Section 508 Law

The rehabilitation act amendments section 508 on august 7 1998 president clinton signed into law the rehabilitation act amendments of 1998 which covers access to federally funded programs and services.

Section 508 law. 109 280 which directed the addition of subsec. Section 508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in information technology to make available new opportunities for people with disabilities and to encourage development of technologies that will help achieve these goals. A development procurement maintenance or use of electronic and information technology when developing procuring maintaining or using electronic and information technology each federal department or agency including the united states postal service shall ensure unless an undue burden would be imposed on the department or agency that the.

Electronic and information technology. 105 220 requires federal agencies to develop procure maintain and use information and communications technology ict that is accessible to people with disabilities regardless of whether or not they work for the federal government. Under section 508 agencies must give disabled employees and members of the public access to information comparable to the access available to others.

The law 29 u s c 794 d applies to all federal agencies when they develop procure maintain or use electronic and information technology. F to section 508 without specifying the act to be amended was executed by making the addition to this section which is section 508 of the internal revenue code of 1986 to reflect the probable intent of congress. Section 508 rehabilitation act of 1973.

A requirements for federal departments and agencies. 794d as amended by the workforce investment act of 1998 p l.