| Q: |
Considering
that no person in this
office has a disability,
does Section 508 need
to be considered? |
| A: |
The
answer to this is YES,
Section 508 applies
to all EIT, regardless
of an individual users'
disability or lack
thereof. |
| |
|
| Q: |
The
vendor has given
me an incomplete
Product Accessibility
Template (PAT). What
should I do? |
| A: |
As
best practice, HHS
should only accept
claims of conformance
that are clearly defined
(via the HHS Section
508 Product Accessibility
Template (PAT) at http://508.hhs.gov/) and
warranted by the vendor. |
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|
| Q: |
If
an item is on the
GSA schedule, is
it complaint |
| A: |
The
GSA schedule has nothing
to do with Section
508 compliance. Each
OPDIV requesting official
has different needs,
and is required to
assess their unique
508 requirements. |
| |
|
| Q: |
If
products are procured
by a government contractor,
for that contractor's
personal use only,
do the products need
to be 508 compliant? |
| A: |
The
answer to this is NO,
it does not need to
be 508 compliant. |
| |
|
| Q: |
If
a product is procured
by a government contractor,
and the product will
be returned to the
government once the
contractor's work
has ended, does the
product need to be
508 compliant? |
| A: |
The
answer to this is YES,
it does need to be
508 compliant |
| |
|
| Q: |
Who
is responsible for
ensuring that products
created by a contractor
are compliant, the
contractor, procurement,
or the OPDIV? |
| A: |
The
OPDIV is ultimately
responsible for 508
compliance. When writing
a contract, HHS (via
the OPDIV staff) should
state in the contract
that the contractor
is responsible for
delivering a 508 compliant
product. HHS (via the
OPDIV staff) is repsonsible
for verifying that
the deliverable is
compliant. |
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|
| Q: |
How
do you ensure that
purchases are 508
compliant? Does HHS
need to test all
products, for 508
compliance, before
buying them? If a
manufacturer claims
that their product
is 508 compliant,
should HHS accept
their claim? |
| A1: |
Testing
decisions should be
based on the vulnerability
of acquiring inaccessible
products, and the impact
of remediation or replacement.
A rule of thumb here
is that if you are
doing testing for other
techical factors, you
should test for accessibility,
as well. |
| A2: |
As
best practices, HHS
should only accept
claims of conformance
that are clearly defined
(via the HHS Section
508 Product Accessibility
Template (PAT) at http://508.hhs.gov/)
and warranted by the
vendor. |
| |
|
| Q: |
Does
a data base exist
for 508 compliant
products, and if
not, should one be
created? |
| A: |
A
database will NOT be
created, as each requesting
official has different
needs, and must assess
their unique 508 requirements. |
| |
|
| Q: |
Who
should maintain the
documentation of
undue burden and
how long should these
documents be maintained?
Should procurement
be responsible for
maintaining the documentation? |
| A: |
Procurement
should retain the forms
for all procurements
per FAR requirements. |
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