Section 508

Topics on this page

• General Information
• Checklists
• Standards
• Compliance & Remediation
• PDFs
• Video
• Related Links

 General Information

• Access Board Code-Compliance Guidance should be your primary reference point
• 508 Web Compliance and Remediation Framework
• Section 508: Why Comply?
• Section 508 Accessibility Policy requires that all Web site content be equally accessible to people with disabilities. This applies to Web applications and Web pages and all attached files. It applies equally to intranet as well as public-facing Web pages.
• 508 Interim Access Provision
• 508 Contract Language (PDF - 36.15 KB)
• Myths & FACTS about 508 

  (PDF - 24.15 KB)
• Frequent Questions

 Checklists

• Word Document 508 Checklist 

  (PDF - 22.58 KB)
• PDF File 508 Checklist 

  (PDF - 26 KB)
• Multimedia File 508 Checklist  

  (PDF - 19.02 KB)
• HTML 508 Checklist 

  (PDF - 33.84 KB)

 Standards

• Accessibility (Section 508) and Email
• Accessibility (Section 508) and Video/Multimedia Content

 Compliance & Remediation

• Web Council 508 Presentation (Jan. '08) (PPT - 711.5 KB)
• 508 Web Compliance and Remediation Framework
• OS C&R Planning Guidance
• Related correspondence
• • Initial letter outlining need for C&R Planning (PDF - 1.03 MB)
  • Framework Transmittal Letter
  • Kerry Weems memo to CMS (DOC - 37 KB)

 PDFs

• Guidance: When and How to Use PDF Format - Overview of when to use PDF (and when NOT to use PDF), tools, compliance, assistance.
• Guidance: Making Accessible PDFs 

  (PDF - 1.97 MB)
   - Step-by-step instructions for making fully compliant PDF files, from creating initial Word document to running an accessibility report.
• Guidance: Adding and Moving PDF Bookmarks  

  (PDF - 818.61 KB)
    – Step-by-step instructions for adding and moving bookmarks in a PDF document.
• Guidance: Editing PDF Image Tags  

  (PDF - 654.55 KB)
    – Step-by-step instructions for editing image tags in a PDF document.
• Myths & FACTS about PDF 

  (PDF - 46.8 KB)
• PDF File 508 Checklist 

  (PDF - 26 KB)
• Word Document 508 Checklist 

  (PDF - 22.58 KB)

 Video

• Accessibility (Section 508) and Video/Multimedia Content
• Guidance: Video Captioning - Overview, assistance
• Multimedia File 508 Checklist  

  (PDF - 19.02 KB)

 Related Links

• Section 508.gov - resources and tools to help implement Section 508.
• Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities (U.S. Department of Justice)
  makes the case for developing an action plan to improve accessibility of web sites.

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