36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble

C203 Electronic Content (Section-by-Section Analysis)

This is an introductory section.

C203.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)

The section proposes to require content integral to the use of covered ICT to conform to Level A and Level AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements specified for Web pages in WCAG 2.0 or ISO 14289-1(PDF/UA-1), both of which are incorporated by reference in 255 Chapter 1. The meaning and application of this provision is discussed in greater detail in Sections V.A (Major Issues – Covered Electronic Content). A similar provision was proposed in the 2011 ANPRM. We received no adverse comments.