508 News Release
April Assistive Technology Day The Center for Information Technology Accommodation, CITA will host an Assistive Technology Day event on Thursday, April 23rd from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (demonstrations are one hour long and repeated each hour ending at 3 p.m.) Representives from Integration Technologies Group, Inc (ITG) will provide a demonstration of Dragon NationallySpeaking Professional with JSay the software to allow blind or low vision employee to input data into their computer with voice commands. In addition they will also demonstrate the Magic Wand Keyboard and Kensington Expert Mouse. All products demonstrated can be used by persons with disabilities and musculoskeletal disorders. Come to GSA, Room 1216 to learn how this technology can enhance your productivity in the workplace.
NOW AVAILABLE!! BAW TRAINING.
View the hearing webcast from May 1, 2008 on Draft Legislation Enhancing Access to Broadband Technology and Services for Persons with Disabilities. Also, view the Draft Act.
VENDORS! The new BuyAccessible Product and Services Directory is available! You can: Vendors should also refer to the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT). The purpose of the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template is to assist Federal contracting officials and other buyers in making preliminary assessments regarding the availability of commercial "Electronic and Information Technology" products and services with features that support accessibility.
GOVERNMENT PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS should refer to the BuyAccessible Wizard (BAW) to: - conduct your market research on accessible electronic and information technology products and services
- meet your 508 requirements to acquire accessible products and services.
Agency Section 508 Coordinator List
NOTE: Updated 05/12/2009. This page consists of agency listings from A - Z. For changes or corrections to the information in this list, please contact Helen.Chamberlain@gsa.gov.
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
African Development Foundation
Air National Guard Debbie Myers - 703-607-2117 - debbie.myers@ang.af.mil Joe Adams - 703-607-1680 - joe.adams@ang.af.mil
American Battle Monument Commission
Appalachian Regional Commission Robert M. Decker - 202-884-7718 - rdecker@arc.gov
Access Board David Baquis - 202-272-0013(V) 202-272-0082 (TTY) - baquis@access-board.gov Tim Creagan - 202-272-0016(V) 202-272-0082 (TTY) - creagan@access-board.gov
Army Intelligence Security Command Kim Peterson - 703-706-1080 - kim.c.peterson@us.army.mil
Army National Guard
Census Lisa Wolfisch - 301-763-5716 - lisa.wolfisch@census.gov
Commission on Civil Rights
Commission of Fine Arts
Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind, Severely Disabled
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Lori Davis - 202-418-5200 - ldavis@cftc.gov Barbara Black - 202-418-5200 - bblack@cftc.gov
Consumer Product Safety Commission - TBD
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) Altaf Hussain - 216-204-7323 - altaf.hussain@dfas.mil Jean Riggs - 317-510-5477 - jean.riggs@dfas.mil
Defense Information Systems Agency Willa James - 703-681-2084 - willa.james@disa.mil Defense Logistics Agency Lawrence Welch - 703-767-3678 - lawerence.welch@dla.mil
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Jeremy Bingham - jeremyb@dnfsb.gov Debra Richardson - 202-694-7060 - debraf@dnfsb.gov
Department of Agriculture Howard Baker - 202-720-8657 - howard.baker@usda.gov
Department of Agriculture - AMS Janice Boteler - 202-720-0566 - janice.boteler@usda.gov
Department of Agriculture - Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service Barbara Beitscher - 202-720-8577 - Barbara.Beitscher@wdc.usda.gov
Department of Agriculture - Farm Service Agency Amy Mooren - 816-926-6463 - amelia.mooren@kcc.usda.gov
Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service Ann Jenkins - 301-504-2244 - ann.jenkins@wdc.usda.gov
Department of the Air Force Wayman Braxton - 703-696-6182 - wayman.braxton@pentagon.af.mil
Department of the Army Mary C. Jackson - 703-602-9660 - mary.c.jackson@us.army.mil
Department of Commerce Diana Hynek - 202-482-0266 - dhynek@doc.gov
Department of Commerce - International Trade Administration
Department of Commerce - US Patent and Trademark office Joyce Miller - 571-272-5422 - joyce.miller@uspto.gov
Department of Defense-OSD Jim Sutton - 703-604-1489 x127 - james.sutton@osd.mil Arleen Oliver- 703-604-1489 x148 - arleen.oliver@osd.mil
Department of Defense - Defense Manpower Data Center
Department of Defense - National Reconnaissance Office Tara Mathis - 703-808-6989 - tara.mathis@nro.mil
Department of Defense - Washington Headquarters Service (WHS) Layla Abney - 703-604-1511 - layla.abney@whs.mil
Department of Education Don Barrett - 202-453-7320 - don.barrett@ed.gov
Department of Energy A. McPhaul - 202-586-1342 - alton.mcphaul@hq.doe.gov
Department of Health and Human Services Michael Marge - 202-205-1104 - michael.marge@hhs.gov
Department of Health and Human Services - Office of the Secretary Division Jaime Robinson - 202-260-0030 - Jaime.Robinson@HHS.GOV Mike Stringer (BACKUP) - 202-690-5476 - Mike.Stringer@HHS.GOV
Department of Health and Human Services - Administration on Aging (AOA) Sue Banning - 202-357-3435 - sue.banning@aoa.gov
Department of Health and Human Services - Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Janean Chambers - 202-690-6547 - jchambers@acf.hhs.gov
Department of Health and Human Services - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Gerri Michael-Dyer - 301-427-1898 - gdyer@ahrq.gov Michael O'Dell - 301-427-1228 - modell@ahrq.gov
Department of Health and Human Services - Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Howard M. Smith - 770-488-8209 - has5@cdc.gov Vicky Turner - 770-488-2708 - mvv0@cdc.gov
Department of Health and Human Services - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Angela Williams - 410-786-4882 - angela.williams2@cms.hhs.gov
Department of Health and Human Services- Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Saundra Anderson - 301-827-4840 - saundra.anderson@fda.hhs.gov
Department of Health and Human Services- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Julia Sothoron - 301-443-3719 - jsothoron@hrsa.gov
Department of Health and Human Services- Indian Health Service (IHS) Tracey Musselman (BACKUP) - 301-443-0287 - Tracey.Musselman@ihs.gov
Department of Health and Human Services- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stacy Charland - 301-496-1168 - charlans@mail.nih.gov
Department of Health and Human Services- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Tom Wenzel - 240-276-1139 - twenzel@samhsa.gov Dawn Colbert - 240-276-1141 - dcolbert@samhsa.gov
Department of Homeland Security Bill Peterson - 202-447-0304 - bill.peterson@hq.dhs.gov Allen Hoffman - 202-447-0303 - allen.hoffman@hq.dhs.gov
Department of Homeland Security - Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) Christina Williams - (BACKUP) - 202-254-7015 - christina.williams1@associates.dhs.gov
Department of Homeland Security - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Lt. Patrick S. Wallace - 202-646-2573 - Patrick.S.Wallace@dhs.gov
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA - Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Mollie Herrick - 301-447-1407 - mollie.herrick@dhs.gov
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA - US Fire Administration Juliann Frantz - 301-447-7689 - juliann.frantz@dhs.gov Joyce Glass - (BACKUP) - 301-447-1193 - joyce.glass@dhs.gov
Department of Homeland Security - FLETC Jim Pewitt - 912-267-3305 - jim.pewitt@dhs.gov Mary Ellen Long - (BACKUP) - 912-267-2868 - maryellen.long@dhs.gov
Department of Homeland Security - IA Mark Russo - 202-447-3827 - Mark.Russo@dhs.gov William Conroy (BACKUP) - 703-674-2926 - william.t.conroy@mantech_ist.com
Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Scott Elmore - 202-732-2601 - scott.elmore@dhs.gov Stephen Schroffel (BACKUP)- 202-732-7272 - Stephen.Schroffel@dhs.gov
Department of Homeland Security - OIG Joe Fulks - 202-254-4079 - joe.fulks@dhs.gov Phil Barile - 202-254-4081 - phil.barile@dhs.gov Isabelle Tran (BACKUP)- 202-254-4372 - Isabelle.Tran@dhs.gov
Department of Homeland Security - National Protection and Programs Directorate
Department of Homeland Security - Secret Service Denise Cheseldine - 202-406-5636 - denise.cheseldine@usss.dhs.gov
Department of Homeland Security - Science and Technology (S&T) Michael Bowerbank - 202-254-6895 - Michael.Bowerbank@associates.hq.dhs.gov
Department of Homeland Security - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Neil Bonner - 571-227-2009 - Neil.Bonner@dhs.gov Steven Goosey - (BACKUP) - 571-227-2859 - steven.goosey@dhs.gov
Department of Homeland Security - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Robin Downing - 202-272-9255- uscis-section508@dhs.gov Jerold Allie (BACKUP) - 202-272-8419 - jerold.allie@dhs.gov
Department of Homeland Security - U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Cecelia Odum - 202-475-3521 - cecelia.e.odum@uscg.mil William Porter - 202-372-4503 - William.j.porter@uscg.dhs.mil Kim Ellison (2nd BACKUP) - 202-475-3654 - kim.m.ellison@uscg.dhs.mil
Department of Homeland Security - U.S. Customs Border Protection Mary Spalding - 703-286-4055 - mary.spalding@dhs.gov Brooke Aiken - 703-286-4163 - brooke.aiken@dhs.gov
Department of Homeland Security - USVISIT Stephanie Isley - 202-298-5227 - Stephanie.e.isley@dhs.gov Elizabeth Simister (BACKUP) - 202-298-5227 - elizabeth.simister@associates.dhs.gov
Department of Housing and Urban Development Joel Dean - 202-402-8016 - joel.dean@hud.gov Jeffrey Salit - 202-402-7507 - jeffrey.l.salit@hud.gov
Department of the Interior Siddhartha Sharma - 202-219-0963 siddhartha_sharma@ios.doi.gov
Department of the Interior - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Julie S. Rundgren - 703-358-1946 - julie_rundgren@fws.gov
Department of the Interior - Bureau of Land Management Laura Bell - 202-452-5013 - lfbell@blm.gov
Department of Justice David Allardyce - 202-307-3565 - david.allardyce@usdoj.gov
Department of Justice - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Maxwell Gantt - 202-648-9339 - maxwell.gantt@atf.gov
Department of Justice - Executive Office for US Attorneys Michele Spencer - 202-307-1953 - Michele.B.Spencer@usdoj.gov
Department of Justice - National Drug Intelligence Center David Nelson - 814-266-5707 - david.l.nelson@usdoj.gov
Department of Labor Kay Crutchfield - 202-693-4146 - crutchfield.kay@dol.gov
Department of Navy / NAVAIR Johanna Marusic - 301-342-7415 - Johanna.Marusic@navy.mil
Department of State Charmaine Iversen - 202-663-0216 - iversencm@state.gov Paul Schafer (BACKUP) - 202-663-0223 - SchaferPP@state.gov
Department of Transportation Jonni Burnham - 202-366-5426 - jonni.burnham@ost.dot.gov
Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration Bob Hayes - 202-366-4970 - robert.hayes@fhwa.dot.gov
Department of Transportation - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Department of Transportation - Maritime Administration
Department of Transportation - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Department of Transportation - Surface Transportation Board Mark Kreaggore - 202-565-1725 Mark.Kreaggor@stb.dot.gov
Department of Treasury Departmental Offices Headquarters Gladys Myatt - 202-622-1549 - gladys.myatt@do.treas.gov Joe Gude - 202-622-1532 - joe.gude@do.treas.gov Juan Torres - 202-927-5272 juan.torres@do.treas.gov
Department of the Treasury - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) Cassandra Williams – Coordinator - 202-927-3449 - Cassandra.williams@ttb.gov Maria Mahone – (BACKUP) - 202-927-1620 - maria.mahone@ttb.gov
Department of Treasury - Bureau of Engraving and Printing Mike Dvoroznak - 202-874-3004 - mike.dvoroznak@bep.treas.gov Mohammed Kamal (BACKUP) - 202-874-1966 – mohammed.kamal@bep.treas.gov
Department of Treasury - Bureau of Public Debt Cheryl Adams - 304-480-6527 - cheryl.adams@bpd.treas.gov
Department of the Treasury - Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund Michael Jones - 202-622-2461 – jonesmw@treas.cdfi.gov
Department of the Treasury - Financial Management Service (FMS) Benton Barger – Coordinator - 202-874-8632 - benton.barger@fms.treas.gov Cynthia Arbogast – (BACKUP) - 202-874-2135 - cynthia.arbogast@fms.treas.gov
Department of Treasury - FINCEN Michelle Smith - 703-905-3551 - michelle.smith@fincen.gov
Department of the Treasury - Inspector General (IG) Richard Delmar – 202-927-5883 - delmarR@oig.treas.gov
Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service Kyle Zdanowski – 202-283-7777 - kyle.zdanowski@irs.gov
Department of Treasury - Office of Thrift Supervision Terry Radcliff - 202-906-6564 - terry.radcliff@ots.treas.gov
Department of the Treasury - Office of Procurement Kevin Youel-Page - 202-622-0651 - kevin.youel- page@do.treas.gov
Department of the Treasury - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) James Myers - 202-874-3896 - james.myers@occ.treas.gov
Department of the Treasury - Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)
Department of Treasury - US Mint Jerry Folks - 202-354-7262 - jfolks@usmint.treas.gov James Proctor - 202-354-6752 - james.proctor@usmint.treas.gov
Department of Veterans Affairs Pat Sheehan - 202-273-6543 pat.sheehan@mail.va.gov
District Court Northern District of Iowa Bryan D. Woodward - 319-286-2323 - bryan_woodward@iand.uscourts.gov
Environmental Protection Agency Amanda Babcock Sweda - 202-566-0678 - sweda.amanda@epa.gov
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Karen Bridgman - 202-663-4550 - karen.bridgman@eeoc.gov Deanna Scott - 202-663-7168 TTY - deanna.scott@eeoc.gov
Executive Office of the President Clara Patterson - 202-395-7704 - cpatterson@oa.eop.gov Linda Tolkan - 202-395-6580 - ltolkan@oa.eop.gov
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Farm Credit Administration John von Reyn - 703-883-4120 - vonreynj@fca.gov
Federal Aviation Administration Katrina Thomas -202-267-8929 - katrina.a.thomas@faa.dot.gov
Federal Communication Commission Rosalind L. Singleton - 202-418-2850 - rosalind.singleton@fcc.gov Connie Miller - 202-418-0057 - connie.miller@fcc.gov
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Earl McJett - 703-562-6098 - emcjett@fdic.gov Skip Miller - 703-562-6065 - skipm@fdic.gov
Federal Election Commission Blake Lange - blange@fec.gov
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Linda Ross - 202-502-8263 - linda.ross@ferc.gov
Federal Housing Finance Board Orlina Tucker - tuckero@fhfb.gov
Federal Labor Relations Authority Maria E. Maldonado - 202-482-6695 x350 - mmaldonado@flra.gov
Federal Maritime Commission George Bowers - 202-523-5835 - george@fmc.gov Florence Carr - 202-523-5800 - florence@fmc.gov
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Dan Funkhouser - 202-606-5477 - dfunkhouser@fmcs.gov
Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Richard L. Baker - 202-653-5625 - rbaker@fmshrc.gov
Federal Reserve Board of Governors Butch Easton - 202-452-2242 - butch.easton@frb.gov Kristin Bishop - 202-736-5628 - kristin.l.bishop@frb.gov
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment
Federal Trade Commission Daniel B. Danckaert - 202-326-2322 - ddanckaert@ftc.gov
Government Accountability Office
General Services Administration Quentis Scott - 202-208-4134 - quentis.scott@gsa.gov Dan Perkins - 816-823-1717 - dan.perkins@gsa.gov
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
Holocaust Memorial Museum
Institute of Museum and Library Services Stephanie Burwell - 202-653-4684 - sburwell@imls.gov
Inter-American Foundation
Internal Revenue Service T.J. Cannady - 202-283-0283 - 508@irs.gov Gina Davis, 202-283-5914 - Gina.M.Davis@irs.gov
Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission
Library of Congress
Marine Mammal Commission Suzanne Montgomery - 301-504-0087 - smontgomery@mmc.gov
Merit Systems Protection Board Craig Thomas - craig.thomas@mspb.gov Timothy Korb - 202-653-7200 x1230 - timothy_korb@mspb.gov
Missile Defense Agency Guy Hammer - 703-882-6245
National Aeronautics & Space Administration Lori Parker - 202-358-1351- lori.parker-1@hq.nasa.gov
National Archives & Records Administration Marjorie Bennett - 301-837-1514 - marjorie.bennett@nara.gov
National Capitol Planning Commission
National Commission on Libraries and Information Services
National Credit Union Administration Neil McNamara - 703-518-6447 - mcnamara@ncua.gov
National Council on Disability Michael C. Collins - 202-272-2004 - mcollins@ncd.gov Mark S. Quigley - mquigley@ncd.gov
National Endowment for the Arts Michael Burke - 202-682-5497 - burkem@endow.gov
National Endowment for the Humanities Talana Morton-Smith - 202-606-8399 - tmorton-smith@neh.gov
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Gabriel Dutton - 703-735-2553 - gabriel.m.dutton@nga.mil
National Institute of Standards and Technology Alice Cody - 301-975-2646 - alice.cody@nist.gov
National Labor Relations Board
National Mediation Board June D.W. King - 202-692-5010 - king@nmb.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Natalie Smith - 301-713-3525 x213 - natalie.d.smith@noaa.gov
National Park Service Ann Sulkovsky - 202-354-2083 - ann_sulkovsky@nps.gov
National Science Foundation Katherine Otts - 703-292-7552 - kotts@nsf.gov
National Security Agency Bruce Mezei - 301-688-8743 - bwmezei@nsa.gov
National Technical Information Service Kim Keene - 703-605-6426 - kkeene@fedworld.gov
National Transportation Safety Board Christine Fortin - 202-314-6607 - christine.fortin@ntsb.gov
National Virtual Translation Center Scott Coble - 703-443-1015 - scoble@nvtc.gov
Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division Johanna Marusic - 301-342-7415 - johanna.marusic@navy.mil
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Elores Peele - 202-220-2392 - epeele@nw.org
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Arthur Smith - 301-415-8494 - arthur.smith@nrc.gov James Peyton - 301-415-7819 - jxp4@nrc.gov
Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission
Office of Government Ethics Tonda G. King - 202-482-9254 - tgking@oge.gov Paul Ledvina - 202-482-9247 - pledvina@oge.gov
Office of Navajo & Hopi Indian Relocation
Office of Personnel Management Joseph Gee - 202-606-2686 - Section508@opm.gov Margaret Miller - 202-606-2150 - Section508@opm.gov
Office of the Secretary of Defense So-Mai Christensen - 703-604-1504 -
Office of Special Council Wing Leung - 202-653-5822 - wleung@osc.gov
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Peace Corps Maggie Thielen - 202-692-1106 - mthielen@peacecorps.gov
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Chip Gallo - 202-326-4000 x6228- gallo.chip@pbgc.gov
Postal Rate Commission Renee Sheehy - 202-789-6860 - sheehyr@prc.gov
Railroad Retirement Board Ronald J. Hodapp - 312-751-3366 - ronald.hodapp@rrb.gov
Securities and Exchange Commission Remi Pavlik-Simon - 202-551-8185 - PavlikSimonR@sec.gov
Selective Service System Debora Pinkney- 703-605-4131 - Debora.Pinkney@sss.gov
Small Business Administration Barbara Stansbury - 202-205-6363 - barbara.stansbury@sba.gov Deborah E. Anderson - 202-205-6174 - deborahe.anderson@sba.gov Luis Interiano - 202-205-7008 - luis.interiano@sba.gov
Social Security Administration Robert C. Baker- 410-966-7602 - Robert.C.Baker@ssa.gov
Superior Court of the District of Columbia Dennis J. Shipley - 202-879-1903 - shipledj@dcsc.gov
Tennessee Valley Authority Valerie McLeod - 865-632-4944 - vmmcleod@tva.gov
Trade and Development Agency
U.S. Agency for International Development Brenda Gray - 202-712-1529 - brgray@usaid.gov
U.S. Courts, Western District of Wisconsin Matt Schaefer - 608-261-5745 - matt_schaefer@wiwb.uscourts.gov
U.S. Customs Border Protection
U.S. Geological Survey
United States Information Agency
U.S. International Trade Commission Jacqueline Waters - 202-205-2240 - jacqueline.waters@usitc.gov
U.S. Postal Service Michael Eckhart - 202-268-5851 - michael.d.eckhart@usps.gov
United States Product Safety Commision Robert B. Ochsman - 301-504-0426 x1307– rochsman@cpsc.gov
Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is
accessible to people with disabilities. IT Accessibility & Workforce Division, in the
U.S. General Services Administration's Office of Governmentwide 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.
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