[blindlaw] Fwd: U.S. Access Board Publishes Updated ICT Requirements in the Federal Register

[Sai]

Same as before, now in the Federal Register: <
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/01/18/2017-00395/information-and-communication-technology-ict-standards-and-guidelines
>

- Sai

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: United States Access Board <access-board at service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 5:38 PM
Subject: U.S. Access Board Publishes Updated ICT Requirements in the
Federal Register
To: govdelivery at saizai.com


*U.S. Access Board Publishes Updated ICT Requirements in the Federal
Register*

[image: Section 508 and 255 Refresh with reload icon]In today's *Federal
Resister*, the U.S. Access Board published a final rule
<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMTE4LjY4ODkwNzExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDExOC42ODg5MDcxMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTE5NDExJmVtYWlsaWQ9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnlAc2FpemFpLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnlAc2FpemFpLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/01/18/2017-00395/information-and-communication-technology-ict-standards-and-guidelines>
that updates accessibility requirements for information and communication
technology (ICT) covered by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and
Section 255 of the Communications Act. The Board released an advance copy
of the rule on its website last week.

The rule jointly updates and reorganizes the Section 508 standards and
Section 255 guidelines to advance accessibility, facilitate compliance, and
harmonize the requirements with other standards in the U.S. and abroad. The
Section 508 standards apply to ICT procured, developed, maintained, or used
by federal agencies. The Communications Act guidelines cover telephones,
cell phones, pagers, computers with modems and other telecommunications
equipment.

Further information, including an overview
<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMTE4LjY4ODkwNzExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDExOC42ODg5MDcxMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTE5NDExJmVtYWlsaWQ9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnlAc2FpemFpLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnlAc2FpemFpLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&101&&&https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/overview-of-the-final-rule>
of the rule, is available on the Board's website
<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMTE4LjY4ODkwNzExJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDExOC42ODg5MDcxMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MTE5NDExJmVtYWlsaWQ9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnlAc2FpemFpLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnlAc2FpemFpLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&102&&&https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh>
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