Federal workplaces must be fully accessible to employees with disabilities under Section 504 and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. These laws require federal agencies to provide accommodations and accessible information and communication technology (ICT) so that employees can successfully perform their job responsibilities.  

The next webinar in the Section 508 Best Practices Webinar Series will take place Tuesday, May 23 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (ET) and review employment perspectives on accessibility policies and accommodations in the federal workplace. Presenters will discuss how they have used accommodations and accessible ICT to accomplish duties and excel in their federal careers.  

Section 508 Coordinators, Information Technology (IT) Specialists, Reasonable Accommodation Specialists, and Disability Program Managers are encouraged to attend to gain first-person accounts on how coordination of individual needs and systems access help remove barriers to career advancement, learn best practices for how Equal Employment Opportunity, Human Resources, and IT staff may collaborate on policies, practices, and services, and obtain accessibility resources and strategies to implement at their agency. 

For more details or to register, visit Great Lakes ADA Center’s Accessibility and Accommodations in the Federal Workplace: Driving Success in Employment and Performance webpage. Questions can be submitted in advance of the session or can be posed during the live webinar. Webinar attendees can receive a participation certificate for attending the 90-minute session.  

Registration closes 24 hours before the start of the session. Instructions for accessing the webinar on the day of the session will be sent via email to registered individuals in advance of the session. Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) and Video Sign Language Interpreters are available for the session and will be broadcast via the webinar platform. A telephone option (not toll-free) for receiving audio is also available. 

The Section 508 Best Practices Webinar Series provides helpful information and best practices for federal agencies in meeting their obligations under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act which ensures access to information and communication technology in the federal sector. This webinar series is made available by the Accessibility Community of Practice of the CIO Council in partnership with the U.S. Access Board. All webinars are archived and available on the Section 508 Best Practices Webinar Archives webpage.