Section 508 Tools

• Accessibility Requirements Tool (ART)

  

  ART will ask you a few simple questions about what IT products and services you are buying or building. No knowledge of Section 508 or accessibility is required.

  Learn about the ART API and how to integrate ART data into your application.

• Solicitation Review Tool (SRT)

  

  The SRT was created to help agencies evaluate and improve the overall solicitation compliance with respect to accessibility.

• OpenACR Editor

  

  The OpenACR Editor helps evaluators build Accessibility Conformance Reports in the OpenACR format. It is designed to help accessibility subject matter experts create and share machine-readable OpenACR documents.

• OpenACR Repository

  

  ACR Repository indexes accessibility conformance reports (ACR) for buyers to easily find an ACR for a product provided by the sellers.

Additional Tools & Resources

• Find Your 508 Program Manager

  Agency 508 Program Managers (PMs) are your first point of contact for questions about accessibility.

• Accessibility Playbooks

  Guidance to help federal agencies improve management and delivery of accessible information and communication technology (ICT).

• IT Accessibility Policy Framework

  Use the the Information Technology (IT) Accessibility Policy Framework ensure that Section 508 language is included in relevant agency policies.

• Testing Tools for Web

  Programs and tools to help web designers, developers, and content managers with accessibility best practices.

• Glossary of Terms

  Terms and definitions commonly used in Section 508 programs and training.