Voluntary Product Evaluation Template (VPAT)

Date: November 13, 2014 Name of Product: ARTstor Digital Library Contact for more Information: Cara Hirsch, Deputy General Counsel, [email protected]

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Summary Table Remarks and Criteria Supporting Features explanations Section 1194.21 Software Applications Not Applicable and Operating Systems

Not Applicable - Fundamental Section 1194.22 Web-based internet Alteration Exception information and applications Applies

Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Not Applicable Products Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-media Not Applicable Products Section 1194.25Self-Contained, Closed Not Applicable Products Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Not Applicable Computers Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Not Applicable Criteria Section 1194.41 Information, Not Applicable documentation, and support. Return to the top of the page.

Section 1194.22 Web-based Internet information and applications * Refer to ( http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.22.htm) for details on the guidelines listed below. Criteria Supporting Features Remarks and explanations (a) A text equivalent for every Not Applicable - Fundamental The ARTstor Digital Library is a resource non-text element shall be Alteration Exception Applies that provides images for teaching, learning provided (e.g., via "alt", and scholarship. It is not possible to create "longdesc", or in element a text equivalent for the images made content). available through the ARTstor service, since the images themselves convey meaning in a manner that cannot be adequately replicated through text. (b) Equivalent alternatives for Supports Public Website: All recorded training any multimedia presentation presentations are accompanied by PDF shall be synchronized with the files, which may be read by assistive presentation. technologies. No other multimedia assets are supported. Library Website: Descriptive data associated with multimedia are next to it and is synchronized. Mobile Website: Descriptive data associated with multimedia are next to it and is synchronized.

(c) Web pages shall be Not Applicable - Fundamental The ARTstor Digital Library is a resource designed so that all Alteration Exception Applies that provides images for teaching, learning information conveyed with and scholarship. The colors of the works color is also available without depicted in the Images are extremely color, for example from important elements in conveying meaning context or markup. which, in most cases, cannot be properly communicated in black and white. ARTstor’s response regarding the other non-image elements of the site is below:

Public Website: Color is used in a limited capacity to convey information. However, when it is used, other contextual cues, such as page and paragraph titles, are provided. Library Website: Different icons indicate select/unselected button state. Mobile Website: Different icons indicate select/unselected button state. (d) Documents shall be Supports with respect to the Public Website: All pages are readable organized so they are ARTstor public website; Does without their associated style sheet. readable without requiring an not support with respect to the Library Website: Style sheets are required associated style sheet. library and mobile websites to read content. Mobile Website: Style sheets are required to read content. (e) Redundant text links shall Not applicable Server-side image maps are not deployed be provided for each active at the site. region of a server-side image map. (f) Client-side image maps Not applicable Client-side image maps are not deployed at shall be provided instead of the site. server-side image maps except where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric shape. (g) Row and column headers Supports with respect to the Public Website: Row and column headers shall be identified for data ARTstor public website; Not are identified for data tables. tables. applicable with respect to the Library Website: Table is not used. library and mobile websites Mobile Website: Table is not used (h) Markup shall be used to Supports with respect to the Public Website: Data tables do not include associate data cells and ARTstor public website: Not row and column header markup. header cells for data tables applicable with respect to the Library Website: Table is not used that have two or more logical library and mobile websites Mobile Website: Table is not used. levels of row or column headers. (i) Frames shall be titled with Not applicable Frames are not used text that facilitates frame identification and navigation (j) Pages shall be designed to Not applicable Animations are not employed. avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. (k) A text-only page, with Not Applicable - Fundamental The ARTstor Digital Library is a resource equivalent information or Alteration Exception Applies that provides images for teaching, learning functionality, shall be provided and scholarship. It is not possible to create to make a web site comply a text-only page for the images made with the provisions of this part, available through the ARTstor service, when compliance cannot be since the images themselves convey accomplished in any other meaning in a manner that cannot be way. The content of the text- adequately replicated through text. only page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes. (l) When pages utilize scripting Does not support Public Website: JavaScript is employed to languages to display content, generate the primary navigation. The or to create interface information provided in JavaScript is not elements, the information identified with functional text that can be provided by the script shall be read by Assistive Technology. identified with functional text Library Website: Much of the core scripting that can be read by Assistive functionality critical to interacting with the Technology. site is not usable from the keyboard alone, nor through interaction with Assistive Technology. Mobile Website: Much of the core scripting functionality critical to interacting with the site is not usable from the keyboard alone, nor through interaction with Assistive Technology. (m) When a web page Not applicable to ARTstor Public Website: Applets, plug-ins, or other requires that an applet, plug-in public website or mobile applications are not employed. or other application be present website; Library website does Library Website: The Adobe Flash plug-in on the client system to not support are required to launch the image viewer; interpret page content, the however, links to the applet and plug-in that page must provide a link to a complies with Û1194.21(a) through (l) are plug-in or applet that complies not provided. with Û1194.21(a) through (l). Mobile Website: Applets, plug-ins, or other applications are not employed. (n) When electronic forms are Public website does not Public Website: Electronic forms do not designed to be completed on- support; ARTstor library and include markup that connects form labels to line, the form shall allow mobile website supports, with form fields. people using Assistive exceptions Library Website: Some of the forms do not Technology to access the have proper form labels. information, field elements, Mobile Website: Some of the forms do not and functionality required for have proper form labels. completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues. (o) A method shall be provided Does not support Public Website: A method to skip repetitive that permits users to skip navigation links is not employed. repetitive navigation links. Library Website: The site does not have short cut key to skip field. Mobile Website: The site does not have short cut key to skip field. (p) When a timed response is Supports Public Website: Timed responses are not required, the user shall be required. alerted and given sufficient Library Website: Busy cursor is provided to time to indicate more time is indicate lengthy operation. required. Mobile Website: Busy cursor is provided to indicate lengthy operation.

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.