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section 508 and you

section 508 and youInside:

it’s the right thing to do
why 508?
telling the tale
private sector views
clarity, compatibility and useability
GSA’s 508 perspective
section 508 hot links

Presenters of Section 508 and You


GSA

General Services Administration
Center for IT Accommodation (CITA)

1800 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20405
Ph: 202.708.5082
CITA 202.501.4906
www.gsa.gov
www.section508.gov
The Center for IT Accommodation (CITA), was established in 1984. The Center provides leadership and support to Federal agencies in implementing Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. CITA is working with a governmentwide team and is leading multiple projects (Accessibility Forum, Buy Accessible Portal, Section 508 Agency Coordinators, Training, and Outreach) to help agencies comply with the Accessibility Standards issued in December 2000. In addition, GSA is planning a center to showcase assistive technology, accessible environments, services, and management practices. Additional information is available at the Section 508 web site (www.section508.gov).  

Our Mission: We provide policy leadership and expert solutions in services, space, and products, at the best value, to enable Federal employees to accomplish their missions. GSA supports Federal employees wherever they work; whether in an office building, a warehouse, a national forest, or a government car, GSA is there. In support of this mission, GSA provides workspace, security, furniture, equipment, supplies, tools, computers, and telephones. GSA also provides travel and transportation services, manages the Federal motor vehicle fleet, oversees telecommuting centers and Federal child care centers, preserves historic buildings, manages a fine arts program, and develops, advocates, and evaluates governmentwide policy.


Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe Systems Incorporated
345 Park Avenue
San Jose, CA 95110-2704
Ph: 408.536.6000
Fax 408.537.6000
www.adobe.com
Adobe Systems Incorporated, the leader in Network Publishing, offers market-leading application software that helps government agencies achieve paper elimination and accessibility goals while interacting efficiently with citizens, industry, and others in government. Key products include new Adobe Acrobat 5.0 software which helps government professionals share documents and interactive forms online as accessible Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files, and Adobe GoLive 5.0 software for the creation of Web sites that can be both visually-rich and accessible at the same time. Adobe’s solutions are helping to ensure that the disabled community benefits from the eGovernment movement.

Booz-Allen & Hamilton

Booz-Allen & Hamilton
8283 Greensboro Drive
McLean, VA 22102
Ph: 703.902.5000
Fax: 703.902.3333
www.boozallen.com
Booz-Allen & Hamilton combines strategy with technology and insight with action, working with clients to deliver results today that endure tomorrow. Booz-Allen, a global leader in management and technology consulting, provides services to major international corporations and government clients around the world. Our major areas of expertise include strategy, organization and strategic leadership, operations, information technology, technology management, e-Business strategy and implementation.

Fiscal year 2001, which ended on March 31, 2001, was a period of intensive growth. The firm recorded $2 billion in annual sales, and staff increased to more than 10,000 members located in offices on six continents. Booz Allen is a private company with corporate headquarters in McLean, Virginia.


Gateway

Gateway
610 Gateway Drive
NSC, SD 54079
Ph: 800.216.2940 (federal)
800.211.4952 (state&local)
www.gateway.com
Gateway (NYSE: GTW), a Fortune 250 company founded in 1985, focuses on building lifelong relationships with consumers, small and medium businesses and government and education institutions by helping our clients meet all their technology needs. Gateway is ranked by Fortune magazine as the most admired American company in the Computers and Office Equipment industry (1). The company had total global revenue of $9.7 billion in 2000. For more information, visit our Web site at www.gateway.com.

(1) Fortune Magazine, “America’s Most Admired Companies,” February 5, 2001.