[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 39, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 39CFR255.1]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 255_ACCESS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO POSTAL SERVICE PROGRAMS,
 
Sec.  255.1  Purpose.

    (a) This part implements section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973, as amended. Section 504 prohibits discrimination on the basis of 
disability in programs or activities conducted by executive agencies or 
by the Postal Service. This part also implements section 508 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Section 508 requires that 
executive agencies and the Postal Service ensure, absent an undue 
burden, that individuals with disabilities have access to electronic and 
information technology that is comparable to the access of individuals 
who are not disabled.
    (b) The standards relating to electronic and information technology 
expressed in this part are intended to be consistent with the standards 
announced by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 
Board on December 21, 2000. Those standards are codified at 36 CFR part 
1194.