Section 504 & 508
- Section 504 states:
(a) No otherwise qualified individual with a disability
in the United States, …, shall, solely by reason of her or his disability,
be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected
to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial
assistance.
- Section 504 objectively measures Web
Accessibility compliance using the standards
established by the Access Board (aka Section 508 Standards).
- Many non-federal organizations are adopting the Access Board standard
as their own accessibility standard.
www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.22.htm
