Other Government Resources
U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
Telecommunications Act - Section 255 - accessibility guidelines - "The Telecommunications Act of 1996, a comprehensive law overhauling regulation of the telecommunications industry, recognizes the importance of access to telecommunications for people with disabilities in the Information Age. Section 255 of the Act requires telecommunications products and services to be accessible to people with disabilities. This is required to the extent access is 'readily achievable,' meaning easily accomplishable, without much difficulty or expense. If manufacturers cannot make their products accessible then they must design products to be compatible with adaptive equipment used by people with disabilities, where readily achievable. What is 'readily achievable' will be different for each manufacturer based on the costs of making products accessible or compatible and their resources."
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998: Final Standards - "Requires that when Federal departments or agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology, they shall ensure that the technology is accessible to people with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the department or agency."
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - U.S. Department of Education Fact Sheet
FERPA - U.S. Department of Education regulations
Copyright exemption for accessibility (Chafee amendment in 1996); facts about: - "Allows authorized entities to reproduce or distribute copies or phonorecords of previously published nondramatic literary works in specialized formats exclusively for use by blind or other persons with disabilities."
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Fair Housing Act regulations - 24 CFR Part 100 - Discriminatory Conduct under the Fair Housing Act [on the disk as fairhousing]
HUD Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines
Air Carriers Access Act regulations
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