[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR39.201]

[Page 747]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 39_ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart 39.2_Electronic and Information Technology
 
Sec.  39.201  Scope of subpart.

    Source: 66 FR 20897, Apr. 25, 2001, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) This subpart implements section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers 
Compliance Board Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) 
Accessibility Standards (36 CFR part 1194).
    (b) Further information on section 508 is available via the Internet 
at http://www.section508.gov.
    (c) When acquiring EIT, agencies must ensure that--
    (1) Federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of 
information and data that is comparable to the access and use by Federal 
employees who are not individuals with disabilities; and
    (2) Members of the public with disabilities seeking information or 
services from an agency have access to and use of information and data 
that is comparable to the access to and use of information and data by 
members of the public who are not individuals with disabilities.