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Re: Sec. 508 Refresh (U.S.)

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From: Bourne, Sarah (ITD)
Date: Mar 10, 2014 2:26PM

Forward progress is good!

Here's a short version of that Very Long link:
http://1.usa.gov/1i19VOu

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Sarah E. Bourne
Director of Assistive Technology
Information Technology Division
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1 Ashburton Pl. rm 1601 Boston MA 02108
617-626-4502
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http://www.mass.gov/itd


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From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Chagnon | PubCom
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 4:08 PM
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Subject: [WebAIM] Sec. 508 Refresh (U.S.)

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 <http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkP
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