Section 508 requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology, Federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use by Federal employees without disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency. Section 508 also requires that individuals with disabilities seeking information or services from a Federal agency have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to that provided to the general public, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency.
All major features of ActiveReports software are accessible via keyboard navigation.
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Section 1194.21 Software applications and operating systems
| Criteria | Status | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| (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. | Supported with exceptions | ActiveReports Server partially supports navigation using the keyboard. However, a user cannot execute report functions by using only the keyboard on Administrator and Designer sites. |
| (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. | Supported | The controls do not disrupt or disable industry standard accessibility features of other products. |
| (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. | Supported with exceptions | Some elements in the Report Designer, Viewer, Admin site, and Report Portal do not provide focus information to Assistive Technology. |
| (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. | Supported with exceptions | ActiveReports Server supports images for representing some user interface elements, and also provide a textual conveyance of the information. |
| (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. | Supported | Any images used to identify a programmatic element have a consistent meaning throughout the controls. |
| (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. | Not Applicable | Operating system functions for displaying text are not supported in ActiveReports Server. |
| (g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes. | Supported with exceptions | ActiveReports Server does not override contrast and color in Internet Explorer 11 and Firefox. Google Chrome requires an extension to be installed. |
| (h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user. | Supported with exceptions | ActiveReports Server provides textual information for some animated elements. |
| (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. | Supported | ActiveReports Server does not have any feature or text that conveys any information or message using color coding. |
| (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. | Supported | ActiveReports Server supports a wide variety of colors, range of contrast levels, themes and styles that can be applied to controls in a report. |
| (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. | Supported | The controls do not use flashing or blinking text or objects. |
| (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. | Supported | Any form-type dialogs or windows associated with the controls provide Assistive Technology with access to information on all directions, cues, field elements, and functionality required for completion. |
Section 1194.22 Web-based Internet information and applications
| Criteria | Status | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| (a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content). | Supported with exceptions | Some of the non-text element has a text equivalent. |
| (b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation. | Not Applicable | There is no multimedia presentation associated with the software. |
| (c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup. | Supported | By default, no information is conveyed with color. |
| (d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet. | Supported with exceptions | Some elements are not visible on the Admin site and the HTML5 Report Portal when styles are disabled. |
| (e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active region of a server-side image map. | Not Applicable | There are no server-side image maps associated with the software. |
| (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 | There are no client-side image maps associated with the software. |
| (g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables. | Not Supported | By default, there are no data tables associated with the software. |
| (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 Supported | By default, there are no data tables associated with the software. |
| (i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation. | Not Applicable | By default, there are no frames associated with the software. |
| (j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. | Supported | The software does not cause the screen to flicker outside the recommended range. |
| (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 | Text-only page is not available in ActiveReports Web Viewer or Web controls. |
| (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. | Supported | The ActiveReports HTML5 Viewer control uses scripting that is supported by Assistive Technology. |
| (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). | Supported | ActiveReports provides a link to install the Silverlight plug-in when an application using ActiveReports Silverlight viewer control is executed. |
| (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. | Supported with exceptions | The components used in ActiveReports have been configured for maximum compliance. However, some form controls do not support assistive technology. |
| (o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links. | Not Applicable | By default, the software contains no repetitive navigation links. |
| (p) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required. | Not Applicable | No timed responses are required with ActiveReports. |
Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria
| Criteria | Status | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| (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. | Supported with exceptions | ActiveReports provide partial support to assistive technologies like screen readers. |
| (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. | Supported | ActiveReports does not require visual acuity greater than 20/70. Also, it is exposed to magnification tools like “Screen Magnifier” thus magnifying the screen for ease of use. |
| (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. | Not Applicable | ActiveReports does not use any sound output and hearing is not necessary to use the product. |
| (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. | Not Applicable | ActiveReports does not provide functionalities that require audio or video aids. |
| (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. | Not Applicable | ActiveReports does not provide any functionality that use user speech. |
| (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. | Supported | ActiveReports does not provide any functionality that requires fine motor control or simultaneous action. |
Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation, and Support
| Criteria | Status | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Product support documentation provided to end-users shall be made available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge. | Supported | Documentation is available in four formats: HTML(Web), *.chm, *.PDF, and Help3(Visual Studio help content) |
| (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. | Supported | ActiveReports provides information about accessibility and compatibility features in the documentation. Also, documentation is exposed to screen readers. |
| (c) Support services for products shall accommodate the communication needs of end-users with disabilities. | Supported | Support services such as telephone, email and forum support are provided to the customers. |