Overview

Section 508 requires U. S. federal agencies to research accessibility features before purchasing technology products. VPATs are templates used as tools to do the necessary research. Detailed accessibility information about DasNet offered products is easily available in our online database, which is available to government purchasers and the public.

Section 508

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 USC 794d), as amended by P.L. No. 106-246 (July 13, 2000), is implemented by Electronic and Information Accessibility Standards set forth in regulations of the US Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (36 CFR Part 1194). Products used by U.S. federal agencies are required to be accessible by people with disabilities. In addition, federal agencies are required to research technology products before purchase to ensure that they are accessible to people with disabilities.

The U.S. Access Board is now updating the Section 508 standards. This effort will address new technologies and other areas where the standards need to be modified. HP participated in the Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Council (TEITAC) to develop recommendations to the U.S. Access Board for changes to the Section 508 standards.

VPATs

Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) are used to do the research necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 508. These Internet based tools help government agencies determine if technology products they are considering purchasing meet their accessibility requirements. DasNet Accessibility has created a VPAT product database to provide detailed information on the accessibility features that support Section 508 requirements. To search the VPAT accessibility database, select one of the following OEM links:

http://www.govplace.com/about/contracts/section-508-vpat/

3M 508-VPAT

Acronis 508-VPAT

APC 508 Blanket

APC 508 Compliance

Belkin 508 Compliance

Blacberry 508 Compliance

Blacberry Accessibility

Canon 508 Compliance

Check Point 508 Compliance

Cisco Accessibility

DRS 508 Compliance

Eaton 508 Compliance

Fortinet 508 Compliance

Fujitsu 508 Compliance

HP Accessibility

HP Designjet 4500 Stacker VPAT

Ipswitch WS FTP Professional VPAT

Ipswitch WS FTP Server VPAT

LG LCD 508 Compliance

NEC LCD 508 Compliance

NEC Projector 508 Compliance

NEC Large Format LCD 508 Compliance

Plantonics Call Center HAC Headsets VPAT

Plantonics Wireless HAC Headsets VPAT

Plantonics Wireless Non-HAC Headsets VPAT

Plantonics Clarity HAC Handsets VPAT

Plantonics Polaris Non-HAC Headsets VPAT

Plantonics Clarity Amplified Phones HAC VPAT

Plantonics Wireless HAS-C Headsets VPAT

Samsung Mobility VPAT

Smarttech VPAT

Smarttech Meeting Pro VPAT

Solarwinds VPAT

Tripp Lite VPAT

Various VPAT Links

Xerox VPAT