This repository contains Voluntary Product Accessibility Template® (VPAT®) documents for Springer Nature products.
The VPAT is a template used to document a product's conformance with accessibility standards and guidelines. The purpose of the VPAT is to assist customers and buyers in making preliminary assessments regarding the availability of commercial "Electronic and Information Technology", also referred to as "Information and Communication Technology" (ICT) products and services with features that support accessibility.
Documents in this repository will conform to VPAT®
Version 1.0,Version 2.2or the newerVersion 2.3. New documents in this repository should conform to the latest standard (2.3) using the template provided
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template® (VPAT®) documents for Springer Nature products, outlining Section 508 accessibility information for Springer Nature products.
The first table of the Template provides a summary view of the Section 508 Standards. The subsequent tables provide more detailed views of each subsection.
There are three columns in each table. The first column of the Summary Table describes the subsections of subparts B and C of the Standards. The second describes the supporting features of the product or refers you to the corresponding detailed table, e.g. “equivalent facilitation”. The third contains any additional remarks and explanations regarding the product.
In the subsequent tables, the first column contains the lettered paragraphs of the subsections. The second column describes the supporting features of the product with regard to that paragraph. The third column contains any additional remarks and explanations regarding the product.
VPAT version 2.2 has been updated to cover changes to Section 508 that were finalized and published in 2017, commonly known as the "Section 508 Refresh", which incorporates the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0 or ISO/IEC 40500) by reference. VPAT 2.0 also can be used to report against WCAG 2.0 and the European standard EN 301 549.
It includes the following standards/guidelines:
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, at http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/
- Revised Section 508 standards as published by the U.S. Access Board in the Federal Register on January 18, 2017, including the Corrections to the ICT Final Rule as published by the US Access Board in the Federal Register on January 22, 2018
- EN 301 549 Accessibility requirements suitable for public procurement of ICT products and services in Europe, - V1.1.2 (2015-04) at http://mandate376.standards.eu/standard
VPAT version 2.3 has been updated to cover changes to the European standard EN 301 549 that were finalised and published in 2018, which incorporates the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) by reference.
It includes the following standards/guidelines:
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, at http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1, at https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21
- Revised Section 508 standards published January 18, 2017 and corrected January 22, 2018
- EN 301 549 Accessibility requirements suitable for public procurement of ICT products and services in Europe, - V2.1.2 (2018-08) at https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/301500_301599/301549/02.01.02_60/en_301549v020102p.pdf
To create a new VPAT for a product, use a copy of the base template as a starting point. Ensure that you update the following placeholders within your copied template:
- !INSERT PRODUCT!
- !INSERT PRODUCT NAME!
- !INSERT PRODUCT DESCRIPTION!
- !INSERT DATE LAST EDITED!
then add your product to the list below.