Do Altova products comply with Section 508?
As detailed on the Section 508 Web site, in 1998 the United States Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act to require Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. Section 508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in information technology, to make available new opportunities for people with disabilities, and to encourage development of technologies that will help achieve these goals. The purpose of the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, or VPAT, is to assist Federal contracting officials and other buyers in making preliminary assessments regarding the availability of commercial “Electronic and Information Technology” products and services with features that support accessibility as delineated in the section 508 Standards. Altova Inc. has made VPATs for its products available for download provide information about how Altova software products comply with federal accessibility requirements.
