I would be very surprised if anyone had written up a VPAT
<https://www.section508.gov/sell/vpat/> for R.
It won't help you with the bureaucratic requirements, but R is in
fact very accessible to visually impaired users: e.g. see
https://community.rstudio.com/t/accessibility-of-r-rstudio-compared-to-excel-for-student-that-is-legally-blind/103849/3
From https://github.com/ajrgodfrey/BrailleR
> R is perhaps the most blind-friendly statistical software option
because all scripts can be written in plain text, using the text editor
a user prefers, and all output can be saved in a wide range of file
formats. The advent of R markdown and other reproducible research
techniques can offer the blind user a degree of efficiency that is not
offered in many other statistical software options. In addition, the
processed Rmd files are usually HTML which are the best supported files
in terms of screen reader development.
(And there is continued attention to making sure R stays accessible
in this way:
https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-devel/2022-December/082180.html;
https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-devel/2023-February/082313.html)
R is also easy to use without a mouse, which should improve
accessibility for users with neuromuscular conditions.
cheers
Ben Bolker
On 2024-01-12 2:50 p.m., Hunter, Zayne via R-devel wrote:
Hello,
I am working with Ball State University to obtain a license of R. As part of
our requirements for obtaining new software, we must review the VPAT for ADA
compliance. Can you provide this information for me?
Thanks,
Zayne Hunter
Technology Advisor & Vendor Relations Manager
Ball State University
zayne.hun...@bsu.edu
(765)285-7853
[[alternative HTML version deleted]]
______________________________________________
R-devel@r-project.org mailing list
https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
______________________________________________
R-devel@r-project.org mailing list
https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
