Information Technology and People with Disabilities: The Current State of Federal Accessibility. Presented by The Attorney General to The President of the United States.

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Title: Information Technology and People with Disabilities: The Current State of Federal Accessibility. Presented by The Attorney General to The President of the United States.

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Title:	Information Technology and People with Disabilities: The Current State of Federal Accessibility. Presented by The Attorney General to The President of the United States.
Authors:	N/A
Descriptors:	Accessibility (for Disabled); Agencies; Civil Rights Legislation; Compliance (Legal); Computer Software; Disabilities; Federal Government; Information Technology; Office Machines; Telecommunications; World Wide Web
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Publication Date:	2000-04-00
Pages:	344
Pub Types:	Reports - Evaluative
Abstract:	This report responds to requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended in 1998, concerning the accessibility of federal electronic and information technology to individuals with disabilities. It contains the results of the first executive branch-wide Section 508 evaluation and recommends specific inexpensive, cost-effective, and easily accomplishable measures to improve technology accessibility. General recommendations include increased interagency coordination concerning accessibility and provision of technical assistance to agencies. Recommendations concerning procurement include: specific language in requests for proposals and contracts concerning technology accessibility and development of systematic procurement procedures that ensure accessibility. Technology-specific findings and recommendations are offered for the following areas: (1) federal agencies' Web pages; (2) software; (3) telecommunications; (4) kiosks and other information transaction machines; and (5) fax machines, copiers, printers, and other information technology office equipment. (DB)
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Identifiers:	Rehabilitation Act Amendments 1986; Rehabilitation Act Amendments 1998
Record Type:	Non-Journal
Level:	1 - Available on microfiche
Institutions:	Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Civil Rights Div.
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Audiences:	N/A
Languages:	English
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