[20220503]IF12093_联邦信息和数据的可访问性：《康复法》第508节概述.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov May 3, 2022The Accessibility of Federal Information and Data: A Brief Overview of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation ActNearly one in four Americans has a disability, according to 2018 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Congress has recognized that in addition to making federal information and data available to the public, it must also be made accessible to people with disabilities. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112), as amended (29 U.S.C. 794d), provides that federal information and data are to be accessible to individuals with disabilities. Accessibility in this context means ensuring that members of the public and federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to what is provided to people without disabilities. These statutory requirementscommonly known to practitioners as Section 508concern the accessibility of electronic and information technology (EIT) of federal departments and agencies. The laws coverage and requirements illustrate the evolution of accessibility policy in the United States and how Congress has addressed the changing nature of barriers confronte