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Electronic Equipment Purchasing Template

1Priority

Priority identifies a required feature from a feature that is highly desired.

2Response Code

The following table of codes must be used in responding to this RFP:

3Comments

Comments should be used provide more detailed description of accessibility features for the each requirement. For example first version feature appeared, testing with people with disabilities, participaiton in accessibility standards groups, and etc..

Checklist

Ref Description Priority1 Response Code2 Comments3
E.1

Built-in Accessibility

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.

Section 508
1194.25 (a)
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E.2

Timed Response

When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required.

Section 508
1194.25 (b)
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E.3

Controls and Keys

Products which have mechanically operated controls or keys, shall comply with the following:

  1. Controls and keys shall be tactilely discernible without activating the controls or keys.
  2. Controls and keys shall be operable with one hand and shall not require tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist. The force required to activate controls and keys shall be 5 lbs. (22.2 N) maximum.
  3. 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.
  4. The status of all locking or toggle controls or keys shall be visually discernible, and discernible either through touch or sound.

Section 508
1194.25 (c)
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E.4

Biometric Forms

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.

Section 508
1194.25 (d)
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E.5

Audio Output and Control

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.

Section 508
1194.25 (e)
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E.6

Volume Control

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.

Section 508
1194.25 (f)
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E.6

Color Coding

Color coding shall not be used as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element.

Section 508
1194.25 (g)
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E.7

Color Adjust

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.

Section 508
1194.25 (h)
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E.8

Flicker

Products shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.

Section 508
1194.25 (i)
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E.9

Control Positioning

Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following:

  1. 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 (see Figure 1 of this part). Overhead view of the vertical plane for control positioning requirements relative to an operator sitting in a wheelchair Figure one illustrates two bird's-eye views. In both views, the vertical plane is centered on the control area. In the first view, the vertical plane is set back from the control area by a protrusion on the device. In the second view, there are no protrusions on the device and the vertical plane is right up against the control area.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Operable controls shall not be more than 24 inches behind the reference plane (see Figure 2 of this part).
    View height of controls relative to the operator sitting in a wheelchair
Section 508
1194.25 (j)
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E.10
Section 508
1194.25 (k)
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