Agencies fear Section 508 costs
By Christopher J. Dorobek
From: Government Computer News - April 17, 2000 - page 1

A draft of a new regulation calls for federal agencies to begin making their
technology as accessible to disabled users as their buildings. 

The rules could have a significant impact on agencies' budgets - costing the
federal government up to $691 million per year, according to some estimates -
and require agencies to buy accessible hardware and software and to revise
their Web sites. 

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