Communication & Information Technology

Information from the U.S. Department of Justice regarding how Web sites can be made accessible for people with disabilities.

Checklist developed for the National Assistive Technology Research Institute to guide the development of assistive technology policies.

Information provided for Web site managers as resource material to assist in meeting the U.S. Department of Commerce policy on Web site accessibility for persons with disabilities.

A frank discussion of Section 508 (Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998) compliance from the National Weather Service.

Watch a recording of the TARGET Discovery Series from February 25, 2009 and learn how to reframe your approach to Section 508 and Web accessibility by thinking in terms of universal design, rather than simply meeting a list of requirements. Experience Web sites from the perspective of all users; including those using assistive technologies. This webscast is part of the USDA TARGET Center Discovery Series.

Final rule, published in the Federal Register, issued by the U.S. Access Board on the accessibility standards for electronic and information technology covered by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998.

A list of links from the FCC Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau related to disability issues, including closed captioning, 911-TTY compatibility, telecommunication relay services and various sections of the Rehabilitation Act.

Answers to frequently asked questions about Telecommunications Relay Services, Closed-Captioning, Assistive Listening Devices, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and other telecommunications issues.

Information from the FCC Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau on Section 508 and the FCC's role and actions.

Describes the barriers in federal assistive technology policy to increasing the availability of and access to assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for people with disabilities.

Provides a brief overview of 11 federal laws that protect the rights of people with disabilities and provides information about the federal agencies to contact for more information.

Describes a core set of tools that can assist Web authors in meeting the accessibility requirement of Section 508 Amendments of 1998.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released information about informal consumer complaints received by the Disability Rights Office (DRO) during the second quarter of the calendar year 2009. DRO received the following number of informal complaints, by subject matter, that involved the Commission's disability access rules: 26 informal complaints raised Section 255 issues; 47 informal complaints raised TRS issues; 147 informal complaints raised closed captioning issues; 9 informal complaints raised accessibility of video programming providing emergency information issues; and 3 informal complaints raised hearing aid compatibility issues. Consumers can file complaints online using FCC Form 2000C.

Text of Section 508 from the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, which relates to access to electronic and information technology for people with disabilities.

Fact sheet contains questions and answers related to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

Provides a consolidation of acquisition-related questions that have been posed by agencies, contractors and members of the disability community regarding Section 508.

Clearinghouse of information on Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities.

TEITAC is a federal advisory committee providing recommendations for updates of accessibility standards issued under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and guidelines under section 255 of the Telecommunications Act.

Information from the U.S. Department of Education about testing web pages to ensure they meet Section 508 standards.

Information from the Access Board on Section 508, which requires federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities.