Section 508

Section 508 Rehabilitation Act

Key points

1 Refreshed in 2018 to align with WCAG 2.0 AA

2 Mandatory for federal procurement

3 Applies to all electronic & information technology

4 Documented via an Accessibility Conformance Report

Scan against Section 508

Who it applies to

U.S. federal agencies and organizations that contract with them.

If you don't comply

Loss of federal contracts and formal complaints to the agency.

Tested against

WCAG 2.0 AA