These resources provide guidance and requirements for ensuring accessibility is included during the acquisition process and after a contract award.
Disclaimer: This page contains links to external websites that provide additional information. HHS cannot attest to the accessibility of or be held responsible for external site content. Links to external sites do not constitute an endorsement by HHS or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the site. By following a link, the user is subject to the destination site's privacy policy and/or terms of service.
Presentations
The content in this section are presentation handout materials for pre-award and post-award accessibility training. The HHS acquisition community is encouraged to contact the OS Accessibility Program to schedule instructor-led training.
Technical Guidance
Tools
The calculators in this section are not intended to indicate how the inclusion of accessibility can be minimized but serve as gauges to reach adequate conformance levels on-time and within budget.
- ICT Conformance Risk in a Life Cycle - Primary intended audience: Individuals involved in pre-award activities
- Content State Risk Calculator - Primary intended audience: CORs and individuals providing post-award deliverables
Contract Language
The OS Accessibility Program has created standard accessibility and Section 508 language that must be included in most ICT acquisition packages.
Note: There is no longer a separate HHS PAT, instead ITI's Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) should be used to document product conformance. Alternatively, the appropriate HHS conformance checklist(s) will be accepted for OS acquisitions.
Additional Resources
- HHSAR 339.205 Section 508 Accessibility Standards for Contracts
- Revised Section 508 and Section 255 Standards
- ITI's Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)
- GSA's Accessibility Requirements Tool (ART)
- GSA's Section508.gov Create Accessible Digital Products
- GSA's Section508.gov Test for Accessibility
- USWDS Using Color
Contact the OS Accessibility Program
Feedback and inquiries regarding accessibility and Section 508 pertaining to the Department or OS can be directed to the HHS Accessibility Service Desk. Requests for training or conformance evaluation are encouraged.
