VPAT (DR-9050C/7550C/6050C)
Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems - Detail
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
Criteria
Supporting Features
Remarks and explanations
(a)
When software is designed to run on a
system that has a keyboard, product
functions shall be executable from a
keyboard where the function itself or the
result of performing a function can be
discerned textually.
Supports
(b) Applications shall not disrupt or disable
activated features of other products that are
identified as accessibility features, where
those features are developed and
documented according to industry
standards. Applications also shall not
disrupt or disable activated features of any
operating system that are identified as
accessibility features where the application
programming interface for those
accessibility features has been documented
by the manufacturer of the operating system
and is available to the product developer.
Supports
(c) A well-defined on-screen indication of
the current focus shall be provided that
moves among interactive interface elements
as the input focus changes. The focus shall
be programmatically exposed so that
Assistive Technology can track focus and
focus changes.
Supports
(d) Sufficient information about a user
interface element including the identity,
operation and state of the element shall be
available to Assistive Technology. When an
image represents a program element, the
information conveyed by the image must
also be available in text.
Supports with exceptions
Brightness and Contrast control in
the driver setting are conveyed by
image only.
(e) When bitmap images are used to
identify controls, status indicators, or other
programmatic elements, the meaning
assigned to those images shall be consistent
throughout an application's performance.
Supports
(f) Textual information shall be provided
through operating system functions for
displaying text. The minimum information
that shall be made available is text content,
text input caret location, and text attributes.
Supports
(g) Applications shall not override user
selected contrast and color selections and
other individual display attributes.
Supports
(h) When animation is displayed, the
information shall be displayable in at least
one non-animated presentation mode at the
option of the user.
Not applicable
The driver/ utility software does
not utilize animation.
(i) Color coding shall not be used as the
only means of conveying information,
indicating an action, prompting a response,
or distinguishing a visual element.
Not applicable
(j) When a product permits a user to adjust Not applicable
The product does not permit the
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