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The Revised Section 508 Standards went into effect January 18, 2018, a year after the U.S. Access Board published the Final Rule of the updated Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines. U.S. federal agencies are required to comply with the Revised 508 Standards (as of January 18, the anniversary of the publication in the U.S. Federal Register). The changes cover ICT developed, procured, maintained or used by the Federal government, including com

In the United States, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 provides the basis of accessibility compliance. Accessibility goes beyond read-out-loud software and is meant to be all inclusive covering physical and digital properties. Since the first implementation of Section 508 proved inadequate, the Section was revised in the Federal Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility and Compliance Act of 1998. You may be aware of Section 508 being associated with digital accessib

Initially referred to as PDF/Access in 2004 by the AIIM standards committee, PDF/UA was a response to the proliferation of PDF documents that were valid according to the PDF specification, but were not accessible to persons with disabilities. To meet the needs of the widest possible audience, the producers and viewers of PDF content needed a common standard. Published in 2012, PDF/UA defines, in specific technical terms, the precise features of PDF required to enable accessib