US DOJ Section 508

The Department of Justice Section 508 Home Page provides information on the requirement that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities, including employees and members of the public. A self-evaluation is provided, which details the requirements.

The US Government web site Section 508 is dedicated to news on Section 508. The Center for Information Technology Accommodation (CITA), in the U.S. General Services Administration's Office of Government-wide Policy, has been charged with the task of educating Federal employees and building the infrastructure necessary to support Section 508 implementation. Using this web site, Federal employees and the public can access resources for understanding and implementing the requirements of Section 508

A detailed description of how to comply to the fifteen web design aspects of Section 508 are studied in Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications. This site list tips and techniques developed by the Board, the Department of Education, and the Department of Justice that have been tested by users with a wide variety of screen reader software.

Section 508 required that the Access Board http://www.access-board.gov/ establish standards for accessibility. This Access board site on section 508
http://www.access-board.gov/508.htm shows what was amended.

An online course on Section 508 can be found at http://jimthatcher.com/webcourse1.htm