CRI Knowledge Center - Section 508 http://www.crincorporated.com/ikb en-us http://www.crincorporated.com/ikb ActiveKB NX james@crincorporated.com Wed, 22 May 2013 23:33:27 CDT 20 http://www.crincorporated.com/ikb/questions/2316/ Does Section 508 apply to recipients of federal funds? http://www.crincorporated.com/ikb/questions/2316/ No, nor does it generally impose requirements on the recipients of Federal funds with the exception of activities carried out in a State under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended purs ... James Gutierrez Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:03:49 GMT http://www.crincorporated.com/ikb/questions/2315/ Does Section 508 apply to the private sector? http://www.crincorporated.com/ikb/questions/2315/ The scope of Section 508 does not apply to the private sector, it is limited to the Federal sector. James Gutierrez Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:02:32 GMT http://www.crincorporated.com/ikb/questions/2314/ Are there enforcement provisions of Section 508? http://www.crincorporated.com/ikb/questions/2314/ The law also sets up an administrative process under which individuals with disabilities can file a complaint alleging that a Federal agency has not complied with the standards. This process uses ... James Gutierrez Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:00:51 GMT http://www.crincorporated.com/ikb/questions/2313/ What do the specific provisions of Section 508 address? http://www.crincorporated.com/ikb/questions/2313/ The standards provide criteria specific to various types of technologies, including: software applications and operating systems web-based information or applications telecommunication produc ... James Gutierrez Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:00:28 GMT http://www.crincorporated.com/ikb/questions/2311/ What is Section 508 http://www.crincorporated.com/ikb/questions/2311/ Section 508 is part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that was later amended in 1998 via the Workforce Investment Act. Section 508 requires that electronic information technology that is used by t ... James Gutierrez Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:52:46 GMT http://www.crincorporated.com/ikb/questions/2312/ What is the purpose of Section 508? http://www.crincorporated.com/ikb/questions/2312/ Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires access to the government's information technology. This includes federal employees with disabilities and disabled individuals in the private or publi ... James Gutierrez Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:52:34 GMT