[Rd] ADA Compliance

[Ben Bolker]

  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,
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> 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?
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> Thanks,
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> Zayne Hunter
> Technology Advisor & Vendor Relations Manager
> Ball State University
> zayne.hunter using bsu.edu
> (765)285-7853
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