ADS Reference 302mak

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USAID Implementation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Mandatory Reference for ADS 302

New Reference: 08/06/2013
Responsible Office: OAA/P
File Name: 302mak_061407_cd48

Overview

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (“the Act”), requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology (EIT), they must ensure that the EIT allows Federal employees with disabilities to have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access to and use of information and data by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities.