Under the Tech Act, state agencies in states that recieve Tech Act funds are
required to comply with the provisions of Section 508. In fact there is no
language that I am aware of in Section 508 talking about anyone other than
Federal agencies.

This is not a new requirement but one that has been in effect since the Tech
Act was signed into law.  In fact each state has to supply a Letter of
Assurance when they send in their yearly grant application packet.

Ron Stewart

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From: Sheila Hoover
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Sent: 1/16/01 6:44 AM
Subject: recipients of federal funds

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone can confirm that the accessibility
standards under Section 508 do not apply to recipients of Federal funds.
This is stated clearly in the FAQ section of http://www.section508.gov
<http://www.section508.gov> , but before the standards were actually
published, it was our understanding that they did apply to recipients of
Federal funds.

Thank you for any information you can provide.

Sheila Hoover
Instructional Designer
Seward Learning Systems, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
612-721-4444
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