Thanks, Judith for passing on this excellent news! It is a huge step forwards after many years of work. It also means that there is a closer relationship with the EN 301 549 "Accessibility requirements suitable for public procurement of ICT products and services in Europe". All this is good for movement towards harmonisation in terms of procurement of accessible ICT, something which G3ict is working towards in many other regions of the world. http://g3ict.org/resource_center/g3ict_global_charter Regards, Gunela Judith Hellerstein wrote on 10/01/2017 08:51 :
HI All,
Thought I would pass this on since it deals with the new US Government rules on accessibility. This is good news.
The new Section 508 rules on ICT and telecomms have been published. See details at:
https://www.access-board.gov/attachments/article/1877/ict-rule.pdf
Here is the Access Board’s summary:
“*SUMMARY: *We, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board or Board), are revising and updating, in a single rulemaking, our standards for electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by Federal agencies covered by section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as well as our guidelines for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment covered by Section 255 of the Communications Act of 1934. The revisions and updates to the section 508-based standards and section 255-based guidelines are intended to ensure that information and communication technology covered by the respective statutes is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.”
Best,
Judith
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