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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Jun 4, 2018 7:38AM

> This is unexpected so I'm looking to find out what they're really expecting since we'd have to rethink our strategy by quite a bit. When I asked the DHS what the typical expectation was, I was given a link to the trusted tester page, in which there was, among several files, an 84-page document on how to test Word files for accessibility!

There is an accompanying results spreadsheet for the trusted tester process that is to be completed by the Trusted Tester. This spreadsheet doesn't appear to be available on the public site but is available on a site that is for people who have passed the Trusted Tester Certification process. It would document all of the items necessary to understand the compliance of the document although not in the same form as a VPAT. As others have mentioned many agencies including HHS and VA have their own checklists and processes and an agency may ask you to complete their documentation in the format/wording that they prefer to have.

Jonathan