{"id":33888,"date":"2022-06-02T17:27:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T22:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/?p=33888"},"modified":"2022-09-11T02:45:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T07:45:12","slug":"filecloud-and-vpat-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/filecloud-and-vpat-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"FileCloud and VPAT Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/VPAT-Compliance-Banner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/VPAT-Compliance-Banner.png 2560w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/VPAT-Compliance-Banner-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/VPAT-Compliance-Banner-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/VPAT-Compliance-Banner-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/VPAT-Compliance-Banner-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/VPAT-Compliance-Banner-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Web Accessibility Series \u2013 Part 2. To read Part 1, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/vpat-and-keyboard-shortcuts-in-filecloud\/#.YpkngajMK3C\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>FileCloud is committed to ensuring that the platform, whether Online or Server, is accessible to all users by embracing industry standards and guidelines such as VPAT<sup>TM<\/sup> (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) and WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/filecloud-and-vpat-compliance\/#VPAT_Compliance_and_WCAG_Guidelines\" title=\"VPAT Compliance and WCAG Guidelines\">VPAT Compliance and WCAG Guidelines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/filecloud-and-vpat-compliance\/#FileCloud_Enhancements_for_Accessibility\" title=\"FileCloud Enhancements for Accessibility\">FileCloud Enhancements for Accessibility<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/filecloud-and-vpat-compliance\/#High_Contrast_Mode\" title=\"High Contrast Mode\">High Contrast Mode<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/filecloud-and-vpat-compliance\/#Keyboard_Shortcuts\" title=\"Keyboard Shortcuts\">Keyboard Shortcuts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/filecloud-and-vpat-compliance\/#Themes_and_Dark_Mode\" title=\"Themes and Dark Mode\">Themes and Dark Mode<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/filecloud-and-vpat-compliance\/#Language_Options\" title=\"Language Options\">Language Options<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPAT_Compliance_and_WCAG_Guidelines\"><\/span>VPAT Compliance and WCAG Guidelines<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/releasenotes-v20-3\/\">20.3 release<\/a> (December 2020), FileCloud supports VPAT<sup>TM<\/sup> 1.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.2.5, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1.1, and 4.1.2.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT<\/em><em><sup>\u2122<\/sup><\/em><em>) is a document that explains how information and communication technology (ICT) products such as software, hardware, electronic content, and support documentation meet (conform to) the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.access-board.gov\/guidelines-and-standards\/communications-and-it\/about-the-ict-refresh\/final-rule\"><em>Revised 508 Standards<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0for IT accessibility. VPAT<\/em><em><sup>\u2122<\/sup><\/em><em>\u00a0helps Federal agency contracting officials and government buyers to assess ICT for accessibility when doing market research and evaluating proposals.\u201d<\/em> \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.section508.gov\/sell\/vpat\/\">Section 508 official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>FileCloud also follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/\" class=\"broken_link\">WCAG 2.1<\/a>, which enables users with limited accessibility to work with FileCloud.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 covers a wide range of recommendations for making Web content more accessible. Following these guidelines will make content more accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities, including accommodations for blindness and low vision, deafness and hearing loss, limited movement, speech disabilities, photosensitivity, and combinations of these, and some accommodation for learning disabilities and cognitive limitations; but will not address every user need for people with these disabilities. These guidelines address accessibility of web content on desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. Following these guidelines will also often make Web content more usable to users in general.\u201d<\/em> \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/\" class=\"broken_link\"> W3C definition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>By following these design guidelines, FileCloud is more user-friendly to all users. In this blog post, we\u2019ll go over a few elements that demonstrate FileCloud\u2019s VPAT<sup>TM<\/sup> compliance.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FileCloud_Enhancements_for_Accessibility\"><\/span>FileCloud Enhancements for Accessibility<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>FileCloud has been designed with the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT<sup>TM<\/sup>) in mind and offers a variety of options to improve usability:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High contrast mode<\/li>\n<li>Color options<\/li>\n<li>Visual cues<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/vpat-and-keyboard-shortcuts-in-filecloud\/#.Yo-hOXbMKF4\">Keyboard shortcuts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dark mode<\/li>\n<li>Non-blocking operations for long-running tasks<\/li>\n<li>Support for color customization and themes<\/li>\n<li>Complete translation in multiple languages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"High_Contrast_Mode\"><\/span>High Contrast Mode<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the recommendations from W3C is to provide a style switcher for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG20-TECHS\/SL13.html\" class=\"broken_link\">High Contrast<\/a> mode.<\/p>\n<p>This mode is available from the user UI and can be activated per user through the user settings:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/High-Contrast-Mode_FileCloud-User.jpg\" alt=\"High Contrast Mode\" width=\"2406\" height=\"1182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/High-Contrast-Mode_FileCloud-User.jpg 2406w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/High-Contrast-Mode_FileCloud-User-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/High-Contrast-Mode_FileCloud-User-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/High-Contrast-Mode_FileCloud-User-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/High-Contrast-Mode_FileCloud-User-1536x755.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/High-Contrast-Mode_FileCloud-User-2048x1006.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2406px) 100vw, 2406px\"><\/p>\n<p>When you check the enable box, the UI will immediately change to the high contrast mode:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/High-Contrast-Mode-Enabled_VPAT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2004\" height=\"1101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/High-Contrast-Mode-Enabled_VPAT.jpg 2004w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/High-Contrast-Mode-Enabled_VPAT-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/High-Contrast-Mode-Enabled_VPAT-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/High-Contrast-Mode-Enabled_VPAT-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/High-Contrast-Mode-Enabled_VPAT-1536x844.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2004px) 100vw, 2004px\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keyboard_Shortcuts\"><\/span>Keyboard Shortcuts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>FileCloud supports VPAT Compliance by enabling navigation of the user interface using only the keyboard. These include tab navigation through the interface, no keyboard traps, and the ability to move between frames in the user UI.<\/p>\n<p>W3C Keyboard accessibility guidelines say: \u201cIf all functionality can be achieved using the keyboard, it can be accomplished by keyboard users, by speech input (which creates keyboard input), by mouse (using on-screen keyboards), and by a wide variety of assistive technologies that create simulated keystrokes as their output.\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20\/keyboard-operation.html\" class=\"broken_link\">Keyboard accessibility guidelines 2.1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To view the list of available shortcuts, the user can click on the \u201cShow Shortcuts\u201d section in the user menu. Then click on \u201cShortcut Keys\u201d to bring up the full list:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shortcuts-and-Shortcuts-Keys-Menu_VPAT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1768\" height=\"1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shortcuts-and-Shortcuts-Keys-Menu_VPAT.jpg 1768w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shortcuts-and-Shortcuts-Keys-Menu_VPAT-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shortcuts-and-Shortcuts-Keys-Menu_VPAT-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shortcuts-and-Shortcuts-Keys-Menu_VPAT-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Shortcuts-and-Shortcuts-Keys-Menu_VPAT-1536x879.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1768px) 100vw, 1768px\"><\/p>\n<p>For more information on how these shortcuts work, you can visit the first blog post in this accessibility series: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/vpat-and-keyboard-shortcuts-in-filecloud\/#.Yo-hOXbMKF4\">VPAT and Keyboard Shortcuts in FileCloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Themes_and_Dark_Mode\"><\/span>Themes and Dark Mode<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/#distinguishable\" class=\"broken_link\">W3C distinguishable guidelines<\/a> recommend making it easier for users to see content by separating the foreground from the background. FileCloud has a theme option that enables users to switch between color schemes, including a Dark Mode. This can be accomplished through User Settings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Change-Theme-in-User-Settings_VPAT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1932\" height=\"828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Change-Theme-in-User-Settings_VPAT.jpg 1932w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Change-Theme-in-User-Settings_VPAT-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Change-Theme-in-User-Settings_VPAT-1024x439.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Change-Theme-in-User-Settings_VPAT-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Change-Theme-in-User-Settings_VPAT-1536x658.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1932px) 100vw, 1932px\"><\/p>\n<p>The two bars on the right side of the theme selector allow the user to choose the hyperlink text color and the background of the button color. Once a theme is selected, the UI switches immediately:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33893\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Theme-Selection-Automatically-Changes_VPAT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2004\" height=\"1101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Theme-Selection-Automatically-Changes_VPAT.jpg 2004w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Theme-Selection-Automatically-Changes_VPAT-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Theme-Selection-Automatically-Changes_VPAT-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Theme-Selection-Automatically-Changes_VPAT-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Theme-Selection-Automatically-Changes_VPAT-1536x844.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2004px) 100vw, 2004px\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Language_Options\"><\/span>Language Options<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This feature has been available for a long time in FileCloud for select languages. Recently though, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Chinese have been included as options for both users and admins, helping a broader user base leverage FileCloud in their day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n<p>The user can update their display language from the user settings. Current language options include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arabic<\/li>\n<li>Chinese Simplified<\/li>\n<li>Chinese Traditional<\/li>\n<li>Chinese<\/li>\n<li>Dutch<\/li>\n<li>English<\/li>\n<li>French<\/li>\n<li>German<\/li>\n<li>Italian<\/li>\n<li>Portuguese<\/li>\n<li>Russian<\/li>\n<li>Spanish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples of the UI after the language is changed:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UI-Arabic-Language_VPAT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2406\" height=\"1518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UI-Arabic-Language_VPAT.jpg 2406w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UI-Arabic-Language_VPAT-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UI-Arabic-Language_VPAT-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UI-Arabic-Language_VPAT-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UI-Arabic-Language_VPAT-1536x969.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UI-Arabic-Language_VPAT-2048x1292.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2406px) 100vw, 2406px\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UI-Traditional-Chinese_VPAT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2406\" height=\"1518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UI-Traditional-Chinese_VPAT.jpg 2406w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UI-Traditional-Chinese_VPAT-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UI-Traditional-Chinese_VPAT-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UI-Traditional-Chinese_VPAT-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UI-Traditional-Chinese_VPAT-1536x969.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.filecloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/UI-Traditional-Chinese_VPAT-2048x1292.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2406px) 100vw, 2406px\"><\/p>\n<h1>Conclusion<\/h1>\n<p>FileCloud continues to implement changes according to W3C guidelines and VPAT<sup>TM<\/sup> to create a user-friendly interface for everyone. The last VPAT<sup>TM<\/sup> assessment gave FileCloud a 75+ score, and all \u201cA\u201d scores were accomplished. FileCloud is working on achieving \u201cAA\u201d and \u201cAAA\u201d scores for maximum compatibility in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article written by Daniel Alarcon<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Accessibility Series \u2013 Part 2. To read Part 1, click here.\u00a0 FileCloud is committed to ensuring that the platform, whether Online or Server, is accessible to all users by embracing industry standards and guidelines such as VPATTM (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) and WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines). 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