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Re: Types of documents that must be accessible

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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Apr 20, 2017 7:41PM

> My reading of the US Federal Section 508 rules is that all documents provided by the contractor to the government and all government created documents must be accessible if possible. (I know of no great way to create a flow chart or Network topology diagram that is accessible).

Yes, in regards to ICT content that is not incidental to the contract -- it has to be compliant. For example,
* Contractor developer users IDE to code website for government. The IDE doesn't have to be accessible.
* Contractor provides report to government contracting represented -- it has to be accessible.
* Contractor provides janitorial services -- the services themselves are not ICT and not subject to Section 508
* Janitorial contractor provides portal for government staff to log in and view log of services -- covered under Section 508 as ICT provided to government.

In addition, the revised Section 508 standards cover all public content of agencies including social media and 9 different categories of official agency communication.
* An emergency notification;
* An initial or final decision adjudicating an administrative claim or proceeding;
* An internal or external program or policy announcement;
* A notice of benefits, program eligibility, employment opportunity, or personnel action;
* A formal acknowledgement or receipt;
* A survey questionnaire;
* A template or form; or
* Educational or training materials.
* Intranet web content designed

Jonathan

Jonathan Avila
Chief Accessibility Officer
SSB BART Group 
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703.637.8957 (Office)

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