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Davis, William E 0 Reputation points
2026-11-10T19:01:49.7533333+00:00

Subject: Request for Accessibility Documentation – VPAT, Conformance and Remediation Form, and Accessibility Statement 

Dear OpenSSH, 

As part of the 2024 DOJ Website and Apps Accessibility Rule, and our commitment to accessibility and compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA standards and Section 508 standards, we require accessibility documentation for all digital products and instructional tools considered for use at Pellissippi State Community College. We need the following items for (Open SSH). 

Please provide: 

  1. The most recent Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT®) for your product. If you do not currently have an updated VPAT®, you can download the Template to fill out. 

The attached Conformance and Remediation Form, completed.  

An Accessibility Statement on your commitment to ensuring product accessibility. 

***If interactive materials/media are present, include the attached EPub 3 Accessibility Checklist, completed. 

Your organization’s Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit (HECVAT), if available. 

This information will assist our accessibility review team in evaluating your product for use within our system. If full conformance is not yet achieved, please indicate timelines or alternate access measures you support. 

Thank you for your prompt attention to this request.  

Sincerely,   Subject: Request for Accessibility Documentation – VPAT, Conformance and Remediation Form, and Accessibility Statement 

Dear [Vendor Name/Representative], 

As part of the 2024 DOJ Website and Apps Accessibility Rule, and our commitment to accessibility and compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA standards and Section 508 standards, we require accessibility documentation for all digital products and instructional tools considered for use at Pellissippi State Community College. We need the following items for (Insert Product here). 

Please provide: 

The most recent Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT®) for your product. If you do not currently have an updated VPAT®, you can download the Template to fill out. 

The attached Conformance and Remediation Form, completed.  

An Accessibility Statement on your commitment to ensuring product accessibility. 

***If interactive materials/media are present, include the attached EPub 3 Accessibility Checklist, completed. 

Your organization’s Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit (HECVAT), if available. 

This information will assist our accessibility review team in evaluating your product for use within our system. If full conformance is not yet achieved, please indicate timelines or alternate access measures you support. 

Thank you for your prompt attention to this request.  

Sincerely,   

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    2026-11-10T20:30:19.3733333+00:00

    For Microsoft’s in-box OpenSSH for Windows, submit the documentation request to Microsoft’s enterprise Disability Answer Desk (eDAD) using its Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) support option.

    Microsoft OpenSSH for Windows

    1. Search Microsoft’s Accessibility Conformance Reports directory for OpenSSH or OpenSSH for Windows. Microsoft uses VPATs to produce ACRs covering standards such as WCAG and Section 508.^1^
    2. If no OpenSSH report appears, open the Accessibility support for enterprise customers page and select Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs) support.
    3. Include:
      • Product: OpenSSH for Windows
      • Windows and OpenSSH versions being evaluated
      • Request for the current VPAT/ACR
      • Your Conformance and Remediation Form
      • Request for an accessibility statement
      • Request for a HECVAT, if one exists
      • Your procurement deadline and institutional contact details

    The eDAD team assists organizations with Microsoft product accessibility, conformance standards, and locating ACR documentation. The published service hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM Pacific.^2^

    No public Microsoft source supplied here identifies a dedicated OpenSSH accessibility representative or confirms that Microsoft has an OpenSSH-specific ACR, HECVAT, or completed third-party remediation form. eDAD is therefore the appropriate public channel to confirm availability; it should not be assumed that the general Microsoft reports cover OpenSSH.

    Confirm which OpenSSH product is under review

    “OpenSSH” can refer to different product owners:

    • OpenSSH included with Windows: Microsoft supports and services the in-box Windows version through Windows Update. Microsoft also maintains the PowerShell/openssh-portable fork.^3^
    • Upstream OpenSSH: This is an open-source project managed by developers at the OpenBSD Project, rather than a Microsoft product. Microsoft directs Windows-fork feedback to its OpenSSH GitHub repository.^4^

    If the college is evaluating the upstream OpenBSD distribution or a version bundled by another Linux/Unix vendor, send the request to that distributor or project owner instead. Microsoft eDAD can address Microsoft’s Windows implementation but cannot author compliance documents on behalf of another distributor.

    The EPUB checklist is generally relevant only if the evaluated product supplies EPUB or comparable interactive publication content. OpenSSH itself is a command-line connectivity tool, so ask the product owner to mark that item not applicable if appropriate rather than requiring an unrelated checklist.

    References

    1. Accessibility Conformance Reports | Microsoft Accessibility
    2. Accessibility support for enterprise customers | Microsoft Support
    3. Get started with OpenSSH for Windows (windows-server-2025)
    4. OpenSSH for Windows overview
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    2026-11-10T20:24:11.4566667+00:00

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