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HHS Section 508 Evaluation Template
Product Accessibility Template (PAT)
Must
be filled out by someone technical or the product cannot be
properly evaluated. The section 508 standards are technical
requirements.
Vendors may download the file below and use it to fill out the
PAT. Please read
and follow the instructions
that precede the form.
If you have questions about the PAT that you
are preparing, contact
the OPDIV
Section 508 Coordinator for
assistance.
In order to evaluate EIT products and services considered for
purchase an informative
PAT is needed. This document
properly explains
the way the templates are
to be filled out. The
object of the PAT
is to find out how the
vendor conforms to
the section 508 standards
that apply to a product
or service considered for
purchasing. HHS
must purchase EIT that
meets the applicable Section
508 standards and how you
fill out the form is important
to us. The more information
you provide about how you
meet or do not meet the
standard, the easier it
will be to evaluate the
product for Section 508.
Tips
- Read the standard and if you need more information on what
it means
visit the Access
Board Guide
to the Standards to get a better idea. Address the
standard
and how your
company will
support it in column three.
- If a section does not apply to your product, do not fill it
in. Leave
it blank or delete
it from the form
before sending it to the Requesting Official
for review.
However, do not
delete or leave
blank §1194.31
and §1194.41.
Please avoid the following in your PAT:
- Blanket statements in column 3. We need specifics about
how you support
or do not support
the standards.
- Stating only that you support the standards without telling
us how.
- Stating that you support with exceptions and then not telling
us what those exceptions are.
- Putting comments in column two. Column 2 should only
state if
you support the
standard or not.
Comments belong
in column 3.
- Not filling out sections §1194.31 and §1194.41.
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