Some US-based organisations must comply with US federal legislation Section 508 for their software.
- Applicable criteria for Section 508 website compliance
- Full text of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, ยง1194.22
Since JIRA delivers content via a web browser, makes use of keyboard shortcuts and provide the opportunity to embed alternative text for images, it attempts to provide comparable levels of access to disabled users where possible. While Atlassian has never tested JIRA for Section 508 compliance, JIRA has been approved by a large range of US government and commercial organisations. The list of JIRA customers includes the US Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, Department of Transport, Environmental Protection Agency, Navy and Supreme Court.
Section 508-related issues are currently being tracked via JRA-5574, so feel free to vote towards this issue if these aspects of compliance are an issue for your organisation. You may need to sign up for a free JIRA account first.
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