title: Revised Section 508
lang: en
standard:
  - id: "508"
    label: "Revised Section 508 standards published January 18, 2017 and corrected January 22, 2018"
    report_heading: "Revised Section 508 Report"
    url: https://www.access-board.gov/ict/
    chapters:
      [
        functional_performance_criteria,
        hardware,
        software,
        support_documentation_and_services,
      ]
chapters:
  - id: functional_performance_criteria
    label: "Chapter 3: Functional Performance Criteria (FPC)"
    short_label: FPC
    order: 3
    criteria:
      - id: "302.1"
        handle: Without Vision
        alt_id: "302.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "302.2"
        handle: With Limited Vision
        alt_id: "302.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "302.3"
        handle: Without Perception of Color
        alt_id: "302.3"
        components: [none]
      - id: "302.4"
        handle: Without Hearing
        alt_id: "302.4"
        components: [none]
      - id: "302.5"
        handle: With Limited Hearing
        alt_id: "302.5"
        components: [none]
      - id: "302.6"
        handle: Without Speech
        alt_id: "302.6"
        components: [none]
      - id: "302.7"
        handle: With Limited Manipulation
        alt_id: "302.7"
        components: [none]
      - id: "302.8"
        handle: With Limited Reach and Strength
        alt_id: "302.8"
        components: [none]
      - id: "302.9"
        handle: With Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning Abilities
        alt_id: "302.9"
        components: [none]
  - id: hardware
    label: "Chapter 4: Hardware"
    short_label: Hardware
    order: 4
    criteria:
      - id: "402.2.1"
        handle: Information Displayed On-Screen
        alt_id: "402.2.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "402.2.2"
        handle: Transactional Outputs
        alt_id: "402.2.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "402.2.3"
        handle: Speech Delivery Type and Coordination
        alt_id: "402.2.3"
        components: [none]
      - id: "402.2.4"
        handle: User Control
        alt_id: "402.2.4"
        components: [none]
      - id: "402.2.5"
        handle: Braille Instructions
        alt_id: "402.2.5"
        components: [none]
      - id: "402.3.1"
        handle: Private Listening
        alt_id: "402.3.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "402.3.2"
        handle: Non-private Listening
        alt_id: "402.3.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "402.4"
        handle: Characters on Display Screens
        alt_id: "402.4"
        components: [none]
      - id: "402.5"
        handle: Characters on Variable Message Signs
        alt_id: "402.5"
        components: [none]
      - id: "403.1"
        handle: General (Biometrics)
        alt_id: "403.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "404.1"
        handle: General (Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility)
        alt_id: "404.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "405.1"
        handle: General (Privacy)
        alt_id: "405.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "406.1"
        handle: General (Standard Connections)
        alt_id: "406.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.2"
        handle: Contrast (Operable Parts)
        alt_id: "407.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.3.1"
        handle: Tactilely Discernible
        alt_id: "407.3.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.3.2"
        handle: Alphabetic Keys
        alt_id: "407.3.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.3.3"
        handle: Numeric Keys
        alt_id: "407.3.3"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.4"
        handle: Key Repeat
        alt_id: "407.4"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.5"
        handle: Timed Response
        alt_id: "407.5"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.6"
        handle: Operation
        alt_id: "407.6"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.7"
        handle: Tickets, Fare Cards, and Keycards
        alt_id: "407.7"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.8.1"
        handle: Vertical Reference Plane
        alt_id: "407.8.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.8.1.1"
        handle: Vertical Plane for Side Reach
        alt_id: "407.8.1.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.8.1.2"
        handle: Vertical Plane for Forward Reach
        alt_id: "407.8.1.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.8.2"
        handle: Side Reach
        alt_id: "407.8.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.8.2.1"
        handle: Unobstructed Side Reach
        alt_id: "407.8.2.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.8.2.2"
        handle: Obstructed Side Reach
        alt_id: "407.8.2.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.8.3"
        handle: Forward Reach
        alt_id: "407.8.3"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.8.3.1"
        handle: Unobstructed Forward Reach
        alt_id: "407.8.3.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.8.3.2"
        handle: Obstructed Forward Reach
        alt_id: "407.8.3.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.8.3.2.1"
        handle: Operable Part Height for ICT with Obstructed Forward Reach
        alt_id: "407.8.3.2.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "407.8.3.2.2"
        handle: Knee and Toe Space under ICT with Obstructed Forward Reach
        alt_id: "407.8.3.2.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "408.2"
        handle: Visibility
        alt_id: "408.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "408.3"
        handle: Flashing
        alt_id: "408.3"
        components: [none]
      - id: "409.1"
        handle: General (Status Indicators)
        alt_id: "409.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "410.1"
        handle: General (Color Coding)
        alt_id: "410.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "411.1"
        handle: General (Audible Signals)
        alt_id: "411.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "412.2.1"
        handle: Volume Gain for Wireline Telephones
        alt_id: "412.2.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "412.2.2"
        handle: Volume Gain for Non-Wireline ICT
        alt_id: "412.2.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "412.3.1"
        handle: Wireless Handsets
        alt_id: "412.3.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "412.3.2"
        handle: Wireline Handsets
        alt_id: "412.3.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "412.4"
        handle: Digital Encoding of Speech
        alt_id: "412.4"
        components: [none]
      - id: "412.5"
        handle: Real-Time Text Functionality
        alt_id: "412.5"
        components: [none]
      - id: "412.6"
        handle: Caller ID
        alt_id: "412.6"
        components: [none]
      - id: "412.7"
        handle: Video Communication
        alt_id: "412.7"
        components: [none]
      - id: "412.8.1"
        handle: TTY Connectability
        alt_id: "412.8.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "412.8.2"
        handle: Voice and Hearing Carry Over
        alt_id: "412.8.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "412.8.3"
        handle: Signal Compatibility
        alt_id: "412.8.3"
        components: [none]
      - id: "412.8.4"
        handle: Voice Mail and Other Messaging Systems
        alt_id: "412.8.4"
        components: [none]
      - id: "413.1.1"
        handle: Decoding and Display of Closed Captions
        alt_id: "413.1.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "413.1.2"
        handle: Pass-Through of Closed Caption Data
        alt_id: "413.1.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "414.1.1"
        handle: Digital Television Tuners
        alt_id: "414.1.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "414.1.2"
        handle: Other ICT
        alt_id: "414.1.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "415.1.1"
        handle: Caption Controls
        alt_id: "415.1.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "415.1.2"
        handle: Audio Description Controls
        alt_id: "415.1.2"
        components: [none]
  - id: software
    label: "Chapter 5: Software"
    short_label: Software
    order: 5
    criteria:
      - id: "502.2.1"
        handle: User Control of Accessibility Features
        alt_id: "502.2.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.2.2"
        handle: No Disruption of Accessibility Features
        alt_id: "502.2.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.3.1"
        handle: Object Information
        alt_id: "502.3.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.3.2"
        handle: Modification of Object Information
        alt_id: "502.3.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.3.3"
        handle: Row, Column, and Headers
        alt_id: "502.3.3"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.3.4"
        handle: Values
        alt_id: "502.3.4"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.3.5"
        handle: Modification of Values
        alt_id: "502.3.5"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.3.6"
        handle: Label Relationships
        alt_id: "502.3.6"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.3.7"
        handle: Hierarchical Relationships
        alt_id: "502.3.7"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.3.8"
        handle: Text
        alt_id: "502.3.8"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.3.9"
        handle: Modification of Text
        alt_id: "502.3.9"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.3.10"
        handle: List of Actions
        alt_id: "502.3.10"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.3.11"
        handle: Actions on Objects
        alt_id: "502.3.11"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.3.12"
        handle: Focus Cursor
        alt_id: "502.3.12"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.3.13"
        handle: Modification of Focus Cursor
        alt_id: "502.3.13"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.3.14"
        handle: Event Notification
        alt_id: "502.3.14"
        components: [none]
      - id: "502.4"
        handle: Platform Accessibility Features
        alt_id: "502.4"
        components: [none]
      - id: "503.2"
        handle: User Preferences
        alt_id: "503.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "503.3"
        handle: Alternative User Interfaces
        alt_id: "503.3"
        components: [none]
      - id: "503.4.1"
        handle: Caption Controls
        alt_id: "503.4.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "503.4.2"
        handle: Audio Description Controls
        alt_id: "503.4.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "504.2"
        handle: Content Creation or Editing
        alt_id: "504.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "504.2.1"
        handle: Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility in Format Conversion
        alt_id: "504.2.1"
        components: [none]
      - id: "504.2.2"
        handle: PDF Export
        alt_id: "504.2.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "504.3"
        handle: Prompts
        alt_id: "504.3"
        components: [none]
      - id: "504.4"
        handle: Templates
        alt_id: "504.4"
        components: [none]
  - id: support_documentation_and_services
    label: "Chapter 6: Support Documentation and Services"
    short_label: Documentation
    order: 6
    criteria:
      - id: "602.2"
        handle: Accessibility and Compatibility Features
        alt_id: "602.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "602.3"
        handle: Electronic Support Documentation
        alt_id: "602.3"
        components: [none]
      - id: "602.4"
        handle: Alternate Formats for Non-Electronic Support Documentation
        alt_id: "602.4"
        components: [none]
      - id: "603.2"
        handle: Information on Accessibility and Compatibility Features
        alt_id: "603.2"
        components: [none]
      - id: "603.3"
        handle: Accommodation of Communication Needs
        alt_id: "603.3"
        components: [none]