Dear Joshua, I think you can also get in touch with the US User group, as mentioned in the FAQ of QGIS.org at https://qgis.org/resources/support/faq/#how-can-i-get-a-vpat--hecvat--other-us-compliance-form-or-information .
Best regards, Lova Andriarimalala *QGIS Full Stack Developer * *T *: +27(0) 87 809 2702 *E *: l...@kartoza.com *W* : kartoza.com *This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you * *have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete it from your system. Unauthorised use, disclosure, or copying* *of the contents is prohibited.* On Fri, 10 Jan 2025 at 05:46, Joshua Banta via QGIS-Developer < qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org> wrote: > Hello developers! > > I am hoping to get your help. > > I would like to teach QGIS in my university courses, but I need permission > to install it on my institution's computers. This requires a VPAT > (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) to be filled out by one of the > developers. > > A VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) is a standardized > document used to assess and report how well a product meets accessibility > standards, such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) or > Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act. It provides transparency by > detailing a product’s conformance to accessibility requirements, helping > organizations understand if it can be used by individuals with > disabilities. Government entities, including universities, often require > VPATs as part of their procurement process to ensure that the technology > they purchase is accessible to all users, in compliance with accessibility > laws like Section 508 in the U.S. or EN 301 549 in Europe. > > In the past (2013), QGIS developer David Saeger filled one out ( > https://web.archive.org/web/20130509053144/http://www.qgis.org/en/about-qgis/vpatm.html), > but my institution requires a more recent version based on the most recent > Section 508 criteria and updated for the most recent (LTR) version of QGIS. > > Would any of you who are QGIS developers mind terribly filling out a VPAT > and posting it? > > To fill it out, you can visit: https://acreditor.section508.gov/ and then > click on "start a new report." > > If the information from the Saeger's original VPAT ( > https://web.archive.org/web/20130509053144/http://www.qgis.org/en/about-qgis/vpatm.html) > is still valid, you can probably copy-and-paste much if not all of that > information to the new form. > > This would be invaluable to me and to anyone working for government > entities and educational institutions who wishes to use QGIS instead of > commercial options. > > Thank you in advance for your efforts! > > > Sincerely, > > Josh Banta > _______________________________________________ > QGIS-Developer mailing list > QGIS-Developer@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer >
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