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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.

Date: April 21, 2016

Name of product: Adobe® Experience Manager (AEM) 6.2 Forms - Reader Extensions

Contact for more information: access@adobe.com

Summary

Guideline

Applicable

Compliance

Applicable

Supports with Exceptions

Applicable

Supports with Exceptions

Section 1194.23 – Telecommunications Products

Not Applicable

Section 1194.24 – Video and Multimedia Products

Not Applicable

Section 1194.25 – Self-Contained, Closed Products

Not Applicable

Section 1194.26 – Desktop and Portable Computers

Not Applicable

Section 1194.31 – Functional Performance Criteria

Applicable

Supports with Exceptions

Applicable

Supports

Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems - Detail

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

Controls in the AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface are fully operable using a keyboard alone with the exception of the scroll bar in the Files List.

(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

AEM Forms Reader Extensions does not interfere with or deactivate accessibility features of any 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.

Does Not Support

There is a clear visual indication of focus for most focusable elements in the AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface with the exception of buttons.

Focus is not programmatically exposed for controls in the AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface.

(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

Identity, role and state information is provided to Assistive Technology for controls in the AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface with some minor exceptions including:

Identity information is not accurate or does not match controls in some cases, such as the ‘Draft’ and ‘Final’ checkboxes.

Some controls in the Help interface do not provide sufficient information, such as the controls in the Tree menu.

(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

Text information is provided through operating system functions for displaying text and is available to Assistive Technology.

(g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes.

Does Not Support

The AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface does not inherit user selected contrast and color selections or display attributes.

(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

AEM Forms Reader Extensions 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 AEM Forms Reader Extensions user 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.

Not Applicable 

AEM Forms Reader Extensions does not permit the user to adjust color and contrast settings.

(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

AEM Forms Reader Extensions does not use flashing or blinking text, objects, or other elements in the software's 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.

Supports with Exceptions

Identity, role and state information is provided to Assistive Technology for controls in the AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface with some minor exceptions including:

Identity information is not accurate or does not match controls in some cases, such as the ‘Draft’ and ‘Final’ checkboxes.

Some controls in the Help interface do not provide sufficient information, such as the controls in the Tree menu.

Section 1194.22 Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications — Detail

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).

Supports

Alternate text descriptions are provided for all non-text elements in Reader Extensions.

(b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation.

Not Applicable

The AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface does not include multimedia.

(c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup.

Supports

The AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface supports this requirement.

(d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet.

Supports

The AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface supports this requirement.

(e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active region of a server-side image map.

Not Applicable

The AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface does not use server-side image maps.

(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.

Not Applicable

The AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface does not use client-side image maps. 

(g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables.

Not Applicable

The AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface does not use data tables.

(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.

Not Applicable

The AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface does not use data tables. 

(i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation

Not Applicable

The AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface does not use frames.

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

Supports

(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.

Not Applicable 

It is not necessary to provide a text-only version of the AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface as it can be made accessible.

(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.

Supports 

The scripting utilized in AEM Forms Reader Extensions creates information that can be read by Assistive Technologies. 

(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).

Supports

AEM Forms Reader Extensions includes a plug-in detection script. If the Flash plug-in is not detected in the user’s browser a link to download the plug-in is available.  

(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.

Supports with Exceptions

Identity, role and state information is provided to Assistive Technology for controls in the AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface with some minor exceptions including:

Identity information is not accurate or does not match controls in some cases, such as the ‘Draft’ and ‘Final’ checkboxes.

Some controls in the Help interface do not provide sufficient information, such as the controls in the Tree menu.

(o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links.

Does Not Support

It is not possible for users to skip over repetitive navigation links in the AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface.  

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

Not Applicable

The AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface does not require timed responses.

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 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria - Detail

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

Most controls in the AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface are accessible to screen readers with some minor exceptions including:

Identity information is not accurate or does not match controls in some cases, such as the ‘Draft’ and ‘Final’ checkboxes.

Some controls in the Help interface do not provide sufficient information, such as the controls in the Tree menu.

(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 with Exceptions

AEM Forms Reader Extensions does not allow text and objects to be resized.

There is a clear visual indication of focus for most focusable elements in the AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface with the exception of buttons.

Focus is not programmatically exposed for controls in the AEM Forms Reader Extensions interface.

(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

 

(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

 

(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

 

(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

 

Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation, and Support — Detail

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 Adobe products is available in a variety of formats and from a number of online sources available from Adobe.