Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act - Frequently Asked Questions

B.6.i. - What is undue burden?

The Access Board’s standards and the FAR define an undue burden as a significant difficulty or expense. See 36 CFR 1194.4 and FAR 39.202. In determining whether acquiring EIT that meets all or part of the applicable technical provisions of the Access Board’s standards would impose an undue burden, an agency must consider all resources available to its program or component for which the supply or service is being acquired. Undue burden determinations must be documented. See section G.6 below for additional discussion.