[Equest-users] 508 Compliance/VPAT

[Nick Caton]

Extra thought:

 

Equest, like much software developed for use in a Windows OS, will adopt
whatever environment color scheme you've set up - so I suppose that
would take care of visual contrast/colorblindness issues (or if your
school colors sneak in, in my case).  

 

Related office shenanigans when your colleague leaves their desk:  left
shift + left alt + print screen key (it's reversible)

 

~Nick

 

 

 

NICK CATON, P.E.

SENIOR ENGINEER

 

Smith & Boucher Engineers

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direct 913.344.0036

fax 913.345.0617

www.smithboucher.com 

 

From: equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Carol
Gardner
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 12:09 PM
To: Harper, Tim
Cc: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] 508 Compliance/VPAT

 

Hi Tim,

My gut tells me that eQUEST itself would not need to be evaluated for
508 Compliance as it is available at no cost to anyone who has a
computer to download it on. I can't think of any accessibility issues
that would come into play related to downloading or operating eQUEST
itself, although there may be some for people whose disabilities require
modifications to their computers, but again, those wouldn't be caused by
the software.

Can you explain to your IT people (!) that is just a bunch of
mathematical algorithms gathered up in one place for the purpose of
modeling how energy is used in a building?

Good luck,

Carol

On 10/19/2011 7:39 AM, Harper, Tim wrote: 

eQuest Users:

I am in process of obtaining the building simulation "eQuest" software,
but first have to get IT approval via my DHS government agency, The
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.  I was tasked with finding out
if eQuest had already been evaluated for 508 Compliance.   If so, can
you lead me to a document that states this compliance?  I appreciate
your assistance.

Thanks!

 
 
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