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Section 508 Surveys and Reports

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires federal agencies to ensure that their information and communication technology (ICT) is accessible to people with disabilities, unless certain exceptions apply. Specifically, Section 508 requires federal agencies to ensure that ICT they develop, procure, maintain, or use allows employees with disabilities and individuals with disabilities who are members of the public to have access to and use of information and data. This access should be comparable to that available to employees and members of the public without disabilities.

Section 508 requires the Attorney General to submit to the President and Congress reports containing information on and recommendations regarding the state of federal department and agency compliance with Section 508.

More information regarding accessibility and Section 508 is available at www.section508.gov.

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2011 Self-Evaluation Survey and Report

2004 Self-Evaluation Survey and Report

  • In January 2004, the Department of Justice issues a memorandum (HTML, PDF) noticing heads of all federal departments and agencies that the Department of Justice would conduct a survey in order to obtain information that was needed to prepare the next Section 508 report.
     
  • The Department of Justice did not publish a report based on the results of the 2004 survey data.

2001 Self-Evaluation Survey and Report

  • On January 18, 2001, the Department of Justice issued a memorandum (HTML, PDF) noticing all federal departments and agencies that the Department would conduct a survey in order to obtain information that is needed to prepare the next Section 508 report.
     
  • In June 2004, the Department of Justice issued the Section 508 Report, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act: Accessibility for People with Disabilities in the Information Age.

1999 Self-Evaluation Survey and Report

  • In April 1999, the Attorney General issued a package of detailed self-evaluation materials and resource guides to federal departments and agencies to conduct the first Executive Brach-wide Section 508 self-evaluation.
     
  • In April 2000, the Attorney General issues the first Section 508 Report entitled, Information Technology and People with Disabilities: The Current State of Federal Accessibility.

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