Must EIT products meet all of the Section 508 technical provisions?
Part of the Federal requiring officials’ responsibility in procuring an EIT product that is 508 compliant, is deciding which of the six categories of technical provisions applies to the EIT product. For example, if the Federal requiring official is looking to purchase a copier, then he or she needs to look at which of the six categories of technical provisions is applicable to the purchase of a copier. After the Federal requiring official becomes familiar with the differences between each of the six categories, he or she will know that the Self-Contained, Closed Products provisions apply to the purchase of a copier. These are the only provisions out of the six categories that apply to the purchase of a copier. Next, the Federal requiring official wants to buy a software application like the newest version of Word, and then he or she will determine that only the software applications and operating systems provisions apply. Now, if the Federal requiring official is looking for a more com
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- Must EIT products meet all of the Section 508 technical provisions?
