SAS® Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning 8.5
Accessibility Conformance Report

Revision Date: June 25, 2024
Contact: accessibility@sas.com
VPAT version: 2.4

SAS® Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning (hereafter ‘the software’) on SAS® Viya® combines data wrangling, data exploration, visualization, feature engineering, and modern statistical, data mining and machine-learning techniques all in a single, scalable in-memory processing environment. This provides faster, more accurate answers to complex business problems, increased deployment flexibility and one easy-to-administer and fluid IT environment.

SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning extends the capabilities of SAS Visual Analytics by adding new objects. This VPAT covers the accessibility of these objects: Bayesian network, Factorization machine, Forest, Gradient Boosting, Neural network, and Support vector machine. It does not cover any aspects of the software outside of SAS Visual Analytics. For more information on accessibility of SAS Visual Analytics, see the SAS Visual Analytics VPAT.

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.
This VPAT covers accessibility of the user interface of the software.
The software is not part of a closed system.
The software is not platform software.

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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)	Supported
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 scope of VDMML objects within the user interface is not well-defined by means other than visual presentation. It is not always clear to screen reader users whether a given control or graph is within a VDMML object or outside of it. 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.
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: The error plot in the Forest object uses color alone to distinguish one line from another. The assessment plot in the Factorization Machine object uses color alone to distinguish one line from another.
1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A)	Not Applicable
2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Within the data tables that appear when you maximize a VDMML object (or a chart within a VDMML object), you cannot change the sort order of the data using the keyboard alone.
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)	Supported
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: After restoring a maximized object, focus can appear in an unexpected location. Focus is incorrect on the data tables that appear when you maximize a VDMML object (or a chart within a VDMML object). Each table consists of two tab stops rather than one.
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A)	Supported
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)	Supported
3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A)	Supported
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: There are no labels associated with the fit statistic and event menu buttons in the information bar at the top of VDMML 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: When objects are added to the report, before data items are assigned to their data roles, the “Assign Data” button that appears on the object is not announced correctly. It is not announced as being a button. The types of charts within VDMML objects are not always communicated to screen reader users. For instance, when a VDMML object contains a line chart, when you tab to the line chart, it is not announced as a line chart by screen readers. Some fields that appear in the Options pane when you select a VDMML object are not programmatically associated with their labels.

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 may not meet minimum contrast requirements.
1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA)	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: At 200% zoom, elements such as legends in charts might be hidden to save space, depending on screen size.
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, not a set of static pages.
2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA)	Supported
2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA)	Supported
3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA)	Supported
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: Text within colored cells within a confusion matrix might be low contrast against its background.
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	Exceptions include: The scope of VDMML objects within the user interface is not well-defined by means other than visual presentation. It is not always clear to screen reader users whether a given control or graph is within a VDMML object or outside of it. 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.
302.2 With Limited Vision	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: At 200% zoom, elements such as legends in charts might be hidden to save space, depending on screen size.
302.3 Without Perception of Color	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: The error plot in the Forest object uses color alone to distinguish one line from another. The assessment plot in the Factorization Machine object uses color alone to distinguish one line from another.
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: Within the data tables that appear when you maximize a VDMML object (or a chart within a VDMML object), you cannot change the sort order of the data using the keyboard alone.
302.8 With Limited Reach and Strength	Supported
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
502.3 Accessibility Services	Heading cell - no response required	Heading cell - no response required
502.3.1 Object Information	Not Applicable
502.3.2 Modification of Object Information	Not Applicable
502.3.3 Row, Column, and Headers	Not Applicable
502.3.4 Values	Not Applicable
502.3.5 Modification of Values	Not Applicable
502.3.6 Label Relationships	Not Applicable
502.3.7 Hierarchical Relationships	Not Applicable
502.3.8 Text	Not Applicable
502.3.9 Modification of Text	Not Applicable
502.3.10 List of Actions	Not Applicable
502.3.11 Actions on Objects	Not Applicable
502.3.12 Focus Cursor	Not Applicable
502.3.13 Modification of Focus Cursor	Not Applicable
502.3.14 Event Notification	Not Applicable
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
503.4.2 Audio Description Controls	Not Applicable
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	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: The large majority of the content from VDMML objects works well when exported (printed) to PDF. Network diagrams included in some objects, for example the Bayesian network object, are not read correctly by screen readers within PDFs.
504.3 Prompts	Not Applicable
504.4 Templates	Not Applicable

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	Exceptions include: The scope of VDMML objects within the user interface is not well-defined by means other than visual presentation. It is not always clear to screen reader users whether a given control or graph is within a VDMML object or outside of it. 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.
4.2.2 Usage with limited vision	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: At 200% zoom, elements such as legends in charts might be hidden to save space, depending on screen size.
4.2.3 Usage without perception of color	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: The error plot in the Forest object uses color alone to distinguish one line from another. The assessment plot in the Factorization Machine object uses color alone to distinguish one line from another.
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: Within the data tables that appear when you maximize a VDMML object (or a chart within a VDMML object), you cannot change the sort order of the data using the keyboard alone.
4.2.8 Usage with limited reach	Supported
4.2.9 Minimize photosensitive seizure triggers	Supported
4.2.10 Usage with limited cognition, language or learning	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.
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
7.1.2 Captioning synchronization	Not Applicable
7.1.3 Preservation of captioning	Not Applicable
7.1.4 Captions characteristics	Not Applicable
7.1.5 Spoken subtitles	Not Applicable
7.2.1 Audio description playback	Not Applicable
7.2.2 Audio description synchronization	Not Applicable
7.2.3 Preservation of audio description	Not Applicable
7.3 User controls for captions and audio description	Not Applicable

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	Partially Supported	See 11.3.2.5 to 11.3.2.17 below.
11.5.2.4 Assistive technology	Not Applicable	The software is not assistive technology.
11.5.2.5 Object information	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: When objects are added to the report, before data items are assigned to their data roles, the “Assign Data” button that appears on the object is not announced correctly. It is not announced as being a button. The types of charts within VDMML objects are not always communicated to screen reader users. For instance, when a VDMML object contains a line chart, when you tab to the line chart, it is not announced as a line chart by screen readers.
11.5.2.6 Row, column, and headers	Supported
11.5.2.7 Values	Supported
11.5.2.8 Label relationships	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Some fields that appear in the Options pane when you select a VDMML object are not programmatically associated with their labels.
11.5.2.9 Parent-child relationships	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: The scope of VDMML objects within the user interface is not well-defined by means other than visual presentation. It is not always clear to screen reader users whether a given control or graph is within a VDMML object or outside of it. 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 data visualizations are not all programmatically determinable by assistive technologies.
11.5.2.12 Execution of available actions	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: Within the data tables that appear when you maximize a VDMML object (or a chart within a VDMML object), you cannot change the sort order of the data using the keyboard alone.
11.5.2.13 Tracking of focus and selection attributes	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: After restoring a maximized object, focus can appear in an unexpected location. Focus is incorrect on the data tables that appear when you maximize a VDMML object (or a chart within a VDMML object). Each table consists of two tab stops rather than one.
11.5.2.14 Modification of focus and selection attributes	Partially Supported	Exceptions include: After restoring a maximized object, focus can appear in an unexpected location. Focus is incorrect on the data tables that appear when you maximize a VDMML object (or a chart within a VDMML object). Each table consists of two tab stops rather than one.
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	Not Applicable

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 Data Mining and Machine Learning 8.5 Accessibility Conformance Report