IST 195 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Section 508 Amendment To The Rehabilitation Act Of 1973, Rehabilitation Act Of 1973

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Information Studies
• Course: IST 195
• Professor: Rubin

Document Summary

Anti-discrimination law that implicates federal and federally funded programs in their treatment of individuals with disabilities. The law implicates programs and receive federal funding, which subsidized airports, colleges and universities. Only applied to anything that the government federally funded. Section 504 (last line of the act) every college and university in the country receives federal funds so every college and university cannot discriminate people with disabilities. Section 508 (1998): all federal information that is accessible electronically must be accessible for those with disabilities. Electronic info must be accessible for those with disabilities. Deals only with those that receive federal funds. If you do not receive federal funds, then section 504/508 do not apply to you. American with disabilities act of 1990 (ada) Applies to the public sector whereas the rehabilitation act applies to federal and federally funded programs. Made it illegal to discriminate based on race, religion, sex, and national origin.