Current and Upcoming Events
Tue, Nov 26, 2024
Essential Strategies for Creating Accessible Social Media Content | Webinar
Presenters from the U.S. Access Board (USAB), National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) will present essential strategies for federal social media managers and communication professionals to ensure their content is accessible to all audiences. Read more
Tue, May 20, 2025 - Thu, May 22, 2025
Interagency Accessibility Forum (IAAF)
The 2023 Interagency Accessibility Forum (IAAF) celebrates accessibility as a foundation for inclusion, diversity, and equity within the federal government. Read more
Recurring Events
bimonthly (once every two months)
Section 508 Best Practices Webinars
The Section 508 Best Practices Webinar Series addresses a variety of issues associated with ensuring federal agencies have the knowledge they need to meet their obligations under Section 508. The... Read more
annually (once annually)
Governmentwide Section 508 Assessment
On December 29, 2022 the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 which, in Section 752, tasked the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the General Services... Read more
Past Events
Tue, Aug 06, 2024
IT Accessibility Community Meeting | August 6, 2024
Boost your accessibility testing skills with our upcoming training event on DevTools! Both Edge and Chrome feature powerful built-in web development tools, known as DevTools, that allow you to thoroughly... Read more
Tue, Jul 30, 2024
WCAG 2.0 Level AA became the web accessibility requirement under Section 508 in March of 2017. WCAG 2.1 became a finalized standard in June of 2018 and WCAG 2.2 became... Read more
Wed, Jul 24, 2024
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #11 | July 24, 2024
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your reporting entity’s point... Read more
Tue, Jul 23, 2024
Section 508 Assessment Submission Tool Demo #3 | July 23, 2024
General Services Administration (GSA) will be hosting short demo sessions of the Assessment submission tool. This will give your reporting entity point of contact a chance to preview the tool... Read more
Thu, Jul 18, 2024
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #10 | July 18, 2024
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your reporting entity’s point... Read more
Mon, Jun 17, 2024
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #8 | June 17, 2024
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your reporting entity’s point... Read more
Tue, Jun 04, 2024
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #7 | June 4, 2024
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your reporting entity’s point... Read more
Tue, May 28, 2024
On December 21, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released “Strengthening Digital Accessibility and the Management of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act” (M-24-08). The purpose is “Strengthening... Read more
Thu, May 23, 2024
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #6 | May 23, 2024
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your reporting entity’s point... Read more
Tue, May 14, 2024
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #5 | May 14, 2024
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your reporting entity’s point... Read more
Mon, May 06, 2024
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #4 | May 6, 2024
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your reporting entity’s point... Read more
Tue, Apr 30, 2024
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #3 | April 30, 2024
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your reporting entity’s point... Read more
Thu, Apr 25, 2024
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #2 | April 25, 2024
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your reporting entity’s point... Read more
Wed, Apr 17, 2024
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #1 | April 17, 2024
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your reporting entity’s point... Read more
Wed, Aug 09, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #17 | August 9, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Mon, Aug 07, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #16 | August 7, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Mon, Jul 31, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #15 | July 31, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #14 | July 27, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Mon, Jul 10, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #12 | July 10, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Wed, Jun 28, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #11 | June 28, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Wed, Jun 21, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #12 | June 21, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Mon, Jun 12, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #11 | June 12, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Tue, Jun 06, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #10 | June 6, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Tue, May 23, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #9 | May 23, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Fri, May 19, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #8 | May 19, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Mon, May 08, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #7 | May 8, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Mon, May 01, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #6 | May 1, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Thu, Apr 27, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #5 | April 27, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Tue, Apr 25, 2023
IT Accessibility Community Meeting | April 2023
Our second IT Accessibility Community Meeting of the year will be a virtual event scheduled for Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Our overall theme, “Let’s Take Flight & Continue To Soar”... Read more
Fri, Apr 21, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #4 | April 21, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Tue, Apr 18, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #3 | April 18, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Thu, Jul 11, 2024
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #9 | July 11, 2024
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your reporting entity’s point... Read more
Tue, Jun 25, 2024
Section 508 Assessment Submission Tool Demo #2 | June 25, 2024
General Services Administration (GSA) will be hosting short demo sessions of the Assessment submission tool. This will give your reporting entity point of contact a chance to preview the tool... Read more
Wed, Jun 12, 2024
Section 508 Assessment Submission Tool Demo #1 | June 12, 2024
General Services Administration (GSA) will be hosting short demo sessions of the Assessment submission tool. This will give your reporting entity point of contact a chance to preview the tool... Read more
Tue, Jun 11, 2024
IT Accessibility Community Meeting | June 11, 2024
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Government-wide IT Accessibility Program will host an IT Accessibility Community Meeting on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, from 1 PM to 3:00 PM ET. This session... Read more
Tue, Apr 02, 2024
IT Accessibility Community Meeting | April 2024
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Government-wide IT Accessibility Program will host the second bimonthly IT Accessibility Community Meeting of the year on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, from 1 PM to... Read more
Tue, Mar 19, 2024 - Thu, Mar 21, 2024
GSA and the U.S. Access Board to Present at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference
The CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, also known as the CSUN Conference, is the ultimate community experience and the premier forum on technology for all persons with disabilities. For over 38... Read more
Tue, Mar 26, 2024
Demystifying the Procurement Process | Webinar
Procurement and accessibility go together like peanut butter and jelly. Procurement is a fancy way of saying “personal shopper.” It may seem like a daunting process but with the right... Read more
Tue, Feb 13, 2024
IT Accessibility Community Meeting | February 2024
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Government-wide IT Accessibility Program will host the first bimonthly IT Accessibility Community Meeting of the year on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, from 1:00 PM -... Read more
Tue, Jan 30, 2024
Highlights from the new Government-wide Section 508 Assessment | Webinar
At the end of 2022, Congress enacted the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Section 752. This required an update of Section 508 Assessment Criteria across government. During 2023, the Office of Management... Read more
Tue, Sep 26, 2023
Maps for All – Building Accessible Maps | Webinar
Maps are important tools in providing information about the world. They help us travel from one location to another, organize information and orient ourselves so that we can determine where... Read more
Thu, Jul 20, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #13 | July 20, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Thu, Apr 13, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #2 | April 13, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Tue, Apr 11, 2023
Section 508 Assessment Office Hours #1 | April 11, 2023
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Access Board (USAB) will be hosting “office hours” meetings, or times when your agency’s point of... Read more
Tue, Feb 14, 2023
IT Accessibility Community Meeting | February 2023
Happy New Year! Our first, IT Accessibility Community Meeting of the year will be a virtual event scheduled for Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Our overall theme, “Let’s Take Flight &... Read more
Tue, Dec 06, 2022
IT Accessibility Community Meeting | December 2022
The next IT Accessibility Community Meeting is a virtual event scheduled for Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Our overall theme, “Be The Change In Accessibility,” focuses on “being the change” while... Read more
Tue, Nov 29, 2022
DEIA: What Does It Mean to Have Accessibility in the Federal Workplace? | Webinar
President Biden’s Executive Order to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal Workforce requires that federal workspaces must be fully accessible to employees with disabilities. This means... Read more
Tue, Sep 27, 2022
Accessibility programs are essential to ensuring federal agencies are inclusive of employees with disabilities, especially within digital work environments. While there is no universal method for developing effective accessibility programs,... Read more
Tue, Aug 16, 2022
IT Accessibility Community Meeting | August 2022
The next IT Accessibility Community Meeting is a virtual event scheduled for Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Our overall theme, “Be The Change In Accessibility,” focuses on “being the change” while... Read more
Tue, Jun 14, 2022
IT Accessibility Community Meeting | June 2022
The next IT Accessibility Community Meeting is a virtual event scheduled for Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Our overall theme, “Be The Change In Accessibility,” focuses on “being the change” while... Read more
Tue, Jul 26, 2022
ICT Guidance for Implementing Accessibility into DEIA Plans in the Federal Workforce | Webinar
On June 25, 2021, President Biden released Executive Order 14035 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce to establish a government-wide initiative to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and... Read more
Tue, May 03, 2022
The Basics of Buying Accessible Products and Services
Accessibility, the “A” in DEIA, is a foundation on which the federal workforce must build diversity, equity, and inclusion for people with disabilities. Learn the basics of buying accessible information... Read more
Tue, Apr 19, 2022
IT Accessibility Community Meeting | April 2022
The next IT Accessibility Community Meeting is a virtual event scheduled for Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Our overall theme, “Be The Change In Accessibility,” focuses on “being the change” while... Read more
Tue, Mar 29, 2022
Section 508 Questions and Answers Webinar
Technical questions can arise in applying the Section 508 Standards to the various types of information and communication technologies (ICT) that they cover in the federal sector. In this Section... Read more
Tue, Feb 08, 2022
IT Accessibility Community Meeting | February 2022
The next IT Accessibility Community Meeting is a virtual event scheduled for Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Our overall theme, “Be The Change In Accessibility,” focuses on “being the change” while... Read more
Tue, Dec 07, 2021
December IT Accessibility Community Meeting | December 2021
The next IT Accessibility Community Meeting (ITACM) will be on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 and will be a fully virtual event. Our theme, “Winter Break: Accessibility Lights, DEIA Camera…ACTION” continues... Read more
Tue, Nov 30, 2021
Section 508 – A Celebration of Twenty Years
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the initial enforcement of the Section 508 Standards. This session will showcase the work of influential accessibility professionals who developed and implemented the... Read more
Thu, Jun 24, 2021 - Fri, Jun 25, 2021
The 3rd Annual Digital Accessibility Summit
We bring together experts from the fields of accessibility and legal to discuss current trends, and to provide insights that will be helpful to practitioners in their work on digital... Read more
Mon, Jun 21, 2021
The M-Enabling Summit Conference and Showcase is dedicated to promoting digital environments and assistive technologies for senior citizens and users of all abilities. It is an annual meeting place for... Read more
Thu, Nov 12, 2020 - Thu, Nov 12, 2020
Unmasking Accessibility - Moving Beyond a Band-Aid Solution
Accessibility tools shouldn’t be like the duct tape the plumber slaps on your pipework to cover leaky cracks. The plumber may apply the expert fix for an issue on one... Read more
Wed, Oct 21, 2020 - Wed, Oct 21, 2020
The Forest and the Trees - Scaling for Enterprise-Level Digital Accessibility
The increase in virtual course content, combined with the recent lawsuits at Harvard and MIT and updates to Section 508, have pushed online accessibility into the forefront of higher education... Read more
Wed, Oct 21, 2020 - Fri, Oct 23, 2020
The 5th Annual ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium
Our annual symposium has traditionally been a place for in-person knowledge sharing and for professional face-to-face networking. We’re using this year’s online symposium to continue sharing what works during the... Read more
Tue, Sep 29, 2020 - Tue, Sep 29, 2020
Managing projects to ensure accessibility
Ensuring that accessibility is accounted for and managed throughout the various steps of the federal information technology procurement lifecycle can be challenging and confusing. The General Service Administration’s Government-wide IT... Read more
Tue, Sep 22, 2020 - Tue, Sep 22, 2020
Reporting Accessibility with VPAT® 2 - A Guide for Vendors
The new VPAT® 2 format offers multiple templates, allowing vendors to document conformance common with several common standards including the refreshed Section 508, WCAG 2.1, and EN 301 549 for... Read more
Thu, Sep 10, 2020
Federal Exchange on Employment and Disability (FEED) meeting
The topic of the meeting will be “Increasing Access and Opportunity : Advancement and Retention of Federal Employees with Disabilities.” An overview of the impact of mentoring and other leadership... Read more
