Strengthening Digital Accessibility and the Management of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act - eviltoast

The Office of Management and Budget has released a memo today providing guidance on Section 508. The memo outlines the need for digital accessibility testing and action steps for governmental departments. In the next 180 days, agencies will provide a Section 508 Program Manager, provide a digital accessibility statement on their website, provide a mechanism for reporting accessibility barriers on their website, conduct a comprehensive assessment, and develop a plan to remediate inaccessible materials. This seems like an exciting step toward making governmental websites and documents accessible.