Plantronics Section 508 Compliance Information – Accessibility for Government Customers
Plantronics and HeadsetPlus.com are committed to helping our government customers implement Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Section 508 requires that federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities. Below you will find information regarding the accessibility features of Plantronics headsets that conform to Section 508 Standards.
What is Section 508?
Section 508 is a statutory section in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which was strengthened in the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and came into effect in 2001. Under this section, federal agencies must give disabled employees and members of the public access to information that is comparable to the access available to others.
Plantronics interprets Section 508 to mean that government workers must conduct thorough market research and buy only the most accessible technology available. Additionally, any technology firm that wishes to work with or sell to the government must provide detailed information about their product's accessibility. Although Section 508 does not regulate nor require private companies to modify their products, it does provide accessibility standards against which every technology product must be measured before a federal agency can consider purchasing it.
VPAT Documents (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template)
VPATs are informational tools developed by industry and government to assist Federal contracting officials in making preliminary assessments regarding the availability of commercial Electronic and Information Technology products and services with features that support accessibility, in accordance with the market research responsibilities detailed under Section 508.
Available VPAT Documents:
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VPAT 1: Plantronics Call Center Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC) Headsets Operated with Amplifier Models Plantronics Vista M12, MX10, P10, or SQD
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VPAT 2: Plantronics Call Center Headsets (Non-HAC) Operated with Amplifier Models Plantronics M22, M12, MX10, P10, or SQD
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VPAT 3: Plantronics Wireless Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC) Headsets Operated with Dedicated Base Assembly
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VPAT 4: Plantronics Wireless Headsets (Non-HAC) Operated with Dedicated Base Assembly
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VPAT 7: Plantronics Call Center Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC) Headsets
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VPAT 8: Plantronics Call Center Headsets (Non-HAC)
Key Points:
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Federal agencies must give disabled employees and members of the public comparable access to information
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Federal agencies must conduct thorough market research and buy only the most accessible technology available
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Technology firms selling to the government must provide detailed product accessibility information
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Section 508 provides accessibility standards against which every technology product must be measured before purchase
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Private companies are not required to modify their products, but products must meet standards for federal purchase
For more information regarding the Section 508 Standards, please visit www.section508.gov. For specific VPAT documents, please contact our government sales team.
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