I cannot imagine how anyone could expect a command-line tool for software developers to be relevant to 508. We've never considered the question for Maven and I don't think that we ever will. You might look into how people treat, for example, 'make' as an model.
On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 9:34 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Apache Team – Apache Maven & ANT are 2 products being used by > Accenture for a client project. We need your assistance in verifying the > VPAT status for these 2 products. > > > > I found the below statement in the community discussion area. Can you > confirm this is correct and VPAT does not actually apply to Apache? Below I > have also included a brief description of the U.S Federal VPAT purpose. > > > > "Apache doesn't have anything to do with the accessibility. It just > provides the web pages which can be accessible or not accessible at all.508 > compliance applies to a site (or a page), not to a server.” > > > > *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. * > > > > *The Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is a document which > evaluates how accessible a particular product is according to the Section > 508 Standards. It is a self-disclosing document produced by the vendor > which details each aspect of the Section 508 requirements and how the > product supports each criteria.* > > > > > > > > *Amber Akins* > > *Client & Sales Support* > > *Accenture - Alliance Services* > > *e-mail: [email protected] <[email protected]>* > > *Phone: 678-657-2250 <678-657-2250>* > > *Fax: **678-657-0043 <678-657-0043>* > > > > ------------------------------ > > This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain > privileged, proprietary, or otherwise confidential information. If you have > received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the > original. Any other use of the e-mail by you is prohibited. Where allowed > by local law, electronic communications with Accenture and its affiliates, > including e-mail and instant messaging (including content), may be scanned > by our systems for the purposes of information security and assessment of > internal compliance with Accenture policy. > > ______________________________________________________________________________________ > > www.accenture.com >
