Procurement of ICT Products and Services Tool

This tool provides minimum guidelines for procurement of accessible ICT products and services, including hardware, software and web or mobile applications. It is provided in a general form, respecting the different procurement regulations and policies in member States.
The tool is divided into two parts. The first part (step 2) lists required criteria by ICT products to meet accessibility needs for persons with different functional disabilities, with or without assistive technologies. ICT products in the first part include closed functionality products, two-way voice communication, products with video capability, and generic hardware requirements. The second part (step 3) maps the EN 301 549 V3.1.1 requirements (websites, non-web document, open or closed functionality software, authoring tools, product and support docs) with criteria from the Websites Minimum Critical Criteria Tool.

Step 1. Introduction

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Step 2. Procurement - Part 1

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Functional performance
4.2	Functional Disabilities
	Usage without vision Usage with limited vision Usage without perception of color Usage without hearing Usage with limited hearing Usage without vocal capability Usage with limited manipulation or strength Usage with limited reach Minimize photosensitive seizure triggers Usage with limited cognition Privacy

Closed functionality
5.1	Closed Functionality
	Non-visual access Text enlargement Visual output for auditory information Operation without keyboard interface
5.2	Activation of accessibility features	t
5.3	Biometrics
5.4	Preservation of accessibility information during conversion
5.6	Visual status

ICT with two-way voice communication
6.2	Real-time text (RTT) functionality
	Display of Real-time Text Interoperability Real-time text responsiveness
6.3	Caller ID
6.4	Alternatives to voice-based services
6.5	Video communication
	Synchronization between audio and video

ICT with video capabilities
7.1	Caption processing technology
	Captioning playback Captioning synchronization Preservation of captioning
7.2	Audio description technology
	Audio description playback Audio description synchronization Preservation of audio description
7.3	User controls for captions and audio description

Hardware
8.1	General Requirements
	Standard connections
8.2	Hardware products with speech output
	Speech volume gain
8.3	Physical access to ICT
	Clear floor or ground space Reach range for ICT Visibility Installation instructions

Step 3. Procurement - Part 2

At this step, please select your preferred criteria to produce your draft guidelines.

Web

Non-web document

Open Functionality Software

Closed Software

Authoring Tool

Product Docs

Support Docs

1.1.1		Non-text Content (Level A)

1.2.1		Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A)

1.2.2		Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A)

1.3.3		Sensory Characteristics (Level A)

1.3.4		Orientation

1.4.1		Use of Color (Level A)

1.4.2		Audio Control (Level A)

1.4.3		Contrast

1.4.4		Resize Text

1.4.11		Non-Text Contrast

2.1.1		Keyboard (Level A)

2.1.2		No Keyboard Trap (Level A)

2.2.1		Timing Adjustable (Level A)

2.2.2		Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A)

2.3.1		Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A)

3.1.1		Language of Page (Level A)

3.2.2		On Input (Level A)

3.3.1		Error Identification (Level A)

3.3.3		Error Suggestions

3.3.4		Error Prevention

Step 4. Results

Based on your selection, your compliance rate is mentioned below. Please note that you can download your draft guidelines by clicking on (Export to Word Document).

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