The law on high-tech accessibility, Section 508, has been in effect for more than two months, but the General Services Administration is worried that too few government employees know what it means.

Many people ask how U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) ensures Section 508 compliance in Agile projects – especially when Section 508 testing is still largely manual. The short answer ...

General Services Administration Administrator Robin Carnahan testifies before a House Oversight and Accountability Committee oversight hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin ...

A year ago, many industry and government executives were looking ahead to June 25, 2001, as a "panic day," said Terry Weaver, director of the Center for IT Accommodation at the General Services ...

Research has found that only 3% of the web is considered accessible, meaning that disabled users can’t properly access most of the content online. Having an accessible website isn’t just good practice ...

Christine Louton has a feeling that her Section 508 Web accessibility class has struck a chord. Louton, head of the Interior Department's Accessible Technology Center (ATC), had brought a hands-on ...

The United States Agency for Global Media is committed to providing access to our web pages for individuals with disabilities, both members of the public and federal employees. To meet this commitment ...

For those who are not aware, Section 508 refers to a 1998 amendment to the Rehabilitation Act requiring government agencies to give “disabled employees and members of the public access to information ...