Services Compliance

SIS is committed to providing high-quality services that are both useful and accessible to all potential users, including individuals with disabilities. As such, we proudly support the goals of the U.S. government in implementing the new Federal regulations directed at broadening the availability of electronically delivered information.

Section 508 refers to a portion of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d) that requires Federal agencies to meet specific accessibility standards when buying, developing, maintaining, or using information technology. This law was enacted to eliminate barriers in the provision of electronic information for people with disabilities and to encourage development of technologies that will help achieve these goals.

The accessibility standards associated with Section 508 are designed to ensure that electronically delivered information is available to as many people as possible. The practical application of this goal most frequently applies to information that is presented to the general public and to Federal employees through the Internet, typically in the form of U.S. Government Web sites. Software components provided strictly for background operation, back-end connectivity, system monitoring, and other behind-the-scenes usage generally do not apply to the accessibility standards.

Section 508 Compliance Plan

SIS expects to satisify Section 508 accessibility requirements by implementing the following plan:

• Provide full disclosure of the Section-508 compliant status of our services in conformance with applicable accesssibility legislation

• Design our IAM solutions to promote maximum accessibility by the widest range of users as a fundamental component of feature functionality

• Continually test and evaluate our IAM solutions against the accessibility standards set forth in implementing regulations

• Ensure that SIS develops and maintains applications in conformance with accessibility standards when performing services for customers who are subject to the provisions of Section 508

For your convenience, www.section508.gov is the official government web site for Section 508 information.