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Re: When is 508 required? :)

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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Jun 21, 2018 10:10AM

What Katriel said is correct. You could see if it will only ever be used be
a small (under 20) group where nobody has a disability if you don't want to
make it accessible, but I don't recommend that. I'll note that you cannot
poll the users if they have a disability.

[Andrea] But what is the law, really?

Here you go:
https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/final-rule/text-of-the-standards-and-guidelines#E205-content

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Ryan E. Benson

On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 9:06 AM, BF Devs < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Most interpretations of the law I've seen is that if a government agency
> that is liable under 508 is involved, internal and external communications
> are covered, unless they meet specific exemptions, regardless of if someone
> currently is known to need accommodation or not. Partly this is because
> people may have disabilities that are temporary or not reported as such
> (such as someone just needing a new eye exam), or employee turnover meaning
> while someone now may not need accommodation, someone in the next year or
> so might. Etc.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> -Katriel Paige
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 21, 2018, at 8:59 AM, Andrea Miralia <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm wondering about a potential request that may be coming my way. A
> government client wants to make sure a few thousand Excel documents are 508
> compliant, but these documents will be exchanged privately between the
> companies and the government. They won't be publicly available, and there
> aren't any employees accessing these files who need them to be 508
> compliant. One of my colleagues said they need to be compliant because "you
> never know" who might be working on the documents in the future. But what
> is the law, really? I am looking, of course, but I figured I'd ask all of
> you, too.
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