IT Accessibility Policy Framework - Administrative Services

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Guidance for policy subtypes within Administrative Services is provided below.<sup>1</sup></p> <div class="q-table" id="policytype-table"> <p class="table-heading" id="administrative-services"> <b>Table 1. Potential gaps, recommended inclusions, and recommended policy language for Administrative Services policy subtypes. </b> </p> <div class="dropdowns"> <div id="column-filter-list" class="dropdown-check-list"> <span class="dropdown" tabindex="0">Show/Hide Column</span> <ul class="items" id="column-filter"> </ul> </div> <div id="table-filter-list" class="dropdown-check-list"> <span class="dropdown" tabindex="0">Select Filters</span> <ul class="items" id="picklist-filter"> </ul> </div> </div> <table class="it-table"> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col" id="PS">Policy Subtype</th> <th scope="col" id="DES" class="columnD">Description</th> <th scope="col" id="PG" class="columnPG">Potential Gaps</th> <th scope="col" id="RI" class="columnRI">Recommended Inclusions</th> <th scope="col" id="RPL" class="columnRPL">Recommended Policy Language</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody id="table-body"> </tbody> </table> </div> <div> <ul class="footnote"> <li> <a class="hover-large nolink"><sup>1</sup>Policy subtypes within Administrative Services that may not be relevant for your agency include Acquisition and Procurement Services, Credit Card Management, General Supplies and Services, Parking Facility Management and Mail Management, and Transportation.</a> </li> <li> <a class="hover-large" href="/manage/laws-and-policies/section-508-law/"><sup>2</sup>Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C.搂 794d (1998).</a>;<a class="hover-large" href="https://www.access-board.gov/ict/ict-final-rule.pdf"> ICT Standards and Guidelines, 36 C.F.R. 搂 1194 (2017).</a> </li> <li> <a class="hover-large" href="https://www.access-board.gov/ict/ict-final-rule.pdf"><sup>3</sup>ICT Standards and Guidelines, 36 C.F.R. 搂 1194 (2017).</a> </li> <li> <a class="hover-large" href="/manage/laws-and-policies/section-508-law/"><sup>4</sup>Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C.搂 794d (1998).</a> </li> <li> <a class="hover-large" href="/manage/laws-and-policies/section-508-law/"><sup>5</sup>Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C.搂 794d (1998).</a> </li> <li> <a class="hover-large" href="https://www.access-board.gov/ict/ict-final-rule.pdf"><sup>6</sup>ICT Standards and Guidelines, 36 C.F.R. 搂 1194 (2017).</a> </li> <li> <a class="hover-large" href="https://www.access-board.gov/ict/ict-final-rule.pdf"><sup>7</sup>ICT Standards and Guidelines, 36 C.F.R. 搂 1194 (2017).</a> </li> <li> <a class="hover-large" href="https://www.access-board.gov/ict/ict-final-rule.pdf"><sup>8</sup>ICT Standards and Guidelines, 36 C.F.R. 搂 1194 (2017).</a>;<a class="hover-large" href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2009-title42/html/USCODE-2009-title42-chap126.htm"> Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 搂 12101 (1990).</a> </li> <li> <a class="hover-large" href="https://www.access-board.gov/ict/ict-final-rule.pdf"><sup>9</sup>ICT Standards and Guidelines, 36 C.F.R. 搂 1194 (2017).</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <br /> <div id="prev-next-section"> <a class="prev-page" 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