A.5. Are there regulations implementing section 508?
Section 508 Acquisition FAQ'si. Access Board Standards. The first regulation implementing section 508 was issued by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (the "Access Board"), an independent Federal agency, whose primary mission is to promote accessibility for individuals with disabilities. This regulation is referred to as the Access Board’s "standards." The standards, along with an explanatory preamble, were published in the Federal Register, as a final rule, on December 21, 2000 (65 Fed.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Section 508: Accessible Tec...Section 508 is a part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 amended in 1998 through the Workforce Investment Act. It requires that electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained or used by the federal government to be accessible to people with disabilities. The Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards promulgated by the U.S. Access Board provide the accessibility requirements for mainstream technology.
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What is the purpose of Section 508?
Frequently Asked Questions About Section 508: Accessible Tec...The 1986 version of Section 508 established non-binding guidelines for technology accessibility, while the 1998 version creates binding, enforceable standards and for incorporation into Federal procurement regulations. Federal agencies use these standards in all their electronic and information technology acquisitions. It promotes competition in the technology industry by clarifying the Federal marketplace requirement for accessibility in products intended for general use.
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How can I find the implementing regulations to a specific section of a U.S. public law?
Questions and Answers in Legislative and Regulatory Research...First, using tables in the United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.) or the United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.) find the U.S. Code cite to the section of the public law. Then look up that section in the U.S.C.S. or the U.S.C.A. and see if the note field following the text of the section gives a corresponding reference to the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.).
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LNS Captioning - Frequently Asked QuestionsSection 508 requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology, Federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency.Related Questions
How is Section 508 different from the ADA?
Frequently Asked Questions About Section 508: Accessible Tec...Section 508 focuses on the overall accessibility of electronic and information technology systems, not on providing accommodations at individual worksites. This is different from the ADA which requires CSU to provide reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids and services tailored to individuals with disabilities.
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E.O. 13201 FAQ'sSubcontract means any agreement or arrangement between a contractor and any person (in which the parties do not stand in the relationship of an employer and an employee): (a) for the purchase, sale, or use of personal property or nonpersonal services which, in whole or in part, is necessary to the performance of any one or more contracts; or (b) under which any portion of the contractor's obligation under any one or more contracts is performed, undertaken, or assumed.
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E.O. 13201 FAQ'sGovernment contract means any agreement or modification thereof between any contracting agency and any person for the purchase, sale, or use of personal property or nonpersonal services. The term "personal property" includes supplies, and contracts for the use of real property (such as lease arrangements), unless the contract for the use of real property itself constitutes real property (such as easements).
Related QuestionsA.2.i. What does section 508 require?
Section 508 Acquisition FAQ'sSection 508 generally requires Federal agencies to ensure that their procurement of EIT takes into account the needs of all end users – including people with disabilities. Doing so enhances the ability of Federal employees with disabilities to have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to that provided to others.
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Section 508 Acquisition FAQ'sSection 508 does not impose requirements on contractors or subcontractors. Instead, it only imposes requirements on the product specifications of EIT procured by federal agencies. Prime contractors may enter into subcontracts in the performance of a Federal contract for EIT, but the prime remains obligated to deliver what is called for under the contract (e.g., EIT that meets the Access Board's standards).
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Section 508 Acquisition FAQ'sIndividuals with disabilities are responsible for enforcing the requirements of Section 508. Individuals with disabilities may file a complaint with an agency or bring a civil action in Federal Court for an agency's noncompliance with the requirements of section 508. Section 508(f) requires agencies to provide procedures for resolving complaints by individuals who allege that an agency has failed to comply with the requirements of section 508 in providing EIT.
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Section 508 Acquisition FAQ'sAll orders placed on or after June 25, 2001 under IDIQ contracts irrespective of when the underlying IDIQ contract was awarded. (Thus, IDIQ contracts may include items that do not meet the applicable technical provisions of the Access Board’s standards; however, any task or delivery order issued for those items must meet an applicable exception.) Within-scope modifications for the acquisition of EIT under contracts awarded before June 25, 2001 (e.g.
Related QuestionsDo other countries have laws like Section 508?
Frequently Asked Questions About Section 508: Accessible Tec...At least 26 countries around the world have already adopted laws like Section 508 governing the accessible design of web sites. Access Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance by co-author Cynthia Waddell for more information. In addition, the European Union is engaged in an e-Accessibility initiative moving towards a mandate for member countries to procure accessible electronic and information technology.
Related QuestionsDo I have to comply with Section 508 Guidelines?
Blackboard Support at NPS: Instructor FAQsIf you can, you must. If you are uploading files such as word documents, or files converted by software that does not allow for "alt" tags and other html features, then you can't. However, Blackboard itself is fully compliant, and allows for alt tags for images uploaded into Blackboard, and so forth. Any new html files that you create should be 508-compliant. For more information on Section 508, please see www.w3.org/WAI/wcag-curric/.
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Rocket SoftwareThe content complies with the accessibility requirements of section 508 because the content is dynamically (and temporarily) written into the target pages at runtime. Thus, for example, it responds to the user's accessibility browser settings (such as large text), buttons within the content are in the pages tab sequence, text-to-voice software can read the content as part of the page, etc.
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Related QuestionsHow will Section 508 be enforced?
QuestionsBecause the Section 508 standards will be incorporated into the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), agencies' procurement of accessible technology will be subject to the same stringent compliance and enforcement mechanisms as other parts of the FAR. There is an administrative complaint process which becomes effective six months after the Board issued its final standards.
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Section 508 Acquisition FAQ'sAcquisition of EIT that meets the applicable technical provisions of the Access Board’s standards is the shared responsibility of requiring activity officials and contracting officials. Requiring activity officials (i.e., officials in the program office or organization that is funding and acquiring the EIT) are responsible for -- identifying applicable technical provisions of the Access Board’s standards in their requirements documents (see FAR 11.002 and section B.2.
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