Your rights under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act

              Section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act
Contact Information:
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Civil Rights Division
Trinia Mullins, ADA/504 Coordinator
200 N.E. 21st Street
Oklahoma City, OK. 73105
Phone: 405-521-4140
Fax: 405-522-4895
Email: Title2@odot. org
http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/
Oklahoma Department of
Transportation
In 1998, Congress amended the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 to require Federal agencies to make
their electronic and information technology (EIT)
accessible to people with disabilities.
Section 508 was passed by the Oklahoma Leg-islature
and signed by the Governor of Oklaho-ma
in 2004.
The standards apply to all state agencies, as
defined. As such, they apply equally to all state
employees, contractors or any entity that deals
with the State of Oklahoma.
Section 508 requires that federal agencies’ elec-tronic
and information technology is accessible
to people with disabilities.
The Oklahoma Department of Transporta-tion
(ODOT) ensures that no person or
groups of persons shall, on the grounds of
race, color, sex, age, national origin, disabil-ity/
handicap, or income status, be excluded
from participation in, be denied the benefits
of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimina-tion
under any and all programs, services,
or activities administered by ODOT, its re-cipients,
sub-recipients, and contractors.
 Electronic and information technology prod-ucts
procured, developed, maintained, or
used by a Federal agency.
Complaints and lawsuits can only
be filed against products that are
procured.
 Electronic and information technology
includes products that store, process,
transmit, convert, duplicate, or receive
electronic information
 Copiers, computers, fax machines,
information kiosks, software, operat-ing
systems, websites and telecom-munications
products.