The Section 508 Refresh of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 jointly updates and reorganizes the Section 508 standards in response to market trends and innovations, such as the convergence of technologies. The Refresh also harmonizes these requirements with other guidelines and standards both in the U.S. and abroad, including standards issued by the European Commission and with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), a globally recognized voluntary consensus standard for web content and information and communication technology. Specifically, the rule references WCAG 2.0 Level AA success criteria and applies them not only to websites, but also to electronic documents and software.
What is the "Section 508 Refresh"?
