Overview
Section 508 (508 statute html, 508 statute pdf) requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities, including employees and members of the public.
Section
508 establishes requirements for any electronic
and information technology developed, maintained, procured,
or used by the Federal government. The term "electronic
and information technology" has been defined by the Access
Board in
regulations published
December 21, 2000. Section
508 exempts national security systems from its requirements.
Information
regarding all aspects of assistive technologies
and accessibility under Section 508 is available
at the federal government's official website,
http://www.section508.gov/.
2003 Self-Evaluation Survey
Every
two years, Section 508 requires
the Department of Justice to report to the Congress
and the President
on the federal government's progress in complying
with section 508.
This
year, Assistant Attorney General R. Alexander Acosta
transmitted to the Heads of All Agencies and Departments
a Memorandum initiating
the review of Section 508 compliance.
2001
Self-Evaluation Survey
On
January 18, 2001, a Memorandum
for All Federal Agency Chief Information Officers
was transmitted to initiate a
survey to be used to prepare this year's status report.
Results of 2001 Survey