Procurement Official
- Determine if your purchase is subject to Section 508
- Find language for your solicitation
- Find companies and do market research to buy Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) products or services
- Provide documentation for Section 508 compliance
Requiring Official
- Identify which provisions apply to the procurement
- Perform market research to determine the availability of conforming products and services
- Demonstrate “due diligence” (document an audit trail for Section 508 compliance) … and do so effectively, efficiently, and consistently?
EIT Vendor
- Facilitate how you sell Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) products and services to the government
- Provide an easy way to showcase accessibility information about your products and services for government buyers
- Register with the BuyAccessible Product and Services Directory so that buyers can easily find your accessibility information
Section 508 Coordinator
- Understand the provisions of Section 508
- Understand your roles and responsibilities
- Find tools and resources to assist other members of your team
EIT Professional
- Learn how the Standards affect your site
- Assess and evaluate your site for 508 compliance
- Code your site to assist users using assistive devices such as screen readers
Academic Community Member
- Learn about the web accessibility initiatives of other institutions
- Join in collaboration and knowledge transfer amongst your peers
- See different ways to provide tools and training for students and staff
State Agency Official
- Learn about the web accessibility initiatives of other States
- Find policy statements models to build your State’s accessibility policy
- Find ways to lower your State’s technical barriers to accessibility for persons with disabilities
Person With a Disability
- Find information on assistive technologies products and equipment
- Collaborate with advocacy groups
- Participate with other groups to break down barriers to access
What's New on the Site...
- Guidance docs on 508 IT Compliance
- European Commission Mandate on e-accessibility
- Microsoft's New free Accessibility Tools and Training for Developers
- Accessible Document and Accessibility by Google I/O 2011
- Web-based tool to create captioning and subtitles
- IBM AbilityLab HTML Accessibility Checker
Accessibility Forum 2.0 - Voices From the Front Line
Quick Links can help with end of the year solicitations
This time of year, many government acquisitions professionals are rushing to do procurements. Did you know about the Quick Links that provide quick and easy pre-packaged Section 508 solicitation documentation for a number of standard EIT deliverables? Read full Blog
Chief Information Officer Office (CIO) Section 508 Responsibilities
What are the CIO office responsibilities regarding Section 508 implementation?... Read full Blog
Contracting Officer (CO)/Contacting Officers Technical Representative (COTR) Section 508 Responsibilities
What are the CO’s responsibilities regarding Section 508 implementation?... Read full Blog
View Blog Homepage..
This time of year, many government acquisitions professionals are rushing to do procurements. Did you know about the Quick Links that provide quick and easy pre-packaged Section 508 solicitation documentation for a number of standard EIT deliverables? Read full Blog
Chief Information Officer Office (CIO) Section 508 Responsibilities
What are the CIO office responsibilities regarding Section 508 implementation?... Read full Blog
Contracting Officer (CO)/Contacting Officers Technical Representative (COTR) Section 508 Responsibilities
What are the CO’s responsibilities regarding Section 508 implementation?... Read full Blog
View Blog Homepage..
What's Happening
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
SECTION 508 BEST PRACTICES WEBINAR - September 26, 2012
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SECTION 508 BEST PRACTICES WEBINAR - September 26, 2012
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How Do I...
- Take Training?
- Get accessibility information about EIT products and services?
- Find my agency's 508 Coordinator?
- Get my 508 questions answered?
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Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to President Obama for Disability Policy
The BuyAccessible Wizard
Expressly designed for GOVERNMENT PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS
Check out Quick Links by visiting www.BuyAccessible.gov and selecting "Quick Links".
Use the BuyAccessible Wizard to:- Conduct your market research on accessible electronic and information technology products and services
- Meet your 508 requirements to acquire accessible products and services.
- Register to advertise your accessible EIT products and services government buyers.
- Review, modify or enhance existing data and add new register new EIT products and services Vendors should also refer to the https://app.buyaccessible.gov/DataCenter/
- Vendors can self-report and document their products' 508 compliance
- Federal contracting officials and other buyers can then evaluate a vendor's report of product's accessibility
against the standards.
- Training for buyers and sellers.
- Access the BuyAccessible glossary.