PMW1@psuvm.psu.edu (Peter M. Weiss) (10/07/90)
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Pete Weiss (pmw1@psuvm.psu.edu)
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FULL TEXT OF SECTION 508 OF PUBLIC LAW 99:506
Electronic Equipment Accessibility
Section 508. (a) (1) The Secratary, through the director of the
National Institute on Disability and Rehabiliation Research an the
Administrator of General Services, and in consultation with the
electronics industry, shall develop and establish guidelines for
electronic equipment accessibility designed to insure that individuals
with handicaps may use electronic office equipment with or without
special peripherals.
(2) The guidelines established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
applicable with respect to electronic equipment, whether purchased or
leased.
(3) The initial guidelines shall be established not later than October
1, 1987 and shall be periodically revised by the director of the
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and the
Administrator of General Services in consultation with the electronics
industry and the Interagency Committee for Computer Support of
Handicapped employees as technologies advance or change.
(b) Beginning after September 30, 1988, the Administrator of
General Services shall adopt guidelines for electronic equipment
accessibility under subsection (a) for Federal procurement of
electronic equipment. Each agency shall comply with the guidelines
adopted under this subsection.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the term, "special
peripherals" means the specific needs aid that provides access to
electronic equipment that is otherwise inaccessible to an individual
with handicaps.