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The purpose of the Voluntary Product
Accessibility Template is to assist Federal contracting
officials in making preliminary assessments regarding the
availability of commercial Electronic and Information
Technology products and services with features that support
accessibility. It is assumed that offerers will provide
additional contact information to facilitate more detailed
inquiries.
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 lettered 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, 2003
Name of Product: UniAccess Product Suite
Contact for more Information:
support@uniaccess.com
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Section 1194.21
Software Applications and Operating Systems - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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Criteria |
Supporting Features |
Remarks and
explanations |
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(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. |
Supported: UniAccess
provides Microsoft client/server technology to the
Unisys OS 2200 System and is fully compliant
with current functionality that conforms to this
criteria. |
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(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: UniAccess
provides Microsoft client/server technology to the
Unisys OS 2200 System and is fully compliant
with current functionality that conforms to this
criteria. |
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| (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:
UniAccess provides Microsoft
client/server technology to the Unisys OS 2200
System and is fully compliant with current
functionality that conforms to this criteria.
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| (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:
UniAccess provides Microsoft
client/server technology to the Unisys OS 2200
System and is fully compliant with current
functionality that conforms to this criteria.
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(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. |
Supported: UniAccess
provides Microsoft client/server technology to the
Unisys OS 2200 System and is fully compliant
with current functionality that conforms to this
criteria. |
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(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:
UniAccess provides Microsoft
client/server technology to the Unisys OS 2200
System and is fully compliant with current
functionality that conforms to this criteria.
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(g) Applications shall not override user selected
contrast and color selections and other individual
display attributes. |
Supported: UniAccess
provides Microsoft client/server technology to the
Unisys OS 2200 System and is fully compliant
with current functionality that conforms to this
criteria. |
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| (h)
When animation is displayed, the information shall
be displayable in at least one non-animated
presentation mode at the option of the user. |
Supported: UniAccess
provides Microsoft client/server technology to the
Unisys OS 2200 System and is fully compliant
with current functionality that conforms to this
criteria. |
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| (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: UniAccess
provides Microsoft client/server technology to the
Unisys OS 2200 System and is fully compliant
with current functionality that conforms to this
criteria. |
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| (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. |
Supported: UniAccess
provides Microsoft client/server technology to the
Unisys OS 2200 System and is fully compliant
with current functionality that conforms to this
criteria. |
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| (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: UniAccess
provides Microsoft client/server technology to the
Unisys OS 2200 System and is fully compliant
with current functionality that conforms to this
criteria. |
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| (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. |
Not
applicable |
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Section 1194.22
Web-based Internet information and applications -
Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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Criteria |
Supporting Features |
Remarks and
explanations |
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(a) A text equivalent for every non-text element
shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or
in element content). |
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(b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia
presentation shall be synchronized with the
presentation. |
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| (c) Web pages
shall be designed so that all information conveyed
with color is also available without color, for
example from context or markup. |
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| (d) Documents
shall be organized so they are readable without
requiring an associated style sheet. |
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(e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each
active region of a server-side image map. |
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(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. |
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(g) Row and column headers shall be identified for
data tables. |
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| (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. |
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| (i)
Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates
frame identification and navigation |
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| (j)
Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen
to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and
lower than 55 Hz. |
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| (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. |
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| (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. |
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(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 §1194.21(a) through (l).
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(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.
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(o) A method shall be provided that
permits users to skip repetitive navigation links.
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(p) When a timed response is
required, the user shall be alerted and given
sufficient time to indicate more time is required.
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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.
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Section 1194.23
Telecommunications Products - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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| Criteria
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Supporting Features |
Remarks and
explanations |
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(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. |
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(b) Telecommunications products which include voice
communication functionality shall support all
commonly used cross-manufacturer non-proprietary
standard TTY signal protocols. |
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| (c) Voice
mail, auto-attendant, and interactive voice response
telecommunications systems shall be usable by TTY
users with their TTYs. |
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| (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. |
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(e) Where provided, caller identification and
similar telecommunications functions shall also be
available for users of TTYs, and for users who
cannot see displays. |
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(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. |
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(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. |
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| (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. |
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| (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. |
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| (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. |
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(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. |
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(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. |
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(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. |
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(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. |
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Section 1194.24 Video
and Multi-media Products - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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| Criteria
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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. |
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(b) Television tuners, including tuner cards for use
in computers, shall be equipped with secondary audio
program playback circuitry. |
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| (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. |
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| (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. |
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(e) Display or presentation of alternate text
presentation or audio descriptions shall be
user-selectable unless permanent. |
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Section 1194.25
Self-Contained, Closed Products - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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| Criteria
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Supporting Features |
Remarks and
explanations |
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(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. |
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(b) When a timed response is required, the user
shall be alerted and given sufficient time to
indicate more time is required. |
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| (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). |
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| (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. |
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(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. |
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(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. |
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(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. |
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| (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. |
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| (i)
Products shall be designed to avoid causing the
screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz
and lower than 55 Hz. |
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| (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. |
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(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. |
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(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. |
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(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. |
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Section 1194.26
Desktop and Portable Computers - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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Supporting Features |
Remarks and
explanations |
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(a) All mechanically operated controls and keys
shall comply with §1194.23 (k) (1) through (4). |
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(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). |
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| (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. |
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| (d) Where
provided, at least one of each type of expansion
slots, ports and connectors shall comply with
publicly available industry standards |
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Section 1194.31
Functional Performance Criteria - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
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| Criteria
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Supporting Features |
Remarks and
explanations |
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(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: UniAccess
provides Microsoft client/server technology to the
Unisys OS 2200 System and is fully compliant
with current functionality that conforms to this
criteria. |
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(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: UniAccess
provides Microsoft client/server technology to the
Unisys OS 2200 System and is fully compliant
with current functionality that conforms to this
criteria. |
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| (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 |
Supported:
UniAccess provides Microsoft
client/server technology to the Unisys OS 2200
System and is fully compliant with current
functionality that conforms to this criteria.
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| (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. |
Supported:
UniAccess provides Microsoft
client/server technology to the Unisys OS 2200
System and is fully compliant with current
functionality that conforms to this criteria.
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(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. |
Supported: UniAccess
provides Microsoft client/server technology to the
Unisys OS 2200 System and is fully compliant
with current functionality that conforms to this
criteria. |
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(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:
UniAccess provides Microsoft
client/server technology to the Unisys OS 2200
System and is fully compliant with current
functionality that conforms to this criteria.
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