DODD 8400.01-M

Abstract

<u>PURPOSE</u>. This Manual: <br>a. Implements the policy in DoD Directive (DoDD) 8000.01 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the authority in DoDD 5144.1 (Reference (b)), assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for the implementation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as codified in section 794d of title 29, United States Code (Reference (c)), hereafter referred to as "Section 508." <br>b. Provides a listing of websites containing laws, regulations, standards, and guidelines for ensuring that E&IT is developed, procured, maintained, and used by the Department of Defense to allow persons with disabilities access to information comparable to that afforded persons without disabilities. <br><u>APPLICABILITY</u>. This Manual: <br>a. Applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components"). <br>b. Does NOT apply to the following E&IT, identified in the U.S. Access Board standards in part 1194 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (Reference (d)) pursuant to Subchapter F of Volume 1 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (Reference (e), hereafter referred to as the "FAR."). A detailed discussion of the following exceptions is available at http://www.section508.gov. <br>(1) Any E&IT operated by agencies, the function, operation, or use of which involves intelligence activities, cryptologic activities related to national security, command and control of military forces, equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system, or systems critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions. Systems that are critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions that do not include systems used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications). <br>(2) E&IT acquired by a contractor incidental to a contract. For example, if a firm is contracted to develop a website for the Department of Defense, the website created must be fully compliant with Section 508; however, the firm's own website is not required to be Section 508- compliant. <br>(3) E&IT located in spaces frequented only by service personnel for maintenance, repair, or occasional monitoring of equipment.