4.2.6: Accessibility
Consider the needs of people with disabilities Other Information:
For Government to be truly open, it must consider the needs of people with disabilities. The American with Disabilities Act
(ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act require that programs and resources provide comparable access and equivalent communications
to people with disabilities, including alternative methods and formats, unless it would be an undue burden. To be fully inclusive,
technologies that deliver data and information need to be as broadly accessible as feasible. In many ways the increased access
to the Government supported by open government approaches facilitates access to people with disabilities. Open government
technologies may need to work with the tools and technology that people with disabilities use such as screen readers, voice
recognition, captions, and magnification. Program sponsors and data owners are responsible for assessing whether electronic
information complies with Federal law, regulations, and applicable DOI policies that address accessibility and usability.
(ref. ADA Title III, Rehabilitation Act, Sections 501, 503, 504, and 508 - http://www.section508.gov, http://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm
49 CFR parts 21, 27 http://business.highbeam.com/436092/article-1G1-106915914/department-transportation-cfr-parts-nondiscrimination
UN Manila Recommendations, http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/manilarecom.htm United Nations Conference on Trade and Development).
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