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1.  Inventory your information and communication technology (ICT)

   1. Review the business requirements of your project or acquisition to identify which major components contain information and communication technology (ICT). ICT items include such things as software, hardware, electronic content, support documentation & services. When conducting a procurement, review the Revised 508 Standards Applicability Checklist for each ICT item.

2. Determine your ICT Exceptions

   1. Identifying whether you can claim an exception for information and communication technology (ICT) items in your Federal IT procurement or development project is the second step in determining how the Revised 508 Standards apply. This is important to ensure that any technology your agency buys or builds will be accessible. A full list of exceptions is detailed in the Standards under E202 General Exceptions. Use the Revised 508 Standards Applicability Checklist to document ICT exceptions.

3. Determine which standards apply

   1. To ensure that any technology your agency buys or builds will be accessible, you must determine which of the Revised 508 Standards apply to your Federal IT procurement and development project. Identify which Standards apply to each information and communication technology (ICT) item:

      • Select the type of ICT, then answer the questions

      • If your ICT item falls under a single category:

        • Select the category that best fits, and only answer those questions

      • If your ICT item spans multiple categories (e.g., a VOIP IP solution that includes both hardware and software):

        • Answer the questions under each relevant category

      • Record your responses in the Revised 508 Standards Applicability Checklist (MS-Word, April 2018)

      Note, this step is not required if your entire ICT item is eligible for any of the exceptions (which you should have determined in Step 2), except the Best Meets exception. If only some components of the ICT item qualify for an exception, you must determine which Standards apply to the remaining components. 

 Please explore the following for further guidance:

1. BSPH Videos On Demand: Creating Universally Accessible Materials: Best Practices

2. Accessibility: Considerations for Instruction at BSPH (11:53) [MP4] | transcript [txt] | presentation slides [PDF]

3. Creating Universally Accessible Materials: Expectations of BSPH Faculty [PDF]

4. WebAIM WCAG 2 Checklist

5. WebAIM Word and PowerPoint Accessibility Checklist

6. W3C’s Guidance on Applying WCAG 2.0 to Non-Web Communications

7. HHS 508 Accessibility Conformance Checklist  

  Contact the Access Board for guidance on these standards

• 202-272-0080 (voice)

• 508@access-board.gov