• A template containing information regarding how an information and communications technology (ICT) product or service conforms with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 508 provides guidelines for rendering ICT accessible to, and therefore usable by, people with disabilities. The VPAT was originally designed as a tool for vendors to document product compliance to Section 508 and facilitate government market research on ICT with accessible features. Many people started to call the completed document a “VPAT” but the wider procurement community would prefer to call it a product Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR). The distinction is that the VPAT is the incomplete form, and the ACR is the completed report using the VPAT template. ← Wikipedia

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