DEIA: What Does It Mean to Have Accessibility in the Federal Workplace?

DEIA: What Does It Mean to Have Accessibility in the Federal Workplace?

When
Nov 29, 20221:00pm to 2:30pm
Eastern Time
Cost
Free
Where
Online via Zoom Webinar Platform
Format
Recorded event
Category
Communication
Registration
Closed
Sponsors
  • Region 5 – Great Lakes ADA Center
  • U.S. Access Board and CIO
Accessibility Features
  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Open or Closed Captions
  • Materials Available in Alternate Formats

President Biden's Executive Order to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal Workforce requires that federal workspaces must be fully accessible to employees with disabilities. This means that they must be designed and constructed to be accessible as required by the Architectural Barriers Act, which ensures access to federally funded facilities. Digital workspaces, including information and communication technology used by federal agencies, must be accessible as well under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. This session will review accessibility requirements for employee work areas in the ABA Accessibility Standards (ABAAS), including provisions for accessible routes, parking, entrances, workspaces, break rooms, locker rooms, and other areas. Presenters will also review requirements in the Section 508 Standards for computers, telecommunications equipment, software, websites, information kiosks and transaction machines, and electronic documents. Questions can be submitted in advance of the session or can be posed during the live webinar. This webinar will include video remote interpreting (VRI) and real-time captioning.

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