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PHPKB provides the VPAT, or Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, which documents an audit of our knowledge management software in regards to the audited framework, the WCAG 2.1 guidelines. The following VPAT document can be used to describe how the accessibility features of the PHPKB Software help federal agencies address the requirements of Section 508 Standards.
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. It is assumed and recommended that inquirers will provide additional contact information to facilitate more detailed inquiries.
Note: This document is provided for information purposes only and the contents hereof are subject to change without notice. PHPKB does not warrant that this document is error free, nor does it provide any other warranties or conditions, whether expressed orally or implied in law, including implied warranties and conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. PHPKB specifically disclaims any liability with respect to this document and no contractual obligations are formed either directly or indirectly by this document. PHPKB further makes no representation concerning the ability of assistive technologies or other products to interoperate with PHPKB knowledge management software.
| VPAT Version | 1.0 |
| Last Updated | August 14, 2020 |
| Name of Product | PHPKB Knowledge Management Software (v9.5) |
| Contact Details | Name: Ajay Chadha Phone: +91-181-461-3940 Email: contact@phpkb.com |
The first table of the VPAT provides an overview of the applicable standards/guidelines, and the terms used in the Conformance Level. The subsequent tables provide more detailed views of each section. There are four columns in each table. Column one of the describes the criteria evaluated. The second column describes the product/platform evaluated. The third column describes conformance level. The fourth column describes any additional remarks and explanations regarding the product.
This report covers the degree of conformance for the following accessibility standard/guidelines:
| Standard/Guideline | Included in Report |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 | Level A (Yes)Level AA (Yes) |
The terms used in the Conformance Level information are defined as follows:
| Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations |
| 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A) | Supports | PHPKB is only using a limited set of images which all have a text equivalent in the "alt" attribute. |
| 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A) | Not Applicable | PHPKB itself does not utilize audio-only or video-only content. |
| 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A) | Not Applicable | PHPKB itself does not contain prerecorded audio content. |
| 1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A) | Not Applicable | PHPKB itself does not contain time-based media or prerecorded video content. |
| 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A) | Supports | Information, structure and relationships are available in text. E.g. the content is readable if the user switches off CSS. |
| 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A) | Supports | PHPKB presents the content in a meaningful reading sequence. |
| 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A) | Supports | PHPKB does not present content that relies solely on sensory characteristics. |
| 1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A) | Supports | PHPKB does not use color as the only visual means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element. For those elements where information is conveyed using color, the same information is also available by markup. |
| 1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A) | Not Applicable | PHPKB does not contain any audio. |
| 2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A) | Supports | PHPKB provides support to execute all available product functions using the keyboard. |
| 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A) | Supports | The product does not contain keyboard traps. Keyboard focus can be moved away from all components using only keyboard interface. |
| 2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A 2.1 only) | Not Applicable | |
| 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A) | Supports | PHPKB requires a timed response in case of an article lock during editing. The software presents an alert 5 minutes before the lock expiry time to extend the lock duration. Locking time period can be adjusted from settings area. |
| 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A) | Not Applicable | The product does not include content that plays automatically. |
| 2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A) | Supports | The PHPKB application does not use flashing elements. |
| 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A) | Supports | PHPKB does provide support to bypass repeated elements like navigation links. A link is offeref at the top of the page that allows keyboard users to jump over the navigation links and land on the main content of the page. |
| 2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A) | Supports | All pages in PHPKB have titles describing the purpose. |
| 2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A) | Supports | PHPKB can be navigated sequentially in a meaningful and operable manner. |
| 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A) | Supports | Links purpose can be determined by link text and context. |
| 2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A 2.1 only) | Not Applicable | |
| 2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports | The pointer down-event is not used to execute functions. |
| 2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports | The components with labels have the visually shown text in name attribute. |
| 2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A 2.1 only) | Not Applicable | N/A |
| 3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A) | Supports | The language of pages in PHPKB is provided by the ‘lang’ attribute. |
| 3.2.1 On Focus (Level A) | Supports | No actions are performed when components get focus. |
| 3.2.2 On Input (Level A) | Supports | Changing settings of user interface components does not automatically cause a change of context. |
| 3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A) | Supports | Error messages in PHPKB are clearly visible and specific as possible. |
| 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A) | Supports | Labels are provided when content requires user input. |
| 4.1.1 Parsing (Level A) | Supports | The markup of PHPKB has complete start and end tags, attributes and IDs are unique. |
| 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) | Supports | Role, state, and value information are provided on all user interface components. |
| Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations |
| 1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA) | Not Applicable | PHPKB does not contain live audio content. |
| 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA) | Not Applicable | |
| 1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | PHPKB content can be viewed and operated in portrait and landscape display orientation. |
| 1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | Input collecting information about the user is implemented with support to identify the meaning for the form input data. |
| 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA) | Supports | Visual presentation of information, match level AA contrast ratio requirements. (At least 4.5:1 for small text and 3:1 for large texts). |
| 1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA) | Supports | Text can be resized without assistive technology up to 200 percent without loss of content or functionality. |
| 1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA) | Supports | Text is the primary way to convey information in PHPKB. |
| 1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | PHPKB content does not need scrolling in two PHPKB. (Note: Minimum browser viewport size required) |
| 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | Parts of PHPKB user interface that are needed to understand the content have a contrast ratio of at least 3:1. |
| 1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | No loss of content or functionality occurs by changing text styles to required settings. |
| 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | Additional content is dismissible, hoverable and persitent. |
| 2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA) | Supports | Contents in PHPKB can be searched, browsed and navigated in different ways. |
| 2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA) | Supports | Headings and labels are designed to be clear, descriptive and logically organized. |
| 2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA) | Supports | PHPKB provides a visible keyboard focus indicator for all actionable elements. |
| 3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA) | Supports | The product does not contain changes in language. |
| 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA) | Supports | Navigation areas shown on multiple pages are presented in a consistent way. |
| 3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA) | Supports | UI components with same functionality are identified consistently. |
| 3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA) | Supports | Error feedback in PHPKB is designed to give the best possible suggestions to users. |
| 3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA) | Supports | The product does not make legal or financial commitments. For all data that can be modified or deleted by users in PHPKB, functionality is provided that need confirmation. |
| 4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | Status messages can be programmatically determined through role or properties. |
This document seeks to describe PHPKB knowledge base management software’s ability to support the applicable standards, subject to our interpretation of those standards and the comments in this document. It is provided “AS IS” for information purposes only and is subject to change without notice. This document is not intended to (nor does it) create, impose or supplement any duty or obligation, contractual or otherwise. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, no warranty is given that this document is correct, complete, up to date, or fit for any particular purpose and no liability shall arise for any loss, damage or expense whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, howsoever arising, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, in connection with document, including (without limitation) any course of action taken on the basis of its content.
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