Epson P600 Section 508 / VPAT Disclosure Statement - Page 1

This is a disclosure statement from Epson America, Inc. for purposes of assisting federal employees to comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The information provided herewith is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute a warranty of any kind. Criteria Section (s) Software applications/OS (1194.21) Pertains to usability for people with vision impairments e.g. alternative keyboard navigation. Supporting Features Epson SureColor P-600 Support with minor exceptions Remarks & Explanations Epson SureColor P-600 Support with minor exceptions. (a) When software is designed to run on a system that has a Limited Support keyboard, product functions shall be executable from a keyboard where the function itself or the result of performing a function can be discerned textually. (b) Applications shall not disrupt or disable activated Limited Support 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 OS that are identified as accessibility features where the application programming interface for those accessibility features has been documented by the manufacturer of the OS and is available to the product developer. Limited Support - Driver and software support keyboard access with minor exceptions. Limited Support: Printer drivers do not interfere or disrupt any accessibility features. Tested with Windows Asscesibility Options. Magnifier cannot be used when installing Reference Guide; Screen Reader cannot read all slider bars in Driver UI. (c) A well-defined on-screen indication of the current focus Limited Support 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. (d) Sufficient information about a user interface element Support with minor exceptions 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. (e) When bitmap images are used to identify controls, status Support indicators, or other programmatic elements, the meaning assigned to those images shall be consistent throughout an application's performance. (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. Limited support (g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and Support w/ minor exceptions. color selections and other individual display attributes. (h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be Limited support displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user. (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. Support (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. Support (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. Support Limited Support: Printer driver shows a well-defined onscreen focus with minor exceptions. Support: Printer drivers shows help and pop-up text for controls however, pop-up text does not function when using keyboard to navigate (TAB). Support: Meanings are consistent for all graphic controls. Limited support - in some cases 'Alternate Text' is not provided. Some screens do not present all textual information. Support w/minor exceptions: Drivers do not set contrast and color choices for display. Some screens override display attributes, which may affect viewing in certain contrast modes. Printer Drivers use limited amount of animation for paper out, paper jam, etc. in Staus Monitor. Information is also conveyed with text. Support: Drivers use simple text, graphics and color to convey information. Support: No user customization options are provided. Driver uses limited blinking or flashing icons for paper out, paper jam, etc. This information is also conveyed with text. Objects blink at less than 2 Hz.