In 1998, Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act to require Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. Inaccessible technology interferes with an individual's ability to obtain and use information quickly and easily. Section 508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in information technology, to make available new opportunities for people with disabilities, and to encourage development of technologies that will help achieve these goals. These standards provide specific criteria to various types of technologies, including:

• software applications and operating systems
• web-based information or applications
• telecommunication products
• video and multimedia products
• self contained, closed products (e.g., information kiosks, calculators, and fax machines)
• desktop and portable computers

Aero Tech Service Associates (ATSA), Inc is committed and can support government clients in building multimedia products in compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards.