Section 508

On July 13, 2000, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794D), as amended, was written into law. Section 508 applies to the Federal government when developing, procuring, maintaining, or using electronic information technology. Under Section 508, Federal departments and agencies shall ensure, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the department or agency, that the electronic and information technology allows access to information and data, regardless of the type of medium of technology, subject to the provisions as outlined in Section 508.

If an individual believes that a bureau or office has failed to procure electronic and information technology conforming to Section 508, that individual has the right to file a complaint under Section 508. The procedure for filing a complaint under Section 508 shall be the same as described in USC 43 CFR §17.750(c) for filing a complaint under Section 504 or resolving allegations of discrimination in a federally conducted program or activity, except that complaints under Section 508 must be filed with the Departmental Section 508 Coordinator, at the following address:

U.S. Department of the Interior
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Attn: Section 508 Coordinator
1849 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240
202 219-0963

• Policies
• Contacts
• References Websites
• Accessible Technology Sources within DOI
  • Adobe Software Departmentwide contract administered by USGS
    Contact the Departmentwide Adobe Contract Administrator or call (608) 238-9333 ext. 200;
  • Reasonable Accomodation for Employees with Disabilities
    Interagency agreement between Department of Defense Computer/Electronic Accomodations Program (CAP) and Accessible Technology Center (ATC), National Business Center
    Contact the Departmentwide POC for Reasonable Accomodations or call (202) 208-3784;