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Helen Chamberlain Office of Governmentwide Policy IT Accessibility Workforce Division

2. Why Section 508 is Important. Section 508 creates binding and enforceable provisions and incorporates these provisions into the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).Section 508 technical provisions need to be used in all electronic and information technology (E

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Helen Chamberlain Office of Governmentwide Policy IT Accessibility Workforce Division

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    2. 2 Why Section 508 is Important Section 508 creates binding and enforceable provisions and incorporates these provisions into the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Section 508 technical provisions need to be used in all electronic and information technology (E&IT) acquisitions of products and services.

    3. 3 Why is Section 508 Important? Eliminates barriers for people with disabilities Supports Federal initiatives Benefits everyone Achieves legal compliance Promotes positive public image and facilitates public access to Federal information It’s the law!

    4. 4 What does Section 508 Apply To?

    5. 5 Who does Section 508 Apply To? Section 508 applies to the Federal Government and the US Postal Service

    6. 6 What is the Buy Accessible Wizard? The Buy Accessible Wizard is a web-based application that: Guides users through the acquisition process, gathering data and providing information about electronic and information technology (E&IT) and Section 508 compliance Compiles a running summary documenting the process and its results The Buy Accessible Wizard makes compliance with the requirements of Section 508 as easy and thorough as possible

    7. 7 Getting Started…… Anyone can be a ‘guest’ user on the public Wizard hosted at GSA – but in addition with Wizard 3.0 … Agencies may also register with GSA to utilize secure database storage and manage their own Wizard users Benefits: Individual user ID and passwords Save Wizard sessions to resume or re-use Share data with other users as appropriate Repository of Section 508 compliance documentation Management reporting over summary results

    8. 8 The New Wizard 3.0 Functionality Additional support for the task of solicitation documentation, along with significant usability and security enhancements. For registered agency users Wizard 3.0 provides enhanced support for: user authentication, and

    9. 9 The New Wizard 3.0 Functionality user partitioning for data visibility (i.e. establishing data sharing groups), as well as for aggregate data management and reporting. Note also that Buy Accessible System Release 3.0 will have Security C&A from GSA.

    10. 10 System Release 3 offers significant enhancements over the current production Release 2

    11. 11 Making the Most of New Features Enhanced Reporting: using the GPAT and suggested solicitation language Government Product/Service Accessibility Template (GPAT) Specific requirements and vendor information Solicitation Template Suggested language for applicable solicitation checklist items

    12. 12 Making the Most of New Features Simplified Search: easier access to vendor provided information Usability enhancements for access to the Buy Accessible Data Center

    13. 13 Making the Most of New Features Secure Wizard Data Storage: getting started with agency registration Users save Wizard data to agency-specific database at GSA Secure, re-usable, and share-able Agencies manage users and aggregate user data Individual user id and password, Management reporting: agency usage What can you do to help your agency prepare?

    14. 14 Enhanced Reporting Solicitation Documentation: using the GPAT and Wizard suggested solicitation language Screen shots illustrating new capabilities: Slide 6: GPAT Slide 7: detailed solicitation checklist items Program Need, Product Requirements, Service Requirements, Evaluation Factors, and deliverable Acceptance Criteria Slides 8: summary solicitation checklist and documentation reporting options Slide 9: suggested language in Solicitation Template

    15. 15 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Government Product/Service Accessibility Template (GPAT) You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/PAT.jspThis page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Government Product/Service Accessibility Template (GPAT) You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/PAT.jsp

    16. 16 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Solicitation Checklist. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/SolicitationChecklist.jsp This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Solicitation Checklist. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/SolicitationChecklist.jsp

    17. 17 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Section 508 Solicitation Documentation. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw.3.1/Summary.jsp This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Section 508 Solicitation Documentation. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw.3.1/Summary.jsp

    18. 18 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Solicitation Template. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/SolicitationTemplate.jsp This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Solicitation Template. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/SolicitationTemplate.jsp

    19. 19 Simplified Search Easier access to vendor provided information Usability enhancements for access to the Buy Accessible Data Center Screen shots illustrating new capabilities: Slide 11: simplified keyword and category display Slide 12: refine search by category Select category displays sub-categories or launches search Slide 13: search results for market research review Slide 14: market research documentation

    20. 20 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Search for Accessibility Information. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/MarketResearch.jsp This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Search for Accessibility Information. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/MarketResearch.jsp

    21. 21 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Search for Accessibility Information. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/MarketResearch.jsp This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Search for Accessibility Information. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/MarketResearch.jsp

    22. 22 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Market Research Result. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/MarketResearchResults.jsp This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Market Research Result. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/MarketResearchResults.jsp

    23. 23 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Market Research Analysis. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/SpecificExceptions.jsp This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Market Research Analysis. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/SpecificExceptions.jsp

    24. 24 Secure Wizard Data Storage Getting started with agency registration: what can you do? Screen shots illustrating new capabilities: Slide 16: guest or registered user login screen Slide 17: registered user ‘MyBuyAccessible’ console with saved sessions and shared data from group members Slide 18: agency administrator use(r) metrics

    25. 25 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible “Welcome to the Buy Accessible Wizard”. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/Main.jsp This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible “Welcome to the Buy Accessible Wizard”. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/Main.jsp

    26. 26 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible “My Buy Accessible”. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/Browser.jsp This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible “My Buy Accessible”. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/Browser.jsp

    27. 27 This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Management Report. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/metrics.jsp This page has a screen shot of the Buy Accessible Management Report. You can go to the accessible link once it goes “live” beginning in early February 2008 at: http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1/metrics.jsp

    28. 28 What Can You Do to Prepare for R3? Decide if your agency wants to register with GSA or use the Wizard as guests Identify an individual (or set of individuals) who will act as the Wizard administrator

    29. 29 What Can You Do to Prepare for R3? Decide who are the Wizard users in your agency to be registered Micro purchasers (IT) with government purchase cards Program technical specialists (IT) that determine acquisition requirements Program requirements officer – responsible for program requirements documentation development, consolidation Contract officers that specify (IT) requirements on behalf of agency programs

    30. 30 What Can You Do to Prepare for R3? Decide if the Wizard user base should be organized in groups Based on geography location – e.g. DC office, St. Louis office, … Based on functional division – e.g. IRS, OCC, OTS, Mint, … Based on contracting office

    31. 31 What Can You Do to Prepare for R3? Identify an individual who will act as the administrator for each group Decide if and what use metrics the administrator will track / report on (and to who) Identify the kind of aggregate acquisition reports your agency would like to produce

    32. 32 Be Our Guest for a Test Drive We invite you to test drive the latest version of the Buy Accessible Wizard system (Release 3). To access the beta version of the Buy Accessible Wizard Release 3 go to http://buyaccessible.net/baw/ and use the Guest Access login provided on the home page.

    33. 33 Thank you Production Wizard and Data Center http://www.buyaccessible.gov Buy Accessible Testbed Wizard 3.1 at http://buyaccessible.net/baw3.1 Contact Information Terry Weaver terry.weaver@gsa.gov Helen Chamberlain helen.chamberlain@gsa.gov Bill Hetzner bill.hetzner@newvectors.net Jim Kindrick jim.kindrick@newvectors.net

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