CA Statement Regarding Section 508

Last Updated: May 09, 2007

The 1998 Amendment to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act ("Section 508") requires that all agencies and departments of the US Federal Government make electronic and information technology accessible to Federal employees with disabilities and members of the public with disabilities who access certain federal resources.

Each CA licensed program that is identified by a CA product development team as a CA licensed program to be sold to customers subject to Section 508 is evaluated for compliance with Section 508. CA evaluates such licensed programs consistent with the standards of the Information Technology Industry Council ("ITIC"). CA's evaluation of each such licensed program is recorded in the form of a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template ("VPAT"), on the standardized VPAT template developed by ITIC. The VPAT identifies how each evaluated licensed program does or does not meet the Section 508 requirements, or provides functional equivalence ("Functional Equivalence"), as set forth in the Section 508 regulations.

As part of the post-contract maintenance and support to be provided to its licensees under any agreement, CA will provide Section 508 upgrades and enhancements, Section 508 Functional Equivalence or other Section 508 deliverables referenced in any VPAT ("Section 508 Upgrades and Enhancements") on a when and if-available basis, comprised of error-corrections, patches, work-arounds, and additional features and functionality which are within the domain of, and which will not replace, the underlying CA licensed program. This statement shall not serve to (i) affect the rights and/or obligations of CA, its affiliates or its licensees under any existing or future written license agreement or services agreement relating to any CA licensed program; or (ii) amend any product documentation or specifications for any CA licensed program.