(b) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required. | Not Applicable | |
| 1194.25(c) Where a product utilizes touchscreens or contact-sensitive controls, an input method shall be provided that complies with Section 1194.23 (k) (1) through (4). | Not Applicable | |
| 1194.25(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 | |
| 1194.25(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 | |
| 1194.25(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 | |
| 1194.25(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 | |
| 1194.25(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 | |
| 1194.25(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 | |
| 1194.25(j)(1) 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 | |
| 1194.25(j)(2) 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 | |
| 1194.25(j)(3) 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 | |
| 1194.25(j)(4) Operable controls shall not be more than 24 inches behind the reference plane. | Not Applicable | |
Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria
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| 1194.31(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. | Yes | Subject to the information provided in this document, this product has been developed to conform to the applicable technical provisions of the 508 standards.
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| 1194.31(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. | Yes | Subject to the information provided in this document, this product has been developed to conform to the applicable technical provisions of the 508 standards. |
| 1194.31(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. | Yes | Subject to the information provided in this document, this product has been developed to conform to the applicable technical provisions of the 508 standards. |
| 1194.31(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. | Yes | Subject to the information provided in this document, this product has been developed to conform to the applicable technical provisions of the 508 standards. |
| 1194.31(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. | Yes | Subject to the information provided in this document, this product has been developed to conform to the applicable technical provisions of the 508 standards. |
| 1194.31(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. | Yes | Subject to the information provided in this document, this product has been developed to conform to the applicable technical provisions of the 508 standards. |