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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Jun 10, 2021 9:18AM

504 applies to states, and that allows states to determine how they meet
that requirement. 508 ouitlines the standards that must be met. Some states
adopted 508 directly for ease since most states use federal funds to do
stuff. Others adopted WCAG directly instead of the old 508 standards. A
sub-set of states adopted a hybrid approach. The lines were blurred
post-2018 since 508 adopted wcag 2.0.

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Ryan E. Benson


On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 9:51 AM Jonathan C. Cohn < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> the writing of section 508 specifically talks about Federal government
> procurement. The Virginia comonwealth webpages indicate that the state uses
> 508 which I expect includes Virginia state schools. I believe other
> stbbtates somehow include the federal statue in their state rules:
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 10, 2021, at 9:27 AM, Vaughn, Michael < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
> >
> > This is a common misconception. Section 508 does NOT generally apply to
> colleges and universities. Section 504 does apply to any college and
> university that receives federal funding like Title IV financial aid, but
> of course Section 504, like the ADA, does not specify specific standards
> covered entities must follow. Section 508 would apply to a college or
> university only if a specific school adopted it as a standard, or if a
> state adopted it into state law. It could also apply to individuals or
> groups who are contracted by the federal government to create technology on
> behalf of the federal government.
> >
> > _____
> > Michael Vaughn (he/him/his)
> > Associate Director of Digital Accessibility
> > Yale University, Information Technology Services
> > 25 Science Park, 542 | 203.432.9620
> > accessibility.yale.edu<http://accessibility.yale.edu/>;
> >
> >
> > From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > on behalf of
> Andrews, David B (DEED) < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > Date: Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 9:16 AM
> > To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Section 508 and retail outlets in the US
> > Section 508 of the Rehab Act also applies to some entities that receive
> federal funding, like colleges and universities. Retail would not be one of
> these though.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
> >