Yes, there are two regulations addressing the requirements of section 508. i. Access Board Standards. The first regulation implementing section 508 was issued by the Architectural...
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A.5 - Are there regulations implementing Section 508?
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Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act - Frequently Asked Questions
Section 508 Frequently Asked Questions
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G.6.i. - What is the undue burden exception?
Agencies do not have to acquire EIT that meets the applicable technical provisions if doing so would impose an undue burden on the agency. Undue burden is a longstanding concept in...
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B.3.i. - What is equivalent facilitation?
The Access Board’s standards provide that agencies may accept EIT offered by vendors which uses designs or technologies that do not meet the applicable technical provisions in...
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D.2. - Must requiring officials consider all the Access Board’s technical provisions and functional performance criteria each time they purchase EIT?
No. Requiring officials need only consider all applicable technical provisions from the Access Board’s standards to ensure acquired products provide comparable access (see section...
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C.3.ii. - Do vendors have to provide product documentation in alternate formats?
For example, an agency may request the documentation in an electronic format that will allow the agency to reprint information in Braille or alternate formats....
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AssistiveWare Proloquo4Text Communication App
Text-based communication app that gives a voice to literate people who cannot speak....
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Section 508 Awareness Video
The Section 508 regulation applies to every electronic document or file you produce at your workplace....
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410.6.4 Voice Mail, Auto-Attendant, and IVR Compatibility
Where provided, voice mail, auto-attendant, and interactive voice response telecommunications systems shall be compatible with real-time text that conforms to 410.6.3....
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Alertus System Overview: Text To Speech
You’ll also receive an overview of our innovative text-to-speech technology....
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D. Real-Time Text
XEP-0301, In-Band Real-time Text, is a specification for real-time text transmitted in-band over an XMPP network. It is used for text messaging....
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B.6.ii. - If an agency determines that the acquisition of EIT that meets the applicable technical provisions of the Access Board’s standards would impose an undue burden, does it have any remaining obligations under Section 508?
Alternative means may include, but are not limited to: voice, fax, relay service, TTY, qualified sign language interpreters, Internet posting, captioning, text-to-speech synthesis, readers...
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410.6.4 Voice Mail, Auto-Attendant, and IVR Compatibility (Section-by-Section Analysis)
proposes that, where ICT provides real-time two-way voice communication, any associated voice mail, auto-attendant, and interactive voice response systems must be compatible with real-time text...
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ACS Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) Services
The translation of the spoken English word translated instantaneously into English text....
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4. Coverage of Real-Time Text
One such emerging means of communication is real-time text technology....
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Whether the definition of "wheelchair'' includes the Segway® PT. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Whether the definition of ‘‘wheelchair'' includes the Segway® PT. As discussed above, because individuals with mobility disabilities are using the Segway® PT as a mobility device,...
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Safety
Safety The Segway must be operated in a manner that does not compromise the safety of the user, the building occupants or the building infrastructure. Those individuals operating...
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Definition of Segway and Scope of Interim Policy
Definition of Segway and Scope of Interim Policy A Segway is a two-wheeled, gyroscopically stabilized, battery-powered personal transportation device. Additional information on...
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A.3.i - What are the "Covered Actions"?
The requirements of Section 508 apply to an agency’s procurement of EIT, as well as to the agency’s development, maintenance, or use of EIT. These Questions and Answers address...
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B.3.iv - Who makes the determination that a product meets equivalent facilitation?
The vendor may assert that its product meets or exceeds the level of accessibility required by a particular standard through equivalent facilitation. The agency must determine...
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G.7.i. - Are procurement actions to maintain existing legacy systems (that do not meet the technical provisions of the Access Board's standards) exempt from Section 508?
Perhaps. The answer will depend on the purpose and nature of the action. In some cases, an exception, such as undue burden, might apply. As noted above, however, undue burden...
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B.4.i. - What is assistive technology?
Assistive technology is adaptive equipment that people with disabilities commonly use for information and communication access. See 36 CFR 1194.4. In many cases, the Access Board’s...
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Categorization of wheelchair versus other power-driven mobility devices. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Categorization of wheelchair versus other power-driven mobility devices. Implicit in the creation of the two-tiered mobility device concept is the question of how to categorize which...
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ii. Scoping and triggering events for EIT equipment
ii. Scoping and triggering events for EIT equipment The Department is considering possible criteria for establishing scoping and triggering events for EIT devices and for...
