News Advisory

NCD #01-326
May 18, 2001
Contact: Mark S. Quigley
202-272-2004
202-272-2074 TTY
mquigley@ncd.gov

National Council on Disability to Conduct News Conference on the Future of Accessible Technology

WASHINGTON--The National Council on Disability (NCD) will conduct a news conference to highlight the release of its report on the future of accessible technology on June 21, 2001, at 10:00 a.m. in the First Amendment Room, National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC.

The report examines the status of those federal entities responsible for implementing laws (the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) that protect the rights of people with disabilities that relate to accessible electronic and information technology, specifically the Internet, the World Wide Web, and select information/transaction machines. Included in this report are public policy interventions that NCD recommends as part of an overall strategy to make the electronic bridge to the 21st century available to all Americans.

A June 21 release is significant because Section 508 regulations go into effect on that date.