Format
Linear Sortable Format
NOTE: All bulleted items are just short names for provisions that are being worked on by the different working groups. They are placeholders used for showing structure - not final wording of anything.
1 Overall Functional Performance Criteria
- Full use without Vision - in at least one mode (direct or via AT)
- Full use with Low Vision without Audio - in at least one mode (direct or via AT)
- Full use without Hearing - in at least one mode (direct or via AT)
- Full use with Enhance Audio - in at least one mode (direct or via AT)
- Full use without Speech - in at least one mode (direct or via AT)
- Full use with limited reach, strength or dexterity - in at least one mode (direct or via AT)
- Full use with cognitive, language or learning disabilities - in at least one mode (direct or via AT)
2. Don't Prevent Use by Interference or Incompatibility with User.
- If speaker held to the ear minimize hearing aid interference
- Have no more than 3 flashes in one second above thresholds (Seizure)
- Provide Alternative to biometric ID
- Pass through non-proprietary Access signals
3. If Making Product Directly Accessible (built-in accessibility)
General - All products
- If not operable by users AT (for any group), make product fully usable by that group without AT
- No interference with Built in Access Features
- Consistent use of images for controls, status, etc
- All visual information (printed or displayed) in Auditory form in 1 mode
- Impose No Time limitations or make time limit adjustable
- If IVR (e.g.Voicemail, Auto-attend, Voice menus,,etc.) no time limit pr time limit adjustable. (subset of above?)
- Make Any Key Repeat Delay & Rate Adjustable & Turn off (2 sec)
Input Devices
All Products with input devices
- Provide Visual and either audio or tactile key status indicators
- If touchscreen or touch control then provide non-touch alternate [and softkeys ?]
- Make controls compatible with prosthetics
If the Product has Physical Controls
- Controls meet ADAAG approach and Reach Specs
- Controls meet ADAAG control specs.
- Tactilely Discernable without activation
- No require pinching, twisting of the wrist, or tight grasping.
- If Keyrepeat then adjustable
- Status of locking and toggle keys visual and auditory or tactile
If the Product has Standard Keyboard or keyboard interface
- Make Product Operable Using Only Input to Standard Keyboard interface (or Keyboard equivalent)
Output Devices
If the Product has Visual Output or Display
- Variety of Color & Font settings for Contrast
- Information not provided in color alone.
- At least 1 non-animated version available
- Moving text available static in 1 mode
- No override of display settings {if this includes audio then can't go here}
If the product has Audio Output
- If speaker held to the ear provide hearing aid compatible coupling
- Provide amplification for products in public places
- Provide Voice amplification for Telecom
- Loud volume auto reset (+indicator + override)
- Standard Connector available for Audio Output
If product provides real-time voice conversation functionality
- - ( Proposed text conversation Provisions would go here when finalized. )
If product (hardware or software) plays or displays AudioVideo material
- Caption decode and Display supported
- Players/Displays support Audio Descriptions
4. If making product work with adaptive assistive technology
Provide Software support for adaptive AT
- All info and control avail to INTERNAL AT
- Provide Text through API / OS Text tools
- Focus Indicator Avail to AT (+clearly visible covered above)
Allow connection of external alternate presenters, controllers, and displays
- Standard ports
- Support connection of alternate interfaces
- If product provides for real-time conversation then it must meet provisions
- If not providing function itself then provide direct connect of standard real-teim Text Terminal& mic toggle
- Support for standard text conversation signals
- Voicemail, Auto-attend, & IVR work with Standard realtime text formats
- Caller ID etc accessible to Blind & realtime text users
5. For products, training, documentation or services that are delivered as electronic content.
General - all content
- Alternate Text for all non-text elements
- Documents readable without style sheets
- Image map redundant links
- Use Client-side image maps (w/ alt text)
- Content provides Skip over navigation links
- Accessible Electronic Forms
- Headers provided on data tables
- Table markup associates cells and headers
- Link to conformant Plug-in provided
- Frames have titles
- Text alternative for scripts
- Text-only page [ alternate accessible page ] -- (only if only way)
If Audio and/or Video content
- Provide synchronized alternatives to synchronized audio and video
- AV Material is Captioned (Open or closed) {using format for that media}
- Provide Audio description of video {using format for that media}
- Captions & Audio Description User selectable unless Embedded in Video
6. Documentation, help, and E&IT related services
Documentation and help
- Information and documentation is accessible ( +Web?)
- Description of accessibility features avail
Support services
- Accessible product support phone services
- Contact information avail for access info
- Accessible Product Training
7. Product Development & Installation Process & Tools
Process guidance
- Include PWD throughout process (4 parts)
- Changes shall not decrease access
- Include access in design, devel, & fabrication
Authoring tools
(placeholder for any authoring tool guidelines that might be developed that aren't just software access which would be covered above)
