The purpose of the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, or VPAT, is to assist Federal contracting officials and other buyers in making preliminary assessments regarding the availability of commercial electronic and information technology products and services with features that support accessibility. It is assumed and recommended that offerers will provide additional contact information to facilitate more detailed inquiries.

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. Column one of the Summary Table describes the subsections of subparts B and C of the Standards. The second column describes the supporting features of the product or refers you to the corresponding detailed table, "e.g., equivalent facilitation." The third column 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.

Date: 03/20/09

Version: 1.11

Criteria	Supporting Features	Remarks and explanations
Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems	Please refer to the following VPAT for Twist features that meet these criteria.	The criteria of this section apply to Twist.
Section 1194.22 Web-based Internet Information and Applications	These criteria do not apply to Twist.
Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products	These criteria do not apply to Twist.
Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-media Products	These criteria do not apply to Twist.
Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products	These criteria do not apply to Twist.
Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers	These criteria do not apply to Twist.
Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria	Please refer to the following VPAT for Twist features that meet these criteria.	The criteria of this section apply to Twist.
Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation and Support	Please refer to the following VPAT for Twist features that meet these criteria.	The criteria of this section apply to Twist.

Criteria	Supporting Features	Remarks and explanations
(a) When software is designed to run on a system that has a keyboard, product functions shall be executable from a keyboard where the function itself or the result of performing a function can be discerned textually.	Criteria not fully met.	Some features in the Pics4Learning dialog and the editing panels are not available through keyboard functions.
(b) Applications shall not disrupt or disable activated 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 operating system that are identified as accessibility features where the application programming interface for those accessibility features has been documented by the manufacturer of the operating system and is available to the product developer.	Criteria not fully met.	Windows XP Narrator does not work on menu items.
(c) A well-defined on-screen indication of the current focus 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.	Criteria fully met.
(d) Sufficient information about a user interface element 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.	Criteria fully met.
(e) When bitmap images are used to identify controls, status indicators, or other programmatic elements, the meaning assigned to those images shall be consistent throughout an application's performance.	Criteria fully met.
(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.	Criteria fully met.
(g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes.	Criteria fully met.
(h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user.	Criteria not applicable to this product.
(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.	Criteria fully met.
(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.	Criteria not applicable to this product.
(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.	Criteria fully met.
(l) When electronic forms are used, the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues.	Criteria fully met.

Criteria	Supporting Features	Remarks and explanations
(a) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user vision shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired shall be provided.	Criteria not fully met.	Adjusting shape curves requires some vision.
(b) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require visual acuity greater than 20/70 shall be provided in audio and enlarged print output working together or independently, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are visually impaired shall be provided.	Criteria fully met.
(c) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user hearing shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be provided.	Criteria fully met.
(d) Where audio information is important for the use of a product, at least one mode of operation and information retrieval shall be provided in an enhanced auditory fashion, or support for assistive hearing devices shall be provided.	Criteria fully met.
(e) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user speech shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people with disabilities shall be provided.	Criteria fully met.
(f) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require fine motor control or simultaneous actions and that is operable with limited reach and strength shall be provided.	Criteria fully met.

Criteria	Supporting Features	Remarks and explanations
(a) Product support documentation provided to end-users shall be made available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge	Criteria fully met.	Help documentation in Twist is available in three general locations. First, help documentation can be found in the printed documentation that accompanies Twist. Second, help documentation is available in HTML format under the Help menu item Twist Help in Twist. Third, help documentation is available at the Tech4Learning web site, in the Twist product section under the Training Materials link.
(b) End-users shall have access to a description of the accessibility and compatibility features of products in alternate formats or alternate methods upon request, at no additional charge.	Criteria fully met.
(c) Support services for products shall accommodate the communication needs of end-users with disabilities.	Criteria fully met.