Introduction to Section 508

Course Description: This course provides an introduction to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended), and how this U.S. Federal law regulates software and hardware accessibility of digital technology used by Federal Agencies. You will learn what Section 508 is, what it applies to, and what compliance to the standards looks like. You will also be introduced to Section 508 procurement vocabulary, so you can talk about Section 508 more comfortably.

Audience: Anyone.

Course Length: This course takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.

This video is part of a series of quick overviews of popular topics in the accessibility field, which we have curated from Level Access webinars.

Audio: Yes

Please contact digitalaccessibility@harvard.edu with any questions or accommodation requests.

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