Checklist for Application Software Accessibility

This is a complete listing of the NDA accessibility guidelines for application software, in order of priority.

It is designed to support assessment tasks carried out by people in the roles of Planning and Procurement and Testing, Assessment and Quality Assurance.

Minimum accessibility requirements (Priority 1)

Following priority 1 will ensure that the application can be used by most people with impaired mobility, vision, hearing, cognition and language understanding, using their assistive technologies.

1.1 Ensure that users have access to the operating system accessibility tools, without affecting application functionality Yes No N/A 1.2 Ensure compatibility with assistive technologies Yes No N/A 1.3 Adhere to all user-selected system settings for input and output Yes No N/A 1.4 Adhere to the standard keyboard access methods Yes No N/A 1.5 Do not require use of a pointing device Yes No N/A 1.6 Ensure that all information can be perceived by users with restricted or no vision Yes No N/A 1.7 Ensure that all information can be perceived by users with restricted or no hearing Yes No N/A 1.8 Do not cause the screen to flash at a frequency of above 2 Hertz Yes No N/A 1.9 Use the simplest language possible for instructions, prompts and outputs and, where possible, supplement it with pictorial information or spoken language Yes No N/A 1.10 Ensure a logical tab order for controls, input fields and other objects Yes No N/A 1.11 Provide descriptions and instructions for all accessibility features Yes No N/A 1.12 Provide accessible documentation, training and support materials Yes No N/A

Additional accessibility requirements (Priority 2)

Following priority 2 will make it easier to use and will include more people with cognitive impairments or multiple disabilities.

2.1 Allow sufficient response time to accommodate the slowest users Yes No N/A 2.2 Ensure that the user interface and task flow is similar across different functions Yes No N/A 2.3 Adhere to the operating system user interface guidelines Yes No N/A 2.4 Provide accessible packaging, installation and configuration tools Yes No N/A 2.5 Provide for users with multiple impairments Yes No N/A