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RE: Intepretation on section 508 and use of logic tests

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From: Robinson, Norman B - Washington, DC
Date: Jun 26, 2006 11:00AM

Sandra,

I'd like to point out the law specifically names the United
States Postal Service. The Access Board is the official government
agency responsible for the provisions and technical standards for
Section 508. You can view the final standards via URL
http://www.access-board.gov/508.htm.

Also, the Access Board's standards describe the tests for
compliance. The USPS AS-508-A Section 508 Technical Reference Guide
describes in more detail how to achieve compliance: AS-508-A, Section
508 Technical Reference Guide in HTML:
http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/hand/as508a/welcome.htm & AS-508-A, Section
508 Technical Reference Guide in PDF Format for printing:
http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/hand/as508a.pdf.

Finally, I would like to encourage any reader to update the
Wikipedia page on Section 508: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_508.

I hope the links are of use to you.

Regards,


Norman B. Robinson
Section 508 Coordinator
IT Governance, US Postal Service