Section 508 Accessibility Testing

As use of information technology has greatly increased within the workplace and out in recent years and additional legislation has required ever more access to government information there is a great need for strong effective action to ensure compliance across the department.

Section 508 accessibility testing.

The following test processes are used by dhs to validate section 508 conformance claims. Section 508 2000 59 tests covering 15 guidelines. Some accessibility issues require human judgement and cannot be tested automatically. File formats checked for accessibility include html css javascript pdf gif and word.

The interagency trusted tester program promotes a unified consistent shareable and repeatable test and evaluation approach for section 508 standards conformance. The section 508 testing team includes accessibility experts and people with disabilities who evaluate the existing state to understand your accessibility requirements. The accessible electronic documents community of practice aed cop of the federal cio council has developed guidance for federal agencies to evaluate digital content for conformance to the revised 508 standards. 794d as amended by the workforce investment act of 1998 p l.

The goal is to reduce redundant testing and save agencies money. Our enterprise applications services eas section 508 team works closely with the usda section 508 program office to ensure quality and continuity in our testing efforts. We use the usda product testing template as a guide to determine and validate whether or not section 508 requirements and accessibility are met. 105 220 requires federal agencies to develop procure maintain and use information and communications technology ict that is accessible to people with disabilities regardless of whether or not they work for the federal government.

794d requires all federal departments and agencies to ensure that their information and communications technology ict is accessible to people with disabilities. Accessibility testing for websites and software. Section 508 of the rehabilitation act of 1973 as amended 29 u s c. Section 508 2017 296 tests covering a and aa guidelines.

You can also review guidance on the interagency trusted tester program. Eas section 508 team. Section 508 is only one segment of the accessibility field. Test for accessibility find an overview of testing methods and the tools to test websites software and electronic documents for conformance with the revised 508 standards.