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Tuesday, June 25, 2002
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/0624/cov-508-06-24-02.asp One year and counting: Section 508 - Feds tout progress, but need more time on accessibility law William Matthews Today, blind U.S. Postal Service customers can buy stamps, check ZIP codes and perform other transactions at an Internet site USPS calls its "cyberspace post office that never closes." But they can't download usable tax forms from the Internal Revenue Service. Students seeking financial aid and school officials applying for grants from the Education Department now can do so online despite disabilities — something they couldn't do a year ago. But vision-impaired employees at Education can't process the applications because the department's grants management system is not "accessible." It has been a year since Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act went into effect, requiring federal agencies to make sure their Web sites and office technology can be used, or "accessed," by people with a variety of disabilities....
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