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Section 508 Compliance Statement for GSA and Government Agencies

Axiom software is in compliance with the requirements of Section 508 of federal government regulations, pertaining to software used by the U.S. federal government, in all applicable areas. The criteria, as stipulated in Section 508, Part 1194, "Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards" are stated below along with Axiom's statement regarding each:

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." Axiom's software is in compliance with this criterion.

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." Axiom's software is in compliance with this criterion.

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." Axiom's software is in compliance with the applicable portions of this criterion. Specifically, a well-defined, on-screen indication of the current focus that moves among interactive interface elements as the input focus changes is provided in all Axiom software. Regarding the focus being programmatically exposed so that assistive technology can track focus and focus changes: All Axiom's software where this is applicable is in compliance with this requirement. Those software programs that run inside of MicroStation® (a product of Bentley Systems Incorporated) are not contacted directly by the Windows operating system therefore exposure to assistive technology is not applicable. The applicable exposure in these cases would be between the assistive technology and MicroStation itself. For more on MicroStation's section 508 status, contact Bentley Systems Incorporated (www.bentley.com).

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." All Axiom's software where this is applicable is in compliance with this requirement. Those software programs that run inside of MicroStation® (a product of Bentley Systems Incorporated) are not contacted directly by the Windows operating system therefore exposure to assistive technology is not applicable. The applicable exposure in these cases would be between the assistive technology and MicroStation itself. For more on MicroStation's section 508 status, contact Bentley Systems Incorporated (www.bentley.com).

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." Axiom's software is in compliance with this criterion.

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." All Axiom's software where this is applicable is in compliance with this requirement. Those software programs that run inside of MicroStation® (a product of Bentley Systems Incorporated) are not contacted directly by the Windows operating system therefore exposure to assistive technology is not applicable. The applicable exposure in these cases would be between the assistive technology and MicroStation itself. For more on MicroStation's section 508 status, contact Bentley Systems Incorporated (www.bentley.com).

g) "Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes." Axiom's software is in compliance with this criterion.

h) "When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user." Axiom's software is in compliance with this criterion.

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." Axiom's software is in compliance with this criterion.

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." Axiom's software is in compliance with this criterion.

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." Axiom's software is in compliance with this criterion.

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." Not applicable. Electronic forms are not used in Axiom software.