ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments

D. Resources

Following are a few of the many resources available to assist state and local governments in making their websites accessible:

• “Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities,” a technical assistance document released by the Department of Justice in 2003

• www.access-board.gov, the website of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (known as “the Access Board”), which establishes the standards used by the federal government to ensure that its electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities; 

• www.section508.gov, the website of the Federal Information Technology Accessibility Initiative; 

• www.ittatc.org [sic], the website of the Information Technology and Technical Assistance Training Center;

• www.cast.org [sic],  the website for the Center for Applied Special Technology, a nonprofit, educational organization working to expand educational opportunities for all, including individuals with disabilities, through technology; 

• 1-800-949-4232 (voice and TTY), the ADA and IT Technical Assistance Centers (www.dbtac.vcu.edu [sic]).