SAS® Visual Analytics 8.5
Accessibility Conformance Report

Revision Date: January 06, 2021
Contact: accessibility@sas.com
VPAT version: 2.4

SAS Visual Analytics (hereafter the software) leverages SAS high-performance analytic technologies and empowers organizations to explore huge volumes of data quickly to identify patterns, trends, and opportunities for further analysis. Users can quickly design reports or dashboards, which can be viewed on a mobile device or on the web.

SAS Visual Analytics is an authoring tool. It enables users to analyze data, author reports and view reports. The scope of this VPAT is limited to analyzing data and authoring reports. For information about the conformance of viewing reports, see the separate VPAT for SAS Visual Analytics - Viewing Reports. For information on authoring accessible reports, see Creating Accessible Reports with SAS Visual Analytics 7.5.

This VPAT covers accessibility of the user interface of the software as well as the report content that authors create using this interface. Where criteria are listed below as supported, this means that:

The user interface of the Visual Analytics app meets the criterion, and
Report authors can broadly use the features of Visual Analytics while creating content that meets the criterion.

Otherwise, the criterion is listed as partially supported or not supported.

The software was not tested against WCAG AAA or WCAG 2.1 success criteria.
The software does not contain multimedia content. Criteria related to multimedia are not applicable.
Software is not part of a closed system.

NOTICE: SAS' only warranty or other obligations to Customer with respect to the SAS software shall be as set forth in a signed licensing agreement between SAS and the Customer. This information does not constitute user documentation as referenced in SAS' standard license agreement.

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WCAG 2.1 Report

Table 1: Success Criteria, Level A

Criteria	Conformance Level	Remarks and Explanations
1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: The templates that appear in the Start from a Page Template section when creating a new page in a report do not have text alternatives that serve the equivalent purpose.
1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A)	Not Applicable
1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A)	Not Applicable
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A)	Not Applicable
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: The toolbar that appears for each object in a report, that allows users to maximize the object as well as perform other actions, is not programmatically associated with the object itself. If an object displays an information or warning message, for example that only a portion of the data set is shown, that message is not programmatically associated with the object.
1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A)	Supported
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A)	Supported
1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Display rules used to color-code data and elements that appear in reports. Groups and multiple measures used in certain types of charts including bar charts and pie charts.
1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A)	Not Applicable
2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Some text formatting options available when editing text objects are not keyboard-accessible. It is not possible to create or edit custom categories using only the keyboard. Playback controls for objects that include animation are not keyboard-accessible.
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A)	Supported
2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A)	Not Evaluated
2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Some popup notification messages do not respect accessibility settings that control how long popup messages are displayed.
2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A)	Not Applicable
2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A)	Supported
2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A)	Supported
2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A)	Supported
2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Focus can be lost when importing a data file. After closing a prompt container, focus can be lost. After restoring a maximized object, focus can be lost.
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: After following a page link, the purpose of the link that appears that allows you to navigate back where you came from is not clear to screen reader users.
2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A)	Not Evaluated
2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A)	Not Evaluated
2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A)	Not Evaluated
2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A)	Not Evaluated
3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A)	Supported
3.2.1 On Focus (Level A)	Supported
3.2.2 On Input (Level A)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: When browsing for reports, focus can jump to an unexpected location. Changing a data item's type to Geography initiates an unexpected change of context.
3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A)	Supported
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: There is no label associated with some slider controls used to set transparency values for some colors within objects.
4.1.1 Parsing (Level A)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Some parsing errors are present in the software.
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Screen reader announcements for button bar prompts are confusing. Donut hole labels in donut charts are not communicated to screen reader users. When browsing for reports, screen reader announcements of folders may be inconsistent.

Table 2: Success Criteria, Level AA

Criteria	Conformance Level	Remarks and Explanations
1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA)	Not Applicable
1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA)	Not Applicable
1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA)	Not Evaluated
1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA)	Not Evaluated
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Text within charts and geographic maps may not meet minimum contrast requirements.
1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: At 200% zoom, when in edit mode, the Ranks tab and the Pin Pane button on the right pane are truncated.
1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA)	Supported
1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA)	Not Evaluated
1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA)	Not Evaluated
1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA)	Not Evaluated
1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA)	Not Evaluated
2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA)	Not Applicable	The software is a web app, and not a set of static pages.
2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA)	Supported
2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Focus is not visible on elements within Needle plots. When uploading an image to include in a report, focus lands on the Upload Local Image button and is not visible.
3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA)	Not Supported	If there is a secondary language on the page, that section does not have an additional lang= attribute.
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA)	Supported
3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA)	Supported
3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA)	Supported
3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA)	Supported
4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA)	Not Evaluated

Table 3: Success Criteria, Level AAA

Criteria	Conformance Level	Remarks and Explanations
1.2.6 Sign Language (Prerecorded) (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
1.2.7 Extended Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
1.2.8 Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
1.2.9 Audio-only (Live) (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
1.3.6 Identify Purpose (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
1.4.6 Contrast Enhanced (Level AAA)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Applying the high contrast theme override to a report where the author manually chose background colors for objects can result in objects with low-contrast text.
1.4.7 Low or No Background Audio (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
1.4.8 Visual Presentation (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
1.4.9 Images of Text (No Exception) (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
2.1.3 Keyboard (No Exception) (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
2.2.3 No Timing (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
2.2.4 Interruptions (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
2.2.5 Re-authenticating (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
2.2.6 Timeouts (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
2.3.2 Three Flashes (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
2.3.3 Animation and Interactions (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
2.4.8 Location (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only) (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
2.4.10 Section Headings (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
2.5.5 Target Size (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
2.5.6 Concurrent Input Mechanisms (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
3.1.3 Unusual Words (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
3.1.4 Abbreviations (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
3.1.5 Reading Level (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
3.1.6 Pronunciation (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
3.2.5 Change on Request (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
3.3.5 Help (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated
3.3.6 Error Prevention (All) (Level AAA)	Not Evaluated

2017 Section 508 Report

Chapter 3: Functional Performance Criteria (FPC)

Criteria	Conformance Level	Remarks and Explanations
302.1 Without Vision	Partially Supported	Parts of the software do not support screen readers. Screen reader users will be able to accomplish some tasks and not others.
302.2 With Limited Vision	Partially Supported	Users with limited vision can use the majority of the software. There might be parts of the software that are difficult to use.
302.3 Without Perception of Color	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Display rules. Groups and multiple measures used in certain types of charts including bar charts and pie charts.
302.4 Without Hearing	Supported
302.5 With Limited Hearing	Supported
302.6 Without Speech	Supported
302.7 With Limited Manipulation	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Some text formatting options available when editing text objects are not keyboard-accessible. It is not possible to create or edit custom categories using only the keyboard.
302.8 With Limited Reach and Strength	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Some text formatting options available when editing text objects are not keyboard-accessible. It is not possible to create or edit custom categories using only the keyboard.
302.9 With Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning Abilities	Partially Supported	People with limited language, cognitive and learning abilities can use the software. They may have varying levels of difficulty based on their particular abilities and needs.

Chapter 5: Software

Criteria	Conformance Level	Remarks and Explanations
502 Interoperability with Assistive Technology	Heading cell - no response required	Heading cell - no response required
502.2.1 User Control of Accessibility Features	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
502.2.2 No Disruption of Accessibility Features	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
502.3 Accessibility Services	Heading cell - no response required	Heading cell - no response required
502.3.1 Object Information	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
502.3.2 Modification of Object Information	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
502.3.3 Row, Column, and Headers	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
502.3.4 Values	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
502.3.5 Modification of Values	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
502.3.6 Label Relationships	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
502.3.7 Hierarchical Relationships	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
502.3.8 Text	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
502.3.9 Modification of Text	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
502.3.10 List of Actions	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
502.3.11 Actions on Objects	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
502.3.12 Focus Cursor	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
502.3.13 Modification of Focus Cursor	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
502.3.14 Event Notification	Not Applicable	The software is not platform software.
503 Applications	Heading cell - no response required	Heading cell - no response required
503.2 User Preferences	Not Applicable	The software is a web application.
503.3 Alternative User Interfaces	Not Applicable	The software does not provide an alternative user interface.
503.4 User Controls for Captions and Audio Description	Heading cell - no response required	Heading cell - no response required
503.4.1 Caption Controls	Not Applicable	The software does not provide user controls for volume adjustment.
503.4.2 Audio Description Controls	Not Applicable	The software does not provide user controls for program selection.
504 Authoring Tools	Heading cell - no response required	Heading cell - no response required
504.2 Content Creation or Editing (if not authoring tool, enter "not applicable")	See information in WCAG section	See information in WCAG section
504.2.1 Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility in Format Conversion	Not Applicable	The software does not support converting content from one format to another or saving content in multiple formats, other than PDF, covered in 504.2.2.
504.2.2 PDF Export	Supported
504.3 Prompts	Not Supported	There are no prompts in the software advising the user of WCAG 2 A and AA requirements.
504.4 Templates	Partially Supported	While the software provides templates, these templates require modification to produce content that complies.

Chapter 6: Support Documentation and Services

Criteria	Conformance Level	Remarks and Explanations
602 Support Documentation	Heading cell - no response required	Heading cell - no response required
602.2 Accessibility and Compatibility Features	Supported
602.3 Electronic Support Documentation	See information in WCAG section	See information in WCAG section
602.4 Alternate Formats for Non-Electronic Support Documentation	Not Applicable	All support documentation is available in an electronic version.
603 Support Services	Heading cell - no response required	Heading cell - no response required
603.2 Information on Accessibility and Compatibility Features	Supported
603.3 Accommodation of Communication Needs	Supported

EN 301 549 Report

Chapter 4: 4.2 Functional Performance Statements (FPS)

Criteria	Conformance Level	Remarks and Explanations
4.2.1 Usage without vision	Partially Supported	Parts of the software do not support screen readers. Screen reader users will be able to accomplish some tasks and not others.
4.2.2 Usage with limited vision	Partially Supported	Users with limited vision can use the majority of the software. There might be parts of the software that are difficult to use.
4.2.3 Usage without perception of color	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Display rules. Groups and multiple measures used in certain types of charts including bar charts and pie charts.
4.2.4 Usage without hearing	Supported
4.2.5 Usage with limited hearing	Supported
4.2.6 Usage without vocal capability	Supported
4.2.7 Usage with limited manipulation or strength	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Some text formatting options available when editing text objects are not keyboard-accessible. It is not possible to create or edit custom categories using only the keyboard.
4.2.8 Usage with limited reach	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Some text formatting options available when editing text objects are not keyboard-accessible. It is not possible to create or edit custom categories using only the keyboard.
4.2.9 Minimize photosensitive seizure triggers	Supported
4.2.10 Usage with limited cognition, language or learning	Partially Supported	People with limited cognition can use the software. They may have varying levels of difficulty based on their particular abilities and needs.
4.2.11 Privacy	Supported

Chapter 5: Generic Requirements

Criteria	Conformance Level	Remarks and Explanations
5.1.3 Non-visual access	Heading cell - no response required	Heading cell - no response required
5.1.3.1 Audio output of visual information	Not Applicable	The software is not a closed system. EN 301 5.1.3.1 through 5.1.5 do not apply.
5.1.3.2 Auditory output delivery including speech	Not Applicable
5.1.3.3 Auditory output correlation	Not Applicable
5.1.3.4 Speech output user control	Not Applicable
5.1.3.5 Speech output automatic interruption	Not Applicable
5.1.3.6 Speech output for non-text content	Not Applicable
5.1.3.7 Speech output for video information	Not Applicable
5.1.3.8 Masked entry	Not Applicable
5.1.3.9 Private access to personal data	Not Applicable
5.1.3.10 Non-interfering audio output	Not Applicable
5.1.3.11 Private listening volume	Not Applicable
5.1.3.12 Speaker volume	Not Applicable
5.1.3.13 Volume reset	Not Applicable
5.1.3.14 Spoken languages	Not Applicable
5.1.3.15 Non-visual error identification	Not Applicable
5.1.3.16 Receipts, tickets, and transactional outputs	Not Applicable
5.1.4 Functionality closed to text enlargement	Not Applicable
5.1.5 Visual output for auditory information	Not Applicable

Chapter 7: ICT with Video Capabilities

Criteria	Conformance Level	Remarks and Explanations
7.1 Caption processing technology	Heading cell - no response required	Heading cell - no response required
7.1.1 Captioning playback	Not Applicable	The software does not include video.
7.1.2 Captioning synchronization	Not Applicable	The software does not include video.
7.1.3 Preservation of captioning	Not Applicable	The software does not include video.
7.1.4 Captions characteristics	Not Applicable
7.1.5 Spoken subtitles	Not Applicable
7.2.1 Audio description playback	Not Applicable	The software does not include video.
7.2.2 Audio description synchronization	Not Applicable	The software does not include video.
7.2.3 Preservation of audio description	Not Applicable	The software does not include video.
7.3 User controls for captions and audio description	Not Applicable	The software does not include video.

Chapter 9: Web (see WCAG 2.x section)

Chapter 11: Software

Criteria	Conformance Level	Remarks and Explanations
11.5.2.3 Use of accessibility services	Supported
11.5.2.4 Assistive technology	Not Applicable	The software is not assistive technology.
11.5.2.5 Object information	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Screen reader announcements for button bar prompts are confusing. Donut hole labels in donut charts are not communicated to screen reader users. When browsing for reports, screen reader announcements of folders may be inconsistent.
11.5.2.6 Row, column, and headers	Supported
11.5.2.7 Values	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Screen reader announcements for button bar prompts are confusing. Donut hole labels in donut charts are not communicated to screen reader users. When browsing for reports, screen reader announcements of folders may be inconsistent.
11.5.2.8 Label relationships	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Labels in the Options pane are not all programmatically associated with the fields they label.
11.5.2.9 Parent-child relationships	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: The toolbar that appears for each object in a report, that allows users to maximize the object as well as perform other actions, is not programmatically associated with the object itself.
11.5.2.10 Text	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Text attributes such as weight, italics, and color, are not programmatically determinable by assistive technologies.
11.5.2.11 List of available actions	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Actions within some data visualizations. Screen reader announcements for button bar prompts are confusing.
11.5.2.12 Execution of available actions	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Actions within some data visualizations. It is not possible to create or edit custom categories using some assistive technologies.
11.5.2.13 Tracking of focus and selection attributes	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Focus and selection in some data visualizations.
11.5.2.14 Modification of focus and selection attributes	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Focus can be lost when importing a data file. After closing a prompt container, focus can be lost.
11.5.2.15 Change notification	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: In limited areas of the product, changes to the user interface might occur based on user input. These changes are not always announced by screen readers.
11.5.2.16 Modifications of states and properties	Supported
11.5.2.17 Modifications of values and text	Supported
11.6 Documented accessibility usage	Heading cell - no response required	Heading cell - no response required
11.6.1 User control of accessibility features	Not Applicable	The software is not a platform.
11.6.2 No disruption of accessibility features	Supported
11.7 User preferences	Not Applicable	The software is web-based and does not have access to user settings in the platform.
11.8 Authoring tools	Heading cell - no response required	Heading cell - no response required
11.8.1 Content technology	Heading cell - no response required	Heading cell - no response required
11.8.2 Accessible content creation (if not authoring tool, enter "not applicable")	See information in WCAG section	See information in WCAG section
11.8.3 Preservation of accessibility information in transformations	Not Applicable	The software does not provide restructuring transformations or re-encoding transformations.
11.8.4 Repair assistance	Not Applicable	The software does not include accessibility checking functionality.
11.8.5 Templates	Partially Supported	While the software provides templates, these templates require modification to produce content that complies.

Chapter 12: Documentation and Support Services

Criteria	Conformance Level	Remarks and Explanations
12.1 Product documentation	Heading cell - no response required	Heading cell - no response required
12.1.1 Accessibility and compatibility features	Supported
12.1.2 Accessible documentation	See information in WCAG section	See information in WCAG section
12.2 Support Services	Heading cell - no response required	Heading cell - no response required
12.2.2 Information on accessibility and compatibility features	Supported
12.2.3 Effective communication	Supported
12.2.4 Accessible documentation	See information in WCAG section	See information in WCAG section

SAS® Visual Analytics 8.5 Accessibility Conformance Report