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Resources: Section 508 Legislative, Informative, and Technical References

HHS contacts for Section 508 information

HHS 508 Coordinators
Dr. Margaret Giannini, Director, Office on Disability, Office of the Secretary
Eileen Elias Deputy Director, Office on Disability, Office of the Secretary

508 PT Members
Participant	Organization	Telephone	E-mail Address
Allen, Marilyn	NIH	301-402-4452	allenm@od.nih.gov
Balog, Chuck	OIG	201-619-3239	CBalog@oig.hhs.gov
Banning, Sue	AOA	202-357-3435	Sue.banning@aoa.hhs.gov
Barsoomian, Lisa	OGC	202-619-2155	Lisa.Barsoomian@hhs.gov
Becker, Gail	OS/ITSC	301-443-5482	Gail.Becker@hhs.gov
Croft, Jennifer	FDA	301-827-4841	jcroft@oc.fda.gov
Denkensohn, Sheri	OIG	202-205-9492	Sdenkensohn@oig.hhs.gov
Doerflein, Ruth	ASBTF/OIRM	202-690-5709	Ruth.doerflein@hhs.gov
Elias, Eileen	OS/OD	202-205-1104	eileen.elias@hhs.gov
Flynn, Lisa	OS	202-619-2434	lflynn@os.dhhs.gov
Giannini, Margaret	OS/OD	202-205-1016	margaret.giannini@hhs.gov
Grauman, Dan	NIH	301-496-8105	Dan.grauman@nih.gov
Halverson, John	OS/OCR	202-260-7162	John.Halverson@hhs.gov
Hawkins, Donna	OS/OD	202-401-5844	Donna.Hawkins@hhs.gov
Haynes, Marcella	NIH	301-496-2689	hayneso@od.nih.gov
Howe, Joye	IHS	505-248-4171	joye.howe@his.gov
Jeffries, Mike	OIG	202-260-1642	mjeffries@oig.hhs.gov
Keith, Robert	OS	202-690-8005	Robert.Keith@hhs.gov
Levee, Biff	AHRQ	301-427-1897	blevee@ahrq.gov
Lynch, Sheilah	FDA	301-827-9372	slynch@oc.fda.gov
McConachy, Jason	AOA	202-357-3408	Jason.McConachy@aoa.gov
Michael-Dyer, Gerri	AHRQ	301-427-1898	gdyer@ahrq.gov
Morin, Gary	NIH	301-496-4628	moring@od.nih.gov
Sagel, Gerard	CMS	410-786-2614	gsagel@cms.hhs.gov
Scott, Clinton	SAMHSA	240-276-1126	cscott@samhsa.gov
Sierra, Alba	ACF	202-401-1462	asierra@acf.hhs.gov
Smith, Art	HRSA	301-443-0548	asmith@hrsa.gov
Sothoron, Julia	ASBTF	301-443-9413	julia.sothoron@hhs.gov
Stringer, Mike	ASBTF/OIRM	202-690-5476	Mike.stringer@hhs.gov
Tusan, Charlene	OS/OGC	202-619-1988	Charlene.tusan@hhs.gov
Urban, Mark	NewEditions	919-395-8513	murban@neweditions.net
Washburn, Monte	PSC	301-443-2975	mwashburn@psc.gov
Milkin, Susan	CDC	404-498-3153	swilkin@cdc.gov

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Legislature, Initiatives, and Agencies

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/freedominitiative/freedominitiative.html - President George W. Bush’s “New Freedom Iniative”
http://www.section508.gov – Home of the Federal Information Technology Accessibility Initiative (FITAI), an interagency effort coordinated by the General Services Administration to offer technical assistance and to provide an informal means of cooperation and sharing of information on implementation of Section 508. Offers information on the laws and regulations, current hot topics, policy and guidance, training and the FITAI membership directory.
This site is also home to “Buy Accessible,” a database of product and service accessibility statements from vendors.
http://www.access-board.gov – Home page for the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board), an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. As defined by section 508, the Access Board was responsible for developing the section 508 standards .
http://www.accessibilityforum.org/ - “The Accessibility Forum brings accessibility stakeholders together to support informed decisions about E&IT products relative to Section 508.”

Multi-disciplinary information on disabilities, employment, and technology

http://www.disabilityinfo.gov – An information portal for President Bush’s New Freedom Initiative
http://www.dol.gov/odep/ - offers addressing employing people with disabilities in the federal government
http://www.eeoc.gov/ - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission web site provides…
http://trace.wisc.edu/ - the Trace Center, part of the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is involved in numerous research and development activities concerning the disabled and alternative solutionshttp://www.icanonline.net - This portal site is an on-line disability “community” containing articles and links for all types of disabilities.
http://www.itic.org – The Information Technology Industry Council provides industry-wide and information on IT, including topics related to accessibility (http://www.itic.org/archives/articles/20040506/faq_voluntary_product_accessibility_template_vpat.php)
http://www.disability.org – The Disability Monthly (DRM) Guide provides a portal to disability and accessibility information.

Web and Software Accessibility

http://www.w3.org/WAI/ - this is main site for the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium. It contains guidelines for accessibility (web content, authoring, etc.), checklists to see if your site meets their guidelines, and other
http://www.webaim.org - The Web “Accessibility In Mind” site offers articles, ( http://www.webaim.org/), and tutorials ( http://www.webaim.org/tutorials/simulations/screenreader) concerning web accessibility.
http://www.usability.gov - Maintained by the National Cancer Institute, this site provides on creating usable and accessible Web sites and user interfaces.
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/ - Describes Microsoft’s accessibility initiatives and how to use Microsoft tools to achieve accessibility.
http://www.sun.com/access - Describes Sun Microsystem’s accessibility initiatives.
http://aware.hwg.org/ - the AWARE (Accessible Web Authoring and Education) Center is a resource for web authors to learn about web accessibility.
http://www.webable.com/index.html - Created by Mike Paciello, co-founder of the WAI and author of “Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities,” the site provides web accessibility information and

Video and Multimedia

http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/ncam/webaccess/index.html - The National Center for Accessible Media runs two major projects, Access to PIVOT (Physics Interactive Video Tutor) and Access to Rich Media ( http://ncam.wgbh.org/richmedia/index.php). Both projects deal with issues of access associated with online multimedia.
http://www.ncicap.org/ - The National Captioning Institute provides live and recorded captioning services.

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Telecommunications

http://www.tiresias.org/research/guidelines/telecoms.htm - “Telecommunications – Guidelines for Accessibility,” by John Gill, provides an in-depth look at the issues surrounding standard, mobile, public, and video phones, among other topics.

Computers

http://www.acm.org - The Association for Computing Machinery has a Special Interest Group on Computers and the Physically Handicapped that promotes the professional interests of computing personnel with physical disabilities and the application of computing and information technology in solving relevant disability problems. The SIG also strives to educate the public to support careers for the disabled.

Assistive Technology

http://www.atia.org – The web site for the Assistive Technology Industry Association provides a forum for advancing AT compatibility
http://www.assistivetech.net - Created by Georgia Tech's Center for Rehabilitation Technology, the site provides access to information on assistive technology devices, services and other disability-related for people with disabilities and the general public.
http://www.at508.com/ - “Internet TV for Assistive Technology” provides information and news on the latest advances in AT and Section 508 initiatives.

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