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Re: It's Official - New Sec. 508 is out

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From: Katie Haritos-Shea GMAIL
Date: Feb 20, 2015 12:38PM

The exact place where you can find this responsibility given to the Access
Board to update the standards is in the law...

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. § 794
(d))

§ 794d. Electronic and information technology

" (B) Review and amendment

The Access Board shall periodically review and, as appropriate, amend the
standards required under subparagraph (A) to reflect technological advances
or changes in electronic and information technology."

You can find the law in many places, but it is also on the Access Board site
at:
http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/a
bout-the-section-508-standards/background/section-508-the-law

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