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From: Chagnon | PubCom
Date: Mar 10, 2014 2:07PM

Just announced by the US Access Board.

The Sec. 508 Refresh has been submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review. If cleared, it will be published in the Federal
Register.

We're getting closer!

The Access Board's announcement is below.

-Bevi Chagnon

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Update on the U.S. Access Board's Refresh of the Section 508 Standards and
Telecommunications Act Accessibility Guidelines

The U.S. Access Board is in the process of jointly updating its Section 508
Standards for Electronic and Information Technology and its
Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines. On February
23, the Board submitted a proposed rule to update these standards and
guidelines to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. OMB has
90 days to review the rule under Executive Order 12866. Once cleared by OMB,
the proposed rule will be published in the Federal Register and will be
available for public comment for a specified period of time.

Further information on this rulemaking is available on the Board's website
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