GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES FOR ELECTRONIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: ENSURING EQUAL ACCESS TO ALL HEALTH SERVICES AND BENEFITS PROVIDED THROUGH ELECTRONIC MEANS U.S....
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Department of HHS Dear Colleague Letter: Guidance and Resources for Electronic Information Technology: Ensuring Equal Access to All Health Services and Benefits Provided Through Electronic Means
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Settlement Agreement Between the United States of America, Louisiana Tech University, and the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY, AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA SYSTEM UNDER THE AMERICANS...
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Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act - Frequently Asked Questions
Section 508 Frequently Asked Questions
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Websites
Websites Websites operated by covered entities constitute EIT, and health programs and activities offered through websites must comply with the nondiscrimination provisions...
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A. - Introduction
Acquisition of Electronic and Information Technology Under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Questions and Answers Date: January 2002 Updated: October 2009 NEW Note to Readers This document...
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A.2.i. - What does Section 508 require?
Section 508 generally requires Federal agencies to ensure that, when developing, procuring, maintaining, or using electronic and information technology, they take into account the needs...
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A.2.ii. - Should EIT be compatible with assistive technology?
The goal of Section 508 is that EIT be compatible with assistive technology....
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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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F. Electronic and information technology
Electronic and information technology The Department believes that it is important for individuals with disabilities to have an equal opportunity to use electronic and information technology...
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i. EIT for effective communication in accessible rooms
New technologies have emerged that permit the use of EIT for effective communication....
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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...
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A.5 - Are there regulations implementing Section 508?
and product categories (see "Subpart B" of the Access Board’s standards); identify broader functional performance criteria to cover technologies or components for which there is...
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§ 1194.1 Standards for Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
The standards for information and communication technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by Federal agencies covered by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act are set forth in...
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B.1. - What is "Electronic and Information Technology" (EIT)?
EIT is information technology (IT), as defined at FAR 2.101, and any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment that is used in the creation, conversion, or duplication...
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Electronic and information technology (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Electronic and information technology was defined in the proposed rule to include information technology, as well as any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, that...
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B.1.i. - Is EIT limited to products?
No. EIT, like IT, also includes services. For example, some agencies seek to satisfy their desktop computing needs through so-called "seat management" service contracts. Under a seat...
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§ 1194.2(a)
When developing, procuring, maintaining, or using electronic and information technology, each agency shall ensure that the products comply with the applicable provisions of this part, unless...
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§ 1194.2(a)(2)
(2) When procuring a product, if an agency determines that compliance with any provision of this part imposes an undue burden, the documentation by the agency supporting the...
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§ 1194.2(b)
(b) When procuring a product, each agency shall procure products which comply with the provisions in this part when such products are available in the commercial marketplace or when...
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§ 1194.2(c)
(c) Except as provided by §1194.3(b), this part applies to electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by agencies directly or used by a contractor under...
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§ 1194.3 General exceptions
§ 1194.3 General exceptions.
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B.2.i. - What must an agency do to ensure its' acquisitions of EIT provide "comparable access"?
Unless an exception applies, an agency’s obligation to provide comparable access under Section 508 is satisfied by acquiring EIT that meets the applicable technical provisions in...
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§ 1194.3(b)
(b) This part does not apply to electronic and information technology that is acquired by a contractor incidental to a contract....
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§ 1194.3(d)
(d) When agencies provide access to the public to information or data through electronic and information technology, agencies are not required to make products owned by the agency available...