508 Policies and Procedures
VA's Section 508 Policy Documents
VA's Policy Documents
- The Office of Acquisition and Material Management issued an Information Letter on Implementation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 1998 Amendments. []
- The EIT Undue Burden Exception Determination and Certification is to be completed by the Requiring Official (Purchase Requester). []
- Contracting offices that award indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts must indicate to ordering offices which supplies and services the contractor indicates as compliant, and show where full details of compliance can be found. []
- The Section 508 Determination and Findings for Purchase Requests is to be completed by the Requiring Official (Purchase Requester) and provided to the procurement office. []
- Offerors will complete this Vendor Check list in order for the government to determine if there are commercially available products that meet all of section 508 requirements. []
- The EIT Commercial Non-Availability Certification is to be completed by the Requiring Official (Purchase Requester) for purchase requests involving Electronic & Information Technology (EIT). []
- What are the roles and responsibilities of the participants in the VA Acquisition Process? []
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Other Related Policies:
- DM&EEO Processing Requests For Reasonable Accommodation By Employees and Application With Disabilities - Directive | Handbook
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Other Related Resources:
- The Buy Accessible Wizard, Check out the new Buy Accessible Wizard tool. This is a web-based tool to help users determine and document Section 508 requirements that apply to a particular E&IT acquisition.
- Industry, through the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), has developed a template that will allow vendors to communicate in a standard way how they comply with the Access Board's provisions. To view the VPAT follow the link.
Regulations and Laws
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