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What is a 508 compliance checker?

What is 508 compliance?

508 compliance, which is the short form for Section 508 compliance, is a term used in reference to conformance with the requirement by Section 508 for digital products and services provided by or offered to federal organizations to be accessible for people with disabilities. It is frequently used to help provide guidelines to entities that both want and need their digital products and services to be accessible.

What is Section 508 accessibility?
Section 508 accessibility is a term used in reference to the requirement under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act that all federal agencies ensure that their information and communication technology (ICT) is accessible to people with disabilities, unless certain exceptions apply.
 
If you are a federal agency, an organization that gets federal funding, or a service provider to federal or federally funded organizations, you need to comply with Section 508 compliance requirements.
 

What is 508 testing?
If you are part of the federal ecosystem of organizations or agencies, or you are doing business with one or more of these organizations, then your organization or business is required to comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. This compliance entails 508 testing of all information and communication technology (ICT) products or services that you create, procure, maintain, or use. But what is this testing, and how does it look in practice?
 

What is 508 compliance certification?

What is effective 508 website accessibility?

What is 508 compliance testing?
 
Prior to delving into what 508 compliance testing is, let’s understand what 508 is all about. For starters, it is used in reference to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794d), which requires all federal organizations to ensure that their information and communication technology (ICT) is accessible to people with disabilities.
 

What are Section 508 accessibility requirements?
Section 508 accessibility requirements stem from Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which mandates federal agencies to ensure that the information and communication technology (ICT) they develop, procure, maintain, or use allows employees with disabilities and individuals with disabilities who are members of the public to have access to and use of digital information and data.