Section 508 Compliance
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794d), requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology, Federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed in the agency.
Subpart B- Technical Standards, 1194.21 Software applications and operating systems, provides the guidelines and measurements for software applications that are being considered. In a recent decision that has only now become part of the public record, GAO handed down a decision that stated a major agency's procurement was flawed as, among other issues, they waived Section 508 compliance without proper reasoning when there was a known compliant alternative available.
CourtSmart LT software application has been determined to meet the standards set forth for software applications under subpart B, Section 508.