Section 508 VPATs for Microsoft products

Updated: January 25, 2008

The following VPAT documents describe how the accessibility features of Microsoft products help federal agencies address the requirements of Section 508 Standards.

A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, or VPAT, is a standardized form developed by the Information Technology Industry Council to show how a software product meets key regulations of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

The act requires all agencies and departments of the U.S. federal government to make electronic information and technology accessible to federal employees and members of the public with disabilities.

Recently released VPATs for Microsoft Products

Download these VPATs to learn more about Microsoft accessibility features.

Newly released

Forefront TMG
126 KB Microsoft Word file

Microsoft Windows Server 2008
39 KB Microsoft Word file

Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1
39 KB Microsoft Word file

Microsoft Search Server 2008
39 KB Microsoft Word file

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007
39 KB Microsoft Word file

Microsoft Office Entourage 2008 for Mac
86 KB Microsoft Word file

Microsoft Office Excel 2008 for Mac
86 KB Microsoft Word file

VPATs for Microsoft Products

Download these VPATs to learn more about Microsoft accessibility features.

A-M	M-Z
Commerce Server 2002 VPAT 86 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 VPAT 109 KB Microsoft Word file
Content Management Server 2001 VPAT 99 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2008 for Mac 86 KB Microsoft Word file
Content Management Server 2002 VPAT 127 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 VPAT 102 KB Microsoft Word file
Exchange 2000 VPAT 93 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 VPAT 102 KB Microsoft Word file
Exchange Server 2003 VPAT 91 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Enterprise) VPAT 107 KB Microsoft Word file
Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 39 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Standard) VPAT 105 KB Microsoft Word file
Forefront TMG 126 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search VPAT 99 KB Microsoft Word file
FrontPage 2000 VPAT 101 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Office System 2007: Shared Features VPAT 132 KB Microsoft Word file
FrontPage 2002 VPAT 114 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Office Visio Standard and Professional 2002 VPAT 145 KB Microsoft Word file
FrontPage 2003 VPAT 108 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Office Visio 2003 VPAT 107 KB Microsoft Word file
Great Plains 8.0 VPAT contacts 33 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Office Visio 2007 VPAT 115 KB Microsoft Word file
Host Integration Server 2000 VPAT 80 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Office Word 2007 VPAT 106 KB Microsoft Word file
Identity Integration Server 2003 VPAT 155 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Office Word 2008 for Mac 86 KB Microsoft Word file
Internet Explorer 7.0 VPAT 208 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 VPAT 88 KB Microsoft Word file
Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 VPAT 90 KB Microsoft Word file-->	Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 VPAT 95 KB Microsoft Word file
Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 VPAT 97.5 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft RoundTable VPAT 90 KB Microsoft Word file
Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 Enterprise Edition VPAT 100 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Search Server 2008 39 KB Microsoft Word file
Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 VPAT 110 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 VPAT 96 KB Microsoft Word file
Live Communications Server 2003 VPAT 95 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 39 KB Microsoft Word file
MapPoint 2002 VPAT 78 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 VPAT 156 KB Microsoft Word file
MapPoint 2004 VPAT 92 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002 VPAT 89 KB Microsoft Word file
MapPoint 2006 VPAT 91 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 VPAT 148 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Business Solutions Axapta 3.0 VPAT 100 KB Microsoft Word file	Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2 VPAT 155 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 VPAT 117 KB Microsoft Word file	Mobile Information Server 2002 VPAT 89 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 VPAT 110 KB Microsoft Word file	Office Communicator 2007 35 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 VPAT contacts 35 KB Microsoft Word file	Pocket PC Software 2002 VPAT 101 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0 VPAT 102 KB Microsoft Word file	Project 2000 VPAT 98 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0 VPAT contacts 35 KB Microsoft Word file	Project Standard and Professional 2002 VPAT 110 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Expression Web VPAT 156 KB Microsoft Word file	Project Standard and Professional 2003 VPAT 112 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Network Monitor 3.1 VPAT 184 KB Microsoft Word file	Project Standard and Professional 2007 VPAT 97 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office 2000 VPAT 114 KB Microsoft Word file	Project Server 2002 VPAT 96 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office XP VPAT 107 KB Microsoft Word file	Project Server 2003 VPAT 108 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office 2003 VPAT 118 KB Microsoft Word file	Project Server 2007 VPAT 170 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office X for Mac VPAT 101 KB Microsoft Word file	Publisher 2002 VPAT 134 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac VPAT 100 KB Microsoft Word file	Publisher 2003 VPAT 112 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac VPAT 118 KB Microsoft Word file	Sharepoint Portal Server 2001 VPAT 112 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Access 2007 VPAT 93 KB Microsoft Word file	Sharepoint Portal Server 2003 VPAT 104 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 39 KB Microsoft Word file	SQL Server 2000 VPAT 91 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Entourage 2008 for Mac 86 KB Microsoft Word file	SQL Server 2005 VPAT 152 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 VPAT 90 KB Microsoft Word file	Systems Management Server 2003 VPAT 99 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Excel 2008 for Mac 86 KB Microsoft Word file	Virtual Server 2005 R2 VPAT 93 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Groove 2007 VPAT 82 KB Microsoft Word file	Visio Enterprise Network Tool VPAT 71 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007 VPAT 105 KB Microsoft Word file	Visio Network Center VPAT 78 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 VPAT 115 KB Microsoft Word file	Visual Source Safe 2005 VPAT 88 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 VPAT 107 KB Microsoft Word file	Visual Studio 2005 VPAT 119 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2003 VPAT 128 KB Microsoft Word file	Visual Studio.NET 2002 VPAT 95 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2005 VPAT 118 KB Microsoft Word file	Visual Studio.NET 2003 VPAT 97 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 VPAT 159 KB Microsoft Word file	Windows 2000 VPAT 163 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 client for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 VPAT 131 KB Microsoft Word file	Windows Live Call 2006 VPAT 112 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Live Communication Server 2005 VPAT 90 KB Microsoft Word file	Windows Server 2000 VPAT 133 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Live Small Business Services VPAT 136 KB Microsoft Word file	Windows Server 2003 VPAT 127 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Messenger 6.0.3 for Mac 86 KB Microsoft Word file	Windows SharePoint Services VPAT 124 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 VPAT 103 KB Microsoft Word file	Windows Vista VPAT 154 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 VPAT 83 KB Microsoft Word file	Windows XP Tablet PC Edition VPAT 124 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 VPAT 79 KB Microsoft Word file	Windows XP VPAT 176 KB Microsoft Word file
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007: Calendar Printing Assistant VPAT 81 KB Microsoft Word file

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Our Commitment to Accessibility

At Microsoft, our dedication to accessibility began in 1988 with the launch of Microsoft Windows 2.0 and continues today with unique accessibility features in Microsoft Office XP and Windows XP. Since our initial involvement with accessibility issues, we have continued our dedication to improving the accessibility of our widely used and supported products and creating innovative technologies that everyone can use.

Our Accessible Technology Group has more than 40 people working with product developers, assistive-technology companies and disability advocates to ensure that people with disabilities can use software developed by both Microsoft and other companies. The overall mission of this group is to make accessibility integral to our platforms, products, programs, and services. Our strategy is:

•	Develop products, technologies and services that are accessible and usable by all people regardless of their capabilities.
•	Build relationships with the disability community to help us better understand and respond to customer needs.
•	Equip and motivate the development community to produce great accessibility solutions.
•	Empower customers with information to make informed choices about the new and existing products they use.

Microsoft is committed to helping our government customers implement Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. We proactively educate our product groups about designing accessible products that are easy to use and document how our products meet the Access Board's Section 508 Standards. This documentation (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template or VPAT) provides government with the information needed to conduct market research for Section 508. To learn more, read Microsoft Actively Supports Section 508.

"See how a Microsoft Product Team was able to save a government contract through spearheading an effort to quickly complete VPATs for the agencies." For more information visit Accessibility: Right for Customers and Business (Microsoft Word document, 40 KB).

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Reinforcing Best Practices

As new regulations such as Section 508 raise awareness of the value of designing and deploying accessible technologies in the workplace, the implications for the estimated 54 million people with disabilities, including 8.5 million who want to work but remain unemployed are limitless.

Microsoft believes that Section 508 is good for industry, government and, most importantly, for people with disabilities. We work closely with federal IT managers and fellow technology-industry leaders to help government comply with their new regulations. Our hope is that Section 508 will encourage more competition and innovation on accessible technology—which in turn will lead to an increased number of people with disabilities finding employment that suits their talents and skills.

Today, and in the years ahead, technology has the potential not only to create thousands of new jobs, but also to break down barriers that in the past may have prevented people with disabilities from finding productive and fulfilling jobs. Microsoft is committed to helping make this vision a reality by developing software that is innovative, easy to use, and gives everyone the opportunity to succeed.

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Additional Resources

•	Microsoft and Accessible Technology
•	MSDN Accessibility Information for Developers

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Section 508 VPATs for Microsoft products

Recently released VPATs for Microsoft Products

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VPATs for Microsoft Products

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