OMB issues digital accessibility guidelines, tells agencies to set up public feedback mechanism

Summary: The White House is putting a renewed emphasis on accessibility requirements for federal technology under an Office of Management and Budget memo that directs a bevy of agency-specific and government-wide actions. The memo, “Strengthening Digital Accessibility and the Management of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act,” was signed out Dec. 21 by OMB Director Shalanda Young. It’s intended to ensure agencies meet Section 508 standards set by the U.S. Access Board. “Members of the public and federal employees should have equitable access to government, regardless of ability,” Young writes. “The prevalence of information technology and the growing necessity of it in daily life make digital accessibility a continuing imperative for federal agencies.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices