SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 REQUIRES AGENCIES TO OFFER COMPARABLE ACCESSIBILITY AND USABILITY FOR PERSONS WITH VISION IMPAIRMENTS EQUIVALENT TO THOSE EXPERIENCED BY SIGHTED INDIVIDUALS. THE CENSUS BUREAU WOULD LIKE TO ENGAGE THE VENDOR COMMUNITY TO DETERMINE WHAT, IF ANY, SOFTWARE OPTIONS THERE ARE TO MEET THIS IMPORTANT NEED.

SUCCESSFUL VENDORS WOULD NEED TO MEET THE BELOW SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS IN ORDER TO BE QUALIFIED FOR A SUBSEQUENT RFQ CONSIDERATION:

- SOFTWARE NEEDS TO ENABLE PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY AN OPTION TO NAVIGATE SHAREPOINT PAGES USING SIMPLE MENUS.
- THE ORIGINAL VISUAL SHARE POINT PAGE DESIGN SHOULD REMAIN THE SAME FOR SIGHTED USERS.
- SOFTWARE NEEDS TO ALLOW PERSONS WITH VISION IMPAIRMENTS TO CHECK IN AND CHECK OUT DOCUMENTS, ACCESS THEIR CALENDAR, EDIT LISTS, LIBRARIES, AND DOCUMENTS.
- SOFTWARE SHOULD PERMIT VISUALLY IMPAIRED USERS ACCESS TO THEIR ALERTS, PERMISSIONS, AND TO MANAGE THEIR RECYCLE BIN.
- SOFTWARE NEEDS TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH SHAREPOINT'S MOBILE PLATFORM.
- SOFTWARE NEEDS TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE JOB ACCESS WITH SPEECH (JAWS) SCREEN-READER AND SCREEN MAGNIFIERS.

A CAPABILITIES STATEMENT THAT ADDRESS' THE NEEDS OF THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU ALONG WITH A DEMO/SAMPLE DISK THAT OUR STAFF CAN RUN IN OUR TEST ENVIROMENT NEEDS TO SUBMITTED.

NO PRICING INFORMATION SHALL BE ACCEPTED NOR CONSIDERED FROM PARTICIPATING VENDORS IN RESPONSE TO THIS RFI.

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