Re: [Gimp-docs] Accessibility documentation request

[Bill Skaggs <weskaggs gmail com>]

Dear Ms. Hunter,

GIMP is open source software, available for download by anybody at no charge, subject to a specific licensing agreement.  That licensing agreement does not make any warranty of accessibility. If the state of Texas purchased this software, it was obtained from a third party, not directly from the GIMP project.  Any responsibility for documenting accessibility would lie with that third party.

See http://www.gimp.org for more information about the project.

Best regards, Bill Skaggs

(This email is purely informative.  I do not have the right to speak for the GIMP project.)

On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 2:12 PM, Sarah Hunter <Sarah Hunter tceq texas gov> wrote:

This email is to request appropriate accessibility documentation for purchases from your company.

Federal and state laws require Texas state agencies to purchase only accessible electronic and information resources from our vendors. We (the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) are currently reviewing all of our software purchases and have been unable to locate the required accessibility documentation for GIMP.

Per Texas Administrative Code, appropriate accessibility documentation may be in the form of a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) or an accessible electronic document that addresses the same accessibility criteria in substantially the same format as a VPAT or equivalent reporting template.

I have attached an industry-standard VPAT for your convenience. You may also find the Even Grounds website to be helpful.

Please provide the requested information by June 15^th, 2015. If I can be of assistance, or if you need additional information, please let me know.

Thank you,

 

 

Sarah Hunter

Accessibility Intern | Information Resources Department

Sarah Hunter tceq texas gov

512-239-4773

 

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