Section 508 - http://www.access-board.gov/508.htm This website is of key importance in Section 508 issues as it was the Access Board that finalized the standards for the law. Here one can access the Final Standards, find a number of helpful overviews and learn about the development of the law.Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 - http://www.access-board.gov/about/laws/telecomm.htm Here you can read the final version of the law, and gain understanding of how Section 508 and the Telecommunications act interact with and benefit each other, promoting accessibility.

The TARGET Center - Programs and Services - http://www.usda.gov/oo/target.htm The Center provides needs assessment, accessible computer workstations, and demonstrations as well, all in order to ensure that the Department of Agriculture is adequately meeting its employees' accessibility needs.

Accessibility - http://www.census.gov/main/www/policies.html#access This section of the Census Bureau's web page gives a brief description of their standards and actions regarding web accessibility.First Digital Government Program IT Accommodation Project - http://www.diggov.org/about/GrantRecipients/granteeDetails.cfm?id=31 The Census Bureau is the leading agency behind collaborative effort with the Archimedes Project at Stanford University, the Social Security Administration, and GSA. The goal of the project is to develop accessible technology for disabled federal employees that can be further utilized in the private sector.

Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program - http://www.tricare.osd.mil/cap/ Commonly referred to as CAP, this program reflects the Department's concentrated efforts towards improving the access of its employees and the general public towards high quality assistive technology and accessible electronic information, and provides evaluations and demonstrations to that effect.

Assistive Technology Team - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCIO/programs_services/assistive_technology/index.html The Team works within the Department to assess needs and assist in acquiring accessible technology, training, and problem solving.Requirements for Accessible Electronic Information Technology Design - http://gcs.ed.gov/coninfo/clibrary/software.htm Under the charge of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, this website conveys the Department of Education's software accessibility needs in great detail in order to increase understanding of such needs among Electronic and Information Technology providers.

http://www.eeoc.gov/ This site offers guidance regarding the provision of accommodations and forms for use in meeting accommodation needs.

Federal Communications Commission
( http://www.fcc.gov/cib/ )

Disabilities Rights Office - This office promotes accessibility both internal and external to the Commission particularly in regards to telecommunications equipment by assisting disabled individuals and organizations within the private and public sectors on the required standards.

Health Care Financing Administration - http://hcfa.hhs.gov/about/web/508implementation.htm HCFA, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, gives a detailed description of their plans for implementation of Section 508.National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences- http://www.niehs.nih.gov/websmith/508/home.htm NIEHS, part of the National Institutes of Health, hosts this comprehensive website with an evaluation form, a rule list, and tools to test the accessibility of a website, including a simulated a screen reader.Usability.Gov: A Resource for Designing Usable, Useful, and Accessible Interfaces - http://www.usability.gov/ This National Cancer Institute project is an expansive resource with accessible web design methods, guidelines and checklists, and a general philosophy on accessible technology.

Accessible Technology Program - http://www.doi.gov/atc Their mission is to support employees with disabilities by determining the appropriate assistive technology and ergonomic solutions tailored to the needs of each individual. They offer classes in effective web design under Section 508.National Park Service - http://www.nps.gov/access/index.htm The NPS has a helpful site outlining web design tips under Section 508 for NPS web authors.

Information Resources Accessibility Program - http://irap.no.irs.gov/ This is an intranet website for IRAP, a program which provides consultation, support, and training to the IRS on accessibility.

Section 508 - http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508home.html This page outlines the law, displays the survey materials the Department is using to assess its level of Section 508 compliance, provides a copy of Janet Reno's comments on Section 508 at FOSE 2000, and links to a report with significant connection to Section 508, entitled, Information Technology and People with Disabilities: The Current State of Federal Accessibility.ADA Home Page - http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm The Americans with Disabilities Act is covered here in several ways. These include from a view of the ADA from a personal perspective, the aspect of enforcement and overviews on existing, new, and proposed regulations.

Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) - http://www.dol.gov/dol/odep/ Formerly known as the President's Committee on Employment for People with Disabilities, the ODEP works to increase and improve employment for individuals with disabilities. This office educates, trains, supports, and informs the disability community, employers, and the United States government on all aspects of the area of disability and employment.Presidential Task Force on the Employment of Adults with Disabilities (PTFEAD) - http://www.dol.gov/dol/_sec/public/programs/ptfead/main.htm Chaired by the Secretary of Labor, the Task Force works to substantially broaden avenues of employment of adults with disabilities by taking direct action and removing policy barriers. The ultimate goal of PTFEAD is for the disability community's employment numbers and quality to reach levels comparable to those of non-disabled adults.National Aeronautics and Space Administration (http://www.nasa.gov/) Section 508 - http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codec/codeci/activiti/articles/508.htm This site summarizes NASA's planned response to Section 508 standards, also providing access to the project plan and schedule for the complete review of Administration websites and a series of briefings for employees running websites.

Digital Government - http://www.interact.nsf.gov/cise/descriptions.nsf/pd/dg?OpenDocument Operating within CISE (Computer and Information Science and Engineering), this website is devoted to maximum utilization of the most advanced electronic communications in agency, interagency, and intergovernmental operations and government/citizen interaction.

Section 508 - http://www.ssa.gov/accesibility.htm This page briefly describes the SSA's commitment to Section 508. See their disability page at http://www.ssa.gov/disability/ for information on the Administration's disability assistance in other capacities.

Section 508 - http://cio.ost.dot.gov/policy/it_accessibility.html Hosted by the Chief Information Officer, this site describes the DOT's efforts towards Section 508 compliance including descriptions of two newly established groups, the OST 508 Steering Committee and the DOT Information Technology Working Group.

Section 508 Accessibility Initiative -http://www.treas.gov/cio/508.html#508%20Charter This page contains descriptions of the Department's Section 508 Council and Charter.

Adaptive Training Program - http://www.va.gov/oirm/itss/itc/brochsb.htm Provides PC-based adaptive equipment training, consultations and technical support to veterans and government employees with disabilities.

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