Section 508 Refresh Table of Contents
with links to specific sections of the
regulation
The new Section 508 has a little fly out table of contents which is not too easy to use. Here is a table of contents to help see the structure and to quickly reference sections. The 508 is the US federal regulation for accessibility of ICT.
- AGENCY
- ACTION
- SUMMARY
- DATES
- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
- I. Executive Summary
- A. Purpose and Legal Authority
- 1. Legal Authority for the Revised 508 Standards
- 2. Legal Authority for 255 Guidelines
- B. Summary of Key Provisions
- 1. New Regulatory Approach and Format
- 2. Broad Application of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
- 3. Harmonization With International Standards
- 4. Delineation of Covered Electronic “Content”
- 5. Expanded Interoperability Requirements
- 6. Extended Compliance Date and Incorporation of Safe Harbor. Section 508-Covered Legacy ICT
- C. Summary of Final Regulatory Impact Analysis
- II. Rulemaking History
- A. Existing 508 Standards and 255 Guidelines (1998-2000)
- B. TEITAC Advisory Committee (2006-2008)
- C. First Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (2010)
- 1. General
- 2. Public Hearings and Comments
- D. Second Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (2011 ANPRM)
- 1. General
- 2. Public Hearings and Comments
- E. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (2015 NPRM)
- 1. General
- 2. Hearings and Comments
- F. Harmonization With European Activities
- 1. History
- 2. Comparison of Final Rule With EN 301 549
- III. Major Issues
- A. 508 Standards: Covered Electronic Content
- B. Application of WCAG 2.0 to Non-Web ICT
- C. Incorporation by Reference of PDF/UA-1
- D. Real-Time Text
- E. Functional Performance Criteria
- 1. Limited Vision and Limited Hearing
- 2. Limited Cognitive Abilities
- IV. Summary of Comments and Responses on Other Aspects of the Proposed Rule
- A. 508 Chapter 1: Application and Administration
- E101.3 Conventional Industry Tolerances
- E102 Referenced Standards
- E103.4 Defined Terms
- B. 508 Chapter 2: Scoping Requirements
- E202 General Exceptions
- E203 Access to Functionality
- E204 Functional Performance Criteria
- E205.2 Public Facing
- E205.3 Agency Official Communication
- E205.4 Accessibility Standards
- Conforming Alternate Version
- E206 Hardware
- E207 Software
- C. 255 Chapter 1: Application and Administration
- C101.1 Purpose
- C101.3 Conventional Industry Tolerances
- C102 Reference Standards
- C103.4 Defined Terms
- D. 255 Chapter 2: Scoping Requirements
- C201.5 Design, Development, and Fabrication
- C205 Software
- E. Chapter 3: Functional Performance Criteria
- New Functional Performance Criteria Recommended
- Section 301 General and 302 Functional Performance Criteria
- 302.1 Without Vision
- 302.3 Without Perception of Color
- 302.6 Without Speech
- 302.7 With Limited Manipulation
- F. Chapter 4: Hardware
- 401 General
- 402 Closed Functionality
- 406 Standard Connections
- 407 Operable Parts
- 409 Status Indicators
- 411 Audible Signals
- 412 ICT With Two-Way Communication
- 414 Audio Description Processing Technologies
- 415 User Controls for Captions and Audio Description
- G. Chapter 5: Software
- 501 General
- 502 Interoperability With Assistive Technology
- 503 Applications
- 504 Authoring Tools
- H. Chapter 6: Support Documentation and Services
- 601 General
- 602 Support Documentation
- 603 Support Services
- I. Chapter 7: Referenced Standards
- J. Revised 508 Standards: Compliance and Effective Dates
- V. Regulatory Process Matters
- A. Final Regulatory Impact Analysis
- 1. Summary of Methodology, Revisions, and Overall Results
- 2. Benefits of the Final Rule
- 3. Costs of the Final Rule
- 4. Conclusion
- 5. Potential Regulatory Alternatives
- B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
- C. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
- D. Executive Order 13609: Promoting International Regulatory Cooperation
- E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
- F. Paperwork Reduction Act
- G. Availability of Materials Incorporated by Reference
- List of Subjects (main act beginning)
- 36 CFR Part 1193
- 36 CFR Part 1194
- PART 1193—[REMOVED]
- PART 1194—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
- Appendix D to Part 1194—Electronic & Information Technology Accessibility Standards as Originally Published on December 21, 2000
- Appendix—Figures to Part 1194 [Transferred to Appendix D to Part 1194 as Section D1194.51]
- Appendix A to Part 1194—Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act: Application and Scoping Requirements
- Table of Contents for Section 508
- Chapter 1: Application and Administration
- E101 General
- E102 Referenced Standards
- E103 Definitions
- Chapter 2: Scoping Requirements
- E201 Application
- E202 General Exceptions
- E203 Access to Functionality
- E204 Functional Performance Criteria
- E205 Electronic Content
- E206 Hardware
- E207 Software
- E208 Support Documentation and Services
- Appendix B to Part 1194—Section 255 of Communications Act: Application & Scoping Requirements
- Table of Contents for Section 255
- Chapter 1: Application and Administration
- C101 General
- C102 Referenced Standards
- C103 Definitions
- Chapter 2: Scoping Requirements
- C201 Application
- C202 Functional Performance Criteria
- C203 Electronic Content
- C204 Hardware
- C205 Software
- C206 Support Documentation and Services
- Appendix C to Part 1194—Functional Performance Criteria and Technical Requirements
- Table of Contents for Appendix C
- Chapter 3: Functional Performance Criteria
- 302 Functional Performance Criteria
- Chapter 4: Hardware
- 401 General
- 402 Closed Functionality
- 403 Biometrics
- 404 Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility
- 405 Privacy
- 406 Standard Connections
- 407 Operable Parts
- 408 Display Screens
- 409 Status Indicators
- 410 Color Coding
- 411 Audible Signals
- 412 ICT With Two-Way Voice Communication
- 413 Closed Caption Processing Technologies
- 414 Audio Description Processing Technologies
- 415 User Controls for Captions and Audio Descriptions
- Chapter 5: Software
- 501 General
- 502 Interoperability With Assistive Technology
- 503 Applications
- 504 Authoring Tools
- Chapter 6: Support Documentation and Services
- 601 General
- 602 Support Documentation
- 603 Support Services
- Chapter 7: Referenced Standards
- 701 General
- 702 Incorporation by Reference
- Footnotes
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David MacDonald is a veteran WCAG member, co-editor of Using WAI ARIA in HTML5 and HTML5 Accessibility Task Force Member. Opinions are my own.
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