[tabi] Fw: [leadership] FW: Implementing Section 508: Improving Access toGovernment Information and Data for Persons with Disabilities
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- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:30:47 -0400
Implementing Section 508: Improving Access to Government Information and Data
for Persons with Disabilities
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From: Teddie-Joy Remhild
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Subject: [leadership] FW: Implementing Section 508: Improving Access
toGovernment Information and Data for Persons with Disabilities
FYI - Some hopeful news.
Teddie-Joy Remhild
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From: White House Disability Group [mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 10:50 AM
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Subject: Implementing Section 508: Improving Access to Government Information
and Data for Persons with Disabilities
Monday, March 19, 2012
Implementing Section 508: Improving Access to Government
Information and Data for Persons with Disabilities
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/03/19/implementing-section-508-improving-access-government-information-and-data-persons-di
The President put it best when he said, “Americans with
disabilities are Americans first and foremost, and like all Americans are
entitled to not only full participation in our society, but also full
opportunity in our society.”
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/08/remarks-president-signing-21st-century-communications-and-video-accessib
And, the truth is that Americans with disabilities can’t fully participate and
will not have the full opportunity to do so unless they have access to the
technology that is so critical to that participation and those opportunities.
That’s why, at the President’s direction, his Administration has focused on
enhancing our commitment to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, so that
Americans outside the government can access information about their government
and those working inside the government can be productive employees.
Over the past few years, we have taken several affirmative
steps regarding Section 508. For the first time, the Chief Information Officer
Council and the Chief Acquisition Officer Council now jointly chair the Chief
Information Officers Accessibility Committee. Following that creation, in July
2010, OMB issued a memorandum, Improving the Accessibility of Government
Information:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/procurement_memo/improving_
accessibility_gov_info_07192010.pdf, to set forth additional
steps. This memo focused on (1) increasing awareness of responsibilities and
requirements associated with Section 508, (2) improving agency accountability
and accessibility performance, and (3) improving outreach and communication. It
also included a requirement to host listening sessions with the community
across the nation to gather input on Federal implementation of Section 508.
Recognizing that we still needed to do more, in July 2011,
the President announced an effort to develop a strategic plan for Section 508
and the intent to share the strategy with the public.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/26/anniversary-americans-disabilities-act-obama-administration-recommits-en
To support development of this plan, senior officials and staff from across
the Executive Office of the President have met with advocacy groups, Section
508 coordinators, the CIOC Accessibility Committee, the Access Board, the
General Services Administration, and other key stakeholders inside and outside
the government. We have taken the information from the listening sessions as
well as all the input received through various stakeholder meetings and pulled
together a framework for the next phase in our efforts to improve Section 508
management.
That’s where you come in. Before proceeding further with
development of the strategic plan, we are seeking your input and expertise.
Taking into account ideas from all the stakeholders we’ve met with so far, we
posted a strategy document on www.section508.ideascale.com. It includes high
level objectives, initiatives, focus areas, and potential measures. We’re
looking for you to comment on what has been proposed, but also for you to
propose broad management strategies, tactics, and actions that can ultimately
help Federal agencies better comply with Section 508.
Whether we are working to achieve the goals of the
President’s disability Executive Order, ensuring that people with disabilities
have access to services during disasters, improving transportation services or
so many other efforts, technology plays a critical role in our success. People
with disabilities should be able to access their government on an equal footing
with all Americans. With this strategy and your input, we take one more step
toward achieving that goal.
Kareem Dale is Special Assistant to the President for
Disability Policy, Lesley A. Field is the Acting Administrator for Federal
Procurement Policy, and Steven VanRoekel is the Federal Chief Information
Officer and E-Gov Administrator in the Office of E-Government and Information
Technology.
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