Section 508-compliance provides support for assistive technologies that make HTML pages more accessible for end users that require it. It is named after the U.S. governmental legislation directed towards improving the accessibility of IT applications for the disabled.
The enhancements affected when Section508Compliant is True appear in the rendered HTML as ALT and TITLE tags targeting screen readers, and improved focus handling targeting screen magnifiers, to assist visually-impaired users in accessing a web applications. Additionally, TabIndex and AccessKey properties permit improved keyboard access to Toolbar items in applications where the a mouse cannot be used.
Setting the Section508Compliant alone does not ensure a web application is accessible, but maximizes the accessibility features afforded to an application from the UltraWebToolbar elements presented to users. It is a part of developers overall accessibility strategy when designing their web applications.
Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2