<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Joshua,</div><div><br></div><div>I think you can also get in touch with the US User group, as mentioned in the FAQ of QGIS.org at <a href="https://qgis.org/resources/support/faq/#how-can-i-get-a-vpat--hecvat--other-us-compliance-form-or-information">https://qgis.org/resources/support/faq/#how-can-i-get-a-vpat--hecvat--other-us-compliance-form-or-information</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Lova Andriarimalala</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>QGIS Full Stack Developer <br><br></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>T </b>: +27(0) 87 809 2702 <b>E </b>:<b> </b><a href="mailto:lova@kartoza.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">lova@kartoza.com</a> <b>W</b> : <a href="http://kartoza.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">kartoza.com</a><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wjeTRcj_LuA-mCKKqWOvHMPBgOOW2yAJl0VmVp633nbuz-9CB_jVZDCPLCovRQAuGIGQyHe3xLHI1H"><br></div><div><br></div><i>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 </i><div><i>have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete it from your system. Unauthorised use, disclosure, or copying</i></div><div><i>of the contents is prohibited.</i></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 10 Jan 2025 at 05:46, Joshua Banta via QGIS-Developer <<a href="mailto:qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org">qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-3144873841476669832">
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Hello developers!</div>
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I am hoping to get your help.</div>
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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.</div>
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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.</div>
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In the past (2013), QGIS developer David Saeger filled one out (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509053144/http://www.qgis.org/en/about-qgis/vpatm.html" id="m_8885863629465198971LPlnk882367" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20130509053144/http://www.qgis.org/en/about-qgis/vpatm.html</a>),
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.</div>
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Would any of you who are QGIS developers mind terribly filling out a VPAT and posting it?</div>
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To fill it out, you can visit: <a href="https://acreditor.section508.gov/" id="m_8885863629465198971LPlnk" target="_blank">
https://acreditor.section508.gov/</a> and then click on "start a new report."</div>
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If the information from the Saeger's original VPAT (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130509053144/http://www.qgis.org/en/about-qgis/vpatm.html" id="m_8885863629465198971LPlnkOWA043c3356-171d-451b-a814-264ceb59a16d" style="margin:0px;text-align:left" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20130509053144/http://www.qgis.org/en/about-qgis/vpatm.html</a>)
is still valid, you can probably copy-and-paste much if not all of that information to the new form.</div>
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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.</div>
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Thank you in advance for your efforts!</div>
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Sincerely,</p>
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