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Re: VPAT 2.3 Rev 508 vs WCAG

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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Oct 18, 2019 10:04AM

Hello,

Section 508 is a law that the US Federal Government must follow. It takes
the WCAG standards, and adds some others, namely for hardware and software.
Vendors can use the VPAT WCAG to document their accessibility or their
product, but if you are or planning to sell to the US Federal Government,
you should do the 508 version.

--
Ryan E. Benson


On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 10:29 AM Levine, Suzanne < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hi All,
> I'm not a vendor but want to learn more about the VPAT options. When would
> a U.S. vendor use the VPAT 2.3 Rev 508<
> https://www.itic.org/dotAsset/9e1e88cd-0a47-4874-a168-339c31073cbe.docx>
> (27 pages and references the standards published 1/18/2017 and corrected
> 1/22/2018) vs the VPAT 2.3 Rev WCAG<
> https://www.itic.org/dotAsset/33e09368-8104-44a0-96ab-a0fbfbad297e.docx>
> (16 pages)?
>
> Thanks,
> Suzanne
>
>
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