The purpose of the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template is to assist Federal contracting officials in making preliminary assessments regarding the availability of commercial Electronic and Information Technology products and services with features that support accessibility. It is assumed that offerers will provide additional contact information to facilitate more detailed inquiries.
The first table of the Template provides a summary view of the section 508 Standards. The subsequent tables provide more detailed views of each subsection. There are three columns in each table. Column one of the Summary Table describes the subsections of subparts B and C of the Standards. The second column describes the supporting features of the product or refers you to the corresponding detailed table, "e.g., equivalent facilitation." The third column contains any additional remarks and explanations regarding the product. In the subsequent tables, the first column contains the lettered paragraphs of the subsections. The second column describes the supporting features of the product with regard to that paragraph. The third column contains any additional remarks and explanations regarding the product.
Date: April 30, 2010
Name of product: Adobe® Device Central CS5
Contact for more information: access@adobe.com
Summary Table
| Guideline | Applicable | Compliance |
|---|---|---|
Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems |
Applicable |
Supports with exceptions |
Section 1194.22 Web-Based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications |
Not applicable |
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Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products |
Not applicable |
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Section 1194.24 Video and Multimedia Products |
Not applicable |
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Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products |
Not applicable |
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Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers |
Not applicable |
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Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria |
Applicable |
Supports with exceptions |
Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation, and Support |
Applicable |
Supports |
| 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. |
Does not support |
With the exception of dialog boxes and application menus, most features in the Device Central CS5 interface require the use of a mouse. Controls within some panels are keyboard accessible, but it is not possible to place focus on the panels with the keyboard, or to move from one panel to another. For example, in Browse mode it is not possible to move focus from the search pane to the Library list without using a mouse. Some controls in dialog boxes are not keyboard accessible, such as the Sign In dialog box. |
(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 |
Device Central CS5 does not interfere with or deactivate accessibility features of the operating system. |
(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 with exceptions |
There is a clear indication of current focus for most controls in the Device Central CS5 interface with some exceptions including: Section tabs, such as Device Profiles and Emulator. Some controls in dialog boxes, such as the radio buttons in the Script Editor Preferences, do not provide a visual indication of focus. Some controls, such as the Device library in Browse view, do not expose focus programmatically. |
(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. |
Does not support |
With the exception of application menus and some controls in dialog boxes and panels, information is not available for controls in the Device Central CS5 interface. |
(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 |
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(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 with exceptions |
Textual information is provided to assistive technologies for most text elements in the Device Central CS5 interface with some exceptions including: Text information is not available for some text inputs, such as those in the Sign In dialog box and the Search input in the Device Library. |
(g) Applications shall not override user-selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes. |
Supports with exceptions |
With the exception of application menus and most dialogs boxes, Device Central CS5 does not support Windows High Contrast Mode. |
(h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user. |
Supports |
Device Central CS5 does not use animation in the user interface. |
(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. |
Supports |
The Device Central CS5 interface does not use color as the only means of conveying information. |
(j) When a product permits a user to adjust color and contrast settings, a variety of color selections capable of producing a range of contrast levels shall be provided. |
Supports with exceptions |
Device Central CS5 provides a number of options for setting the colors and format of scripts in the script editor, but no other customization of color or contrast levels is provided. |
(k) Software shall not use flashing or blinking text, objects, or other elements having a flash or blink frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. |
Supports |
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(l) When electronic forms are used, the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues. |
Supports with exceptions |
Many form fields in dialog boxes provide state and role information to assistive technologies and are keyboard accessible, but do not provide identity information to assistive technology. Many form fields in panels do not provide sufficient information to assistive technologies and are not reachable with the keyboard alone. |
| Criteria | Supporting features | Remarks and explanations |
|---|---|---|
(a) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user vision shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired shall be provided. |
Supports with exceptions |
Identity, role and state information is not available for many controls in panels. Many controls in dialog boxes do not provide identity information to assistive technology. It is not possible to carry out many functions in Device Central CS5 with the keyboard alone. |
(b) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require visual acuity greater than 20/70 shall be provided in audio and enlarged print output working together or independently, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are visually impaired shall be provided. |
Supports |
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(c) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user hearing shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be provided. |
Supports |
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(d) Where audio information is important for the use of a product, at least one mode of operation and information retrieval shall be provided in an enhanced auditory fashion, or support for assistive hearing devices shall be provided. |
Supports |
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(e) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user speech shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people with disabilities shall be provided. |
Supports |
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(f) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require fine motor control or simultaneous actions and that is operable with limited reach and strength shall be provided. |
Supports |
| Criteria | Supporting features | Remarks and explanations |
|---|---|---|
(a) Product support documentation provided to end-users shall be made available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge. |
Supports |
Adobe provides electronic versions of all product support documentation. |
(b) End-users shall have access to a description of the accessibility and compatibility features of products in alternate formats or alternate methods upon request, at no additional charge. |
Supports |
Adobe provides information on accessibility features in the documentation. Electronic versions of all product support documentation are provided. |
(c) Support services for products shall accommodate the communication needs of end-users with disabilities. |
Supports |
Product support for LiveCycle products is available in a variety of formats and from a number of online sources available from Adobe. |
