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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.
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| Summary Table Voluntary Product Accessibility Template | ||
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| Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems |
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| Section 1194.22 Web-based internet information and applications |
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| Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products | ||
| Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-media Products | ||
| Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products | ||
| Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers | ||
| Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria |
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| Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems - Detail Voluntary Product Accessibility Template | ||
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| 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. | Key board navigation is provided for some menu commands in Adobe PageMaker 7.0. Some of the functions, such as drawing a graphic or text object, are not accessible through the keyboard. |
Adobe PageMaker 7.0 partially complies with this requirement.
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| (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. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 is not known to disrupt or disable accessibility features of other products or operating systems. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 fully complies with this requiremen. |
| (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. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 provides on-screen indication of current focus that moves among interactive interface elements as the input focus changes. Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not programmatically expose the focus. |
Adobe PageMaker 7.0 fully complies with this requiremen |
| (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. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not provide programmatic access for assistive technology for user interface elements. Some graphical interface elements also provide a textual description. |
Adobe PageMaker 7.0 partially complies with this requirement. |
| (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. | The Adobe PageMaker 7.0 user interface consistently uses bitmap images to identify controls, status indicators, and other programmatic elements. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 fully complies with this requiremen |
| (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 attribute | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 provides textual information through text content, text caret location, and text attributes. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 fully complies with this requiremenly. |
| (g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not override user selected contrast & color settings when they are available in the operating system. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 fully complies with this requiremen |
| (h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not display any animations nor can animations be created with Adobe PageMaker 7.0. | This requirement is not applicable to Adobe PageMaker 7.0. |
| (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. | The Adobe PageMaker 7.0 interface does not use color coding as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, or distinguishing a visual element. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 fully complies with this requiremen. |
| (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 provi | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 allows users to customize the contrast & color settings of the text and background of a publication to a wide range of colors supported by their system. Adobe PageMaker 7.0 also automatically adopts the color and contrast settings of the Windows and Macintosh operating systems. |
Adobe PageMaker 7.0 fully complies with this requiremen |
| (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. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not use flashing or blinking text, objects, or other elements in the software’s user interface. | This requirement is not applicable to Adobe PageMaker 7.0. |
| (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. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not use electronic forms for operation. | This requirement is not applicable to Adobe PageMaker 7.0.. |
| Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems - Detail Voluntary Product Accessibility Template | ||
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| 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 with some exceptions | Customizable keyboard navigation is provided for all menu commands, as well as for selecting tools in Illustrator CS2.
Some functions, like drawing and creating objects, are not accessible via keyboard commands. |
| (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 | Testing of Illustrator CS2 has not indicated that the product will disrupt or disable accessibility features of other products or operating systems. |
| (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 some exceptions | Illustrator CS2 provides an onscreen indication of the current focus that moves among interactive interface elements as the input focus changes. Focus is not programmatically exposed in Illustrator CS2. |
| (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 some exceptions | Illustrator CS2 provides “tool tips” that identify in text the identity and operation of user interface elements. Tool tips are not available to Assistive Technology. |
| (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 | The Illustrator CS2 user interface consistently uses bitmap images to identify controls, status indicators, and/or other programmatic elements; |
| (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 attribute | Supports | Illustrator CS2 allows for the manipulation and control of text content, text input caret location, and text attributes. Many operations are not handled through the operating system functions but are handled by the application directly. |
| (g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes. | Supports with some exceptions | Illustrator CS2 does not override user-selected contrast and color settings when they are available in the operating system. Illustrator CS2 does not support user-selected highlight colors for text and ignores themes in Windows®. |
| (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 | While Illustrator CS2 can generate animated content, such content is never previewed within the program in animated form. |
| (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 Illustrator CS2 user interface does not use color as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element. |
| (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 provi | Supports | Illustrator CS2 allows users to customize the contrast and color settings of the text, the background of their document, and the selection guide colors to a wide range of colors supported by their system. |
| (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. | Not applicable | Illustrator CS2 does not use flashing or blinking text, objects, or other elements in the user interface. |
| (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. | Not applicable | Illustrator CS2 does not have electronic forms capabilities. |
| Section 1194.22 Web-based Internet information and applications - Detail Voluntary Product Accessibility Template |
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| Criteria | Supporting Features | Remarks and Explanations |
| (a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content). | Tagged" Adobe PDF 1.4 files can be created with Adobe PageMaker 7.0 for viewing on the world wide web. The Adobe PDF 1.4 specification for Tagged PDF files provides the ability to encode text equivalents for non-textual information, such as graphics & images, and to provide expanded textual descriptions for elements such as form fields or abbreviations. When Adobe PageMaker 7.0 creates a tagged PDF, it does not put a space at the end of a line. This causes the last word of a line to merge with the first word of the next line when one reflows the PDF in the Acrobat viewer or on a PDA. Since some words will be joined together, it may be difficult for someone using a screen readerto read a tagged PDF generated by Adobe PageMaker 7.0. |
Adobe PageMaker 7.0 partially complies with this requirement. |
| (b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not provide inherent support for multimedia elements from other sources. | This requirement is not applicable to Adobe PageMaker 7.0. |
| (c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup. | Both Tagged PDF files and HTML files can be created with Adobe PageMaker 7.0 for viewing on the world wide web. It is to the author’s discretion how these files are designed. | This requirement may be satisfied at the file author’s discretion. |
| (d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not support the use of style sheets when exporting HTML files. | This requirement is not applicable to Adobe PageMaker 7.0. |
| (e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active region of a server-side image map | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not support the creation of image maps in HTML files. | This requirement is not applicable to Adobe PageMaker 7.0. |
| (f) Client-side image maps shall be provided instead of server-side image maps except where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric shape. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not support the creation of image maps in HTML files. | This requirement is not applicable to Adobe PageMaker 7.0. |
| (g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables | Both Tagged PDF files and HTML files can be created with Adobe PageMaker 7.0 for viewing on the world wide web. It is to the author’s discretion how these files are designed. | This requirement may be satisfied at the file author’s discretion. |
| (h) Markup shall be used to associate data cells and header cells for data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column headers. | Both Tagged PDF files and HTML files can be created with Adobe PageMaker 7.0 for viewing on the world wide web. It is to the author’s discretion how these files are designed. | This requirement may be satisfied at the file author’s discretion. |
| (i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 cannot create frame-based web pages. | This requirement is not applicable to Adobe PageMaker 7.0. |
| (j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 creates static files that do not cause the screen to flicker.
| This requirement may be satisfied at the file author’s discretion. |
| (k) A text-only page, with equivalent information or functionality, shall be provided to make a web site comply with the provisions of this part, when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way. The content of the text-only page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 files can be exported as either HTML or PDF. The design of these pages is at the author’s discretion. | This requirement may be satisfied at the file author’s discretion. |
| (l) When pages utilize scripting languages to display content, or to create interface elements, the information provided by the script shall be identified with functional text that can be read by Assistive Technology. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not support web-based scripting languages in the HTML or PDF files that it creates. | This requirement is not applicable to Adobe PageMaker 7.0. |
| (m) When a web page requires that an applet, plug-in or other application be present on the client system to interpret page content, the page must provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies with §1194.21(a) through (l). | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 can create HTML and PDF files with links. It is the author’s discretion as to what is presented in these files. | This requirement may be satisfied at the file author’s discretion.
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| (n) When electronic forms are designed to be completed on-line, 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. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not create electronic forms. | This requirement is not applicable to Adobe PageMaker 7.0. |
| (o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 can create HTML and PDF files with links. It is the author’s discretion as to what is presented in these files. | This requirement may be satisfied at the file author’s discretion. |
| (p) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required. | Adobe PageMaker cannot create HTML or PDF files that require a timed response. | This requirement is not applicable to Adobe PageMaker 7.0.. |
Note to 1194.22: The Board interprets paragraphs (a) through (k) of this section as consistent with the following priority 1 Checkpoints of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) (May 5 1999) published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium: Paragraph (a) - 1.1, (b) - 1.4, (c) - 2.1, (d) - 6.1, (e) - 1.2, (f) - 9.1, (g) - 5.1, (h) - 5.2, (i) - 12.1, (j) - 7.1, (k) - 11.4.
| Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products - Detail Voluntary Product Accessibility Template | ||
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| Criteria | Supporting Features | Remarks and Explanations |
| (a) Telecommunications products or systems which provide a function allowing voice communication and which do not themselves provide a TTY functionality shall provide a standard non-acoustic connection point for TTYs. Microphones shall be capable of being turned on and off to allow the user to intermix speech with TTY use. | ||
| (b) Telecommunications products which include voice communication functionality shall support all commonly used cross-manufacturer non-proprietary standard TTY signal protocols. | ||
| (c) Voice mail, auto-attendant, and interactive voice response telecommunications systems shall be usable by TTY users with their TTYs. | ||
| (d) Voice mail, messaging, auto-attendant, and interactive voice response telecommunications systems that require a response from a user within a time interval, shall give an alert when the time interval is about to run out, and shall provide sufficient time for the user to indicate more time is required. | ||
| (e) Where provided, caller identification and similar telecommunications functions shall also be available for users of TTYs, and for users who cannot see displays. | ||
| (f) For transmitted voice signals, telecommunications products shall provide a gain adjustable up to a minimum of 20 dB. For incremental volume control, at least one intermediate step of 12 dB of gain shall be provided. | ||
| (g) If the telecommunications product allows a user to adjust the receive volume, a function shall be provided to automatically reset the volume to the default level after every use. | ||
| (h) Where a telecommunications product delivers output by an audio transducer which is normally held up to the ear, a means for effective magnetic wireless coupling to hearing technologies shall be provided. | ||
| (i) Interference to hearing technologies (including hearing aids, cochlear implants, and assistive listening devices) shall be reduced to the lowest possible level that allows a user of hearing technologies to utilize the telecommunications product. | ||
| (j) Products that transmit or conduct information or communication, shall pass through cross-manufacturer, non-proprietary, industry-standard codes, translation protocols, formats or other information necessary to provide the information or communication in a usable format. Technologies which use encoding, signal compression, format transformation, or similar techniques shall not remove information needed for access or shall restore it upon delivery. | ||
| (k)(1) Products which have mechanically operated controls or keys shall comply with the following: Controls and Keys shall be tactilely discernible without activating the controls or keys. | ||
| (k)(2) Products which have mechanically operated controls or keys shall comply with the following: Controls and Keys shall be operable with one hand and shall not require tight grasping, pinching, twisting of the wrist. The force required to activate controls and keys shall be 5 lbs. (22.2N) maximum. | ||
| (k)(3) Products which have mechanically operated controls or keys shall comply with the following: 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. | ||
| (k)(4) Products which have mechanically operated controls or keys shall comply with the following: The status of all locking or toggle controls or keys shall be visually discernible, and discernible either through touch or sound. | ||
| Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-media Products - Detail Voluntary Product Accessibility Template | ||
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| Criteria | Supporting Features | Remarks and Explanations |
| a) All analog television displays 13 inches and larger, and computer equipment that includes analog television receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals. As soon as practicable, but not later than July 1, 2002, wide screen digital television (DTV) displays measuring at least 7.8 inches vertically, DTV sets with conventional displays measuring at least 13 inches vertically, and stand-alone DTV tuners, whether or not they are marketed with display screens, and computer equipment that includes DTV receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals. | ||
| (b) Television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with secondary audio program playback circuitry. | ||
| (c) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain speech or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be open or closed captioned. | ||
| (d) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain visual information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be audio described. | ||
| (e) Display or presentation of alternate text presentation or audio descriptions shall be user-selectable unless permanent. | ||
| Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products - Detail Voluntary Product Accessibility Template | ||
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| Criteria | Supporting Features | Remarks and Explanations |
| (a) 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. | ||
| (b) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required. | ||
| (c) Where a product utilizes touch screens or contact-sensitive controls, an input method shall be provided that complies with §1194.23 (k) (1) through (4). | ||
| (d) 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. | ||
| (e) 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. | ||
| (f) 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. | ||
| (g) Color coding shall not be used as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element. | ||
| (h) 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 provide | ||
| (i) Products shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. | ||
| (j) (1) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following: 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 on products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls. | ||
| (j)(2) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following: 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. | ||
| (j)(3) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following: 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. | ||
| (j)(4) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following: Operable controls shall not be more than 24 inches behind the reference plane. | ||
| Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers - Detail Voluntary Product Accessibility Template | ||
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| Criteria | Supporting Features | Remarks and Explanations |
| (a) All mechanically operated controls and keys shall comply with §1194.23 (k) (1) through (4). | ||
| (b) If a product utilizes touch screens or touch-operated controls, an input method shall be provided that complies with §1194.23 (k) (1) through (4). | ||
| (c) 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. | ||
| (d) Where provided, at least one of each type of expansion slots, ports and connectors shall comply with publicly available industry standards | ||
| Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria - Detail Voluntary Product Accessibility Template | ||
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| 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. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not provide for alternatives, such as support for screen readers, for visual impaired users. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not comply with this requirement. |
| (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. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not provide for enhancement, such as support for screen readers, for a user with low vision. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not comply with this requirement. |
| (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. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not require user hearing in order to operate the software. | This requirement is not applicable to Adobe PageMaker 7.0. |
| (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. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not require user hearing in order to operate the software. | This requirement is not applicable to Adobe PageMaker 7.0. |
| (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. | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 does not require user speech in order to operate the software. | This requirement is not applicable to Adobe PageMaker 7.0. |
| (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. | Key board navigation is provided for some menu commands in Adobe PageMaker 7.0 | Adobe PageMaker 7.0 partially complies with this requirement. |
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