Beyond Section 508: The Spectrum of Legal Requirements for Accessible e-Government Web Sites in the United States

Autor/in	Jaeger, Paul T.
Titel	Beyond Section 508: The Spectrum of Legal Requirements for Accessible e-Government Web Sites in the United States
Quelle	In: Journal of Government Information, 30 (2004) 4, S.518-533 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1352-0237
DOI	10.1016/j.jgi.2004.09.010
Schlagwörter	Web Sites; Accessibility (for Disabled); Government Publications; Federal Legislation; Federal Government; State Government; Local Government + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Web-Design; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Bundesrecht; Bundesregierung; Bund-Länder-Beziehung; Gemeindeverwaltung
Abstract	In the United States, a number of federal laws establish requirements that electronic government (e-government) information and services be accessible to individuals with disabilities. These laws affect e-government Web sites at the federal, state, and local levels. To this point, research about the accessibility of e-government Web sites has tended to focus on compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Though Section 508 has the most specific guidelines regarding Web site accessibility, it is hardly the only law establishing accessibility requirements for e-government Web sites, and Section 508 does not apply to many sites that may be required to be accessible by other laws. Until assessment of the accessibility of e-government Web sites accounts for all of the relevant laws, the understanding of levels of accessibility and compliance will be incomplete. This article examines the entire spectrum of federal laws that create legal requirements for accessible e-government Web sites, analyzing the accessibility requirements that the laws establish and the ways in which each of the laws applies to an e-government Web site. This article also suggests research areas that should be included in future assessments to address the entire range of laws related to the accessibility of e-government Web sites. The issues raised in this article have significant relevance to the design and development of e-government, to the assessment of e-government information and services, and to the inclusion in e-government of the 54 million individuals in the United States with disabilities. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10