For information about USAID Section 508 requirements for Agency acquisitions see ADS 302mak, USAID Implementation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This section explains the framework for the policies and activities of the USAID Privacy Program. Section 508. The NLRB is committed to providing access to our site for all persons with disabilities. To meet this commitment, the NLRB Web site complies with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Certain files available for download from this Web site are in Portable Document Format (PDF) to view iText pdf library. Easy PDF programming, generation and manipulation for Java and .NET (C#) developers. An article discussing using iText 7 to create PDF/UA documents that comply with Section 508 of the United States Rehabilitation Act. Section 508: MS Word to PDFs Jessica Delp, Ryan Irving & Pim Yawagun September 17, 2008 What is Section 508? • • Amendment to the 1973 Rehabilitation Act requiring electronic and information technology to be accessible to people with disabilities In 1998, Congress amended the Section 508 requires that members of the public with disabilities, who seek information from CPSC's website, have access and use To this end, the site has been extensively modified, and is continually being fine-tuned, to afford such access. Some older PDF files on the site and older files that exist only Section 508 - electronic and information technology. (a) Requirements for Federal Departments and Agencies (1) Interim report: Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, the Attorney General shall prepare and submit to the Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. § 794d) requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people Section 508 also directs the Attorney General to submit reports to the President and Congress on the state of federal agencies' compliance with the Section 508 also requires that individuals with disabilities, who are members of the public seeking information or services from a Federal agency, have 2. The Access Board is an independent Federal agency established by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 792) whose primary mission Find out how Section 508 compliance website relates to WCAG 2.0, what steps to take for 508 compliant testing, whether it only impacts federal Most conversations come back to two pieces of legislation: the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Section 508 (2000) accessibility standard. This section lists the 63 rules covering 15 checkpoints for Section 508 (2000) supported by the current version of the product. Section 508 role from "Section 508 Coordinator" to "Section 508 Program Manager" and defines additional duties pursuant to the recommendations of the The FDIC first published 2711.1, Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) Accessibility Pursuant to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, on Section 508 was made part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in 1998. Its purpose is to "require Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology (EIT) accessible to people with disabilities." The refresh in January of 2017 updated accessibility guidelines and requirements for Section 508 was made part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in 1998. Its purpose is to "require Federal agencies to make their electronic