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Section 508 Compliance: Analytica 5
          Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)
          Lumina Decision Systems
          Date: 6/25/19
          Product: Analytica
          Version: 5
          Contact for more information: info@lumina.com

Section 508 Compliance: Analytica 6
          Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)
          Lumina Decision Systems
          Date: 12/1/21
          Product: Analytica
          Version: 6
          Contact for more information: info@lumina.com

Summary
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! Criteria !! Level of Support !! Remarks and explanations
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| Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems || Supports || Details below.
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| Section 1194.22 Web-based internet information and applications|| Not applicable || 
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| Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products|| Not applicable  || 
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| Section 1194.24 Video and Multimedia Products|| Not applicable || 
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| Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products|| Not applicable || 
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| Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers|| Not applicable || 
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| Section 1194.31 Functional Performance criterion|| Supports || Details below.
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| Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation and Support || Supports || Details below.
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Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems
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! Criteria !! Level of Support !! Remarks and explanations
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| (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. || Supports || The software can be completely operated via keyboard input. 
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| (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. 
|| Supports || Analytica does not disrupt or disable features of any other product. 
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| (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. 
|| Supports || Depending on whether the user is editing or viewing the model, on-screen indication will be displayed via either the current node being outlined or the node color will change to its opposite. 
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| (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. 
|| Supports || All visual information can be conveyed textually via the typescript console. 
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| (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. 
|| Supports || Bitmap images are used in a consistent manner. 
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| (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. 
|| Supports || Analytica typescript console output is plain ASCII text. The required minimum information is available. 
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| (g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes. 
|| Supports || Analytica does not interfere with user selected settings. 
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| (h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user. 
|| Not applicable || Animation is not used. 
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| (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. || Supports || Besides text output, Analytica further uses shapes and line thickness to distinguish node types. 
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| (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. || Supports || The standard Windows color picker is used. 
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| (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. 
|| Supports || Analytica does not use flashing or blinking elements. 
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| (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. 
 || Supports || Standard operating system features that can be handled by Assistive technology are used. 
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Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria
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! Criteria !! Level of Support !! Remarks and explanations
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| (a) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user vision shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired shall be provided. || Supports || The software can be completely operated via keyboard input. 
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| (b) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require visual acuity greater than 20/70 shall be provided in audio and enlarged print output working together or independently, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are visually impaired shall be provided. || Supports || The software can be completely operated via keyboard input. 
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| (c) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user hearing shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be provided. || Supports  || Analytica does not require auditory feedback. 
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| (d) Where audio information is important for the use of a product, at least one mode of operation and information retrieval shall be provided in an enhanced auditory fashion, or support for assistive hearing devices shall be provided. || Not applicable || Analytica does not use auditory feedback. 
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| (e) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user speech shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people with disabilities shall be provided. || Supports || Analytica does not require speech input. 
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| (f) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require fine motor control or simultaneous actions and that is operable with limited reach and strength shall be provided. || Supports || The software can be completely operated via keyboard input. 
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Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation and Support
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! Criteria !! Level of Support !! Remarks and explanations
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| (a) Product support documentation provided to end-users shall be made available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge. || Supports || All documentation is available online in HTML format that can be read by Assistive Technology.

For further help, contact us at support@lumina.com. 
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| (b) End-users shall have access to a description of the accessibility and compatibility features of products in alternate formats or alternate methods upon request, at no additional charge. || Supports  || All documentation is available online in HTML format that can be read by Assistive Technology.

For further help, contact us at support@lumina.com. 
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| (c) Support services for products shall accommodate the communication needs of end-users with disabilities. || Supports || Contact us at support@lumina.com. 
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