National Dialogue on Improving the Section 508 Program

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  Questions the Federal Leadership Must Answer:

  Does lack of access to ICT result in uncertain or even no employment opportunity? Does inaccessible ICT mean that Federal agencies are not serving customers with disabilities as one of their stakeholders? What type of federal leadership response is needed to overcome this overwhelming challenge? How can the Federal government adopt greater ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION Technology, fulfill its responsibility ...more »

  Does lack of access to ICT result in uncertain or even no employment opportunity? Does inaccessible ICT mean that Federal agencies are not serving customers with disabilities as one of their stakeholders? What type of federal leadership response is needed to overcome this overwhelming challenge? How can the Federal government adopt greater ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION Technology, fulfill its responsibility to ensure equal employment opportunity, and provide customer service to people with disabilities? What is the impact on talented and skilled human capital in the Federal government? What are the other questions our Federal leaders must answer?

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  Systemic Barrier to Competitive Federal Employment

  Is inaccessible ICT the number one systemic barrier to competitive employment opportunity in the Federal government? For example, if an online application system like USAJobs is not accessible to people with disabilities, applicants with disabilities will never get through the virtual front door of applying for a job. Once an individual with a disability is on board, if they are not provided equal access to information ...more »

  Is inaccessible ICT the number one systemic barrier to competitive employment opportunity in the Federal government? For example, if an online application system like USAJobs is not accessible to people with disabilities, applicants with disabilities will never get through the virtual front door of applying for a job. Once an individual with a disability is on board, if they are not provided equal access to information and communication technology and training, they are limited in their opportunity for retention and advancement. How can people with disabilities attain competitive employment with out accessible technology? How can people with disabilities maintain our competitive edge and attain the necessary training and skills without accessible technology to advance into leadership? Do these IT barriers result in extensive cost to government and possibly result in systemic discrimination of applicants and employees with disabilities?

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  Equal Access and Equal Employment Opportunity

  People with disabilities; rely on accessible technology to do their jobs. When Federal agencies follow through on their commitment to recruit, retain, and advance individuals with disabilities while embracing strategies that ensure accessible technology people with disabilities are assured equal access to government programs and equal employment opportunity. Simply put, equal access to technology is essential to equal ...more »

  People with disabilities; rely on accessible technology to do their jobs. When Federal agencies follow through on their commitment to recruit, retain, and advance individuals with disabilities while embracing strategies that ensure accessible technology people with disabilities are assured equal access to government programs and equal employment opportunity. Simply put, equal access to technology is essential to equal employment opportunity in the Federal government. Therefore eliminating the multiple and significant barriers to accessible technology should be the highest priority within the President’s Executive Order to hire people with disabilities in the Federal government.

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  Eliminate Waste of Federal Resources Used to Retrofit ICT

  How can we eliminate waste of Federal resources used to retrofit ICT? People with disabilities are left behind when the Federal government does not adopt accessible ICT technology or implement the Section 508 Standards. If government doesn’t adopt and implement accessibility as part of its overall IT strategic planning, including: IT Modernization planning; Consolidation efforts; Shared services planning; adoption ...more »

  How can we eliminate waste of Federal resources used to retrofit ICT? People with disabilities are left behind when the Federal government does not adopt accessible ICT technology or implement the Section 508 Standards. If government doesn’t adopt and implement accessibility as part of its overall IT strategic planning, including: IT Modernization planning; Consolidation efforts; Shared services planning; adoption of cloud computing; and Others, there is a waste of Federal resources and disregard for the skills and abilities of people with disabilities. The future technologies designed and purchased by the Federal government will continue to be inaccessible and the cost of retrofitting will continue to consume Federal technologists time and efforts to eliminate accessibility barriers. How can we get beyond implementation of Section 508 and be proactive to make new technologies adopted by the Federal government work for people with disabilities?

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  Roles and Responsibilities

  Should OMB, OPM, GSA and other departments and agencies develop formal inter-agency agreements, establish senior executive leadership positions like a Chief Accessibility Technology Officer, demand greater inter-agency collaboration and coordination, and devote the necessary and sufficient resources to eliminate barriers to ensure accessible ICT?

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  Leadership Roles and Responsibilities

  What are the essential leadership positions in the Federal government responsible for ensuring Accessible information and communication technology? What should be their roles and responsibilities? Who and or what else should be considered on the topic of roles, responsibilities, and leadership? Who is currently failing to carry out their duties and why?

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