Accessibility Requirements Tool (ART)
The Accessibility Requirements Tool (ART) is a step-by-step guide to help you easily identify relevant accessibility requirements from the Revised 508 Standards, and incorporate them into your procurement and contracting documentation, as well as in-house IT development. GSA’s IT Accessibility Program developed ART as part of its mission to provide technical assistance to federal agencies, to improve compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Use ART to buy and build technology that’s accessible to all.
To start a new procurement, you’ll need to know:
- Your project name
- Your agency
- Your role
- The estimated total value of your acquisition
- What you are procuring (e.g., hardware, software, support documentation, etc.)
Training Videos
Accessibility Requirements Tool (ART) Webinar
Learn how to define the accessible requirements for ICT solicitations using the Accessibility Requirements Tool (ART). Explore ART, and get an overview of ART’s purpose, interface design and key features, and the benefits you gain from using the tool in the acquisition and procurement process.
0h 14:49m
Sample Procurement Language in 3 Steps
Have a standard procurement and want to help potential vendors understand the government’s requirements and the process on how to deliver accessible products and services? Find and download the sample you need from the 40+ samples listed below, then cut and paste the sample language into your procurement documentation. The sample language covers such factors as: Program Need, Deliverable Requirements, and Evaluation and Acceptance Factors. All sample documents listed below use the PDF file format.
Download the ART Contract Language Template
Select and download the sample procurement language from the list below:
- Call (Contact/Help Desk) Center Services
- Cloud Computing
- Computer-based Training
- Computer Monitor
- Computer Printer
- Computer Printer Maintenance
- Content Management Systems
- Data Services or Information Retrieval Systems
- Desktop or Portable Computer
- Desktop or Portable Computer Maintenance
- Digital Camera
- eBooks
- eBooks Reader
- Electronic Documents
- Fax Only
- GPS Navigation Device
- Information Content Services
- Information Kiosk Transaction Machines
- Internet and Intranet websites and web based content
- Internet or Intranet Services
- IP Telephones
- Keyboard or Keypad
- Management Information System Services
- Mobile Application
- Multifunction Machines
- Multifunction Machines Maintenance
- Servers
- Smartphone
- Smartphone Maintenance
- Software
- Software Development Services
- Software Maintenance Services
- VoIP Service
- Video and Imaging Input Devices
- Video Teleconferencing
- Video Teleconferencing Maintenance
- Web Application
- Web Application Maintenance
- Web-based Collaboration Tools
- Web-based Information, Documentation and Support
- Web-based Training
Follow the instructions to copy/paste the standard language from the two documents into your procurement document
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Reviewed/Updated: June 2020