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United States（米国向け）

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act specifies that agencies must identify which standards apply to the

procurement of ICT, perform market research to determine the availability of accessible products and

services, and document the results of their market research. The following resources provide assistance in

meeting Section 508 requirements:

● www.section508.gov

● Buy Accessible

The U.S. Access Board is currently updating the Section 508 standards. This effort will address new

technologies and other areas where the standards need to be modified. For more information, go to Section

508 Refresh.

Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act requires telecommunications products and services to be

accessible to people with disabilities. FCC rules cover all hardware and software telephone network

equipment and telecommunications equipment used in the home or office. Such equipment includes

telephones, wireless handsets, fax machines, answering machines, and pagers. FCC rules also cover basic

and special telecommunications services, including regular telephone calls, call waiting, speed dialing, call

forwarding, computer-provided directory assistance, call monitoring, caller identification, call tracing, and

repeat dialing, as well as voice mail and interactive voice response systems that provide callers with menus

of choices. For more information, go to Federal Communication Commission Section 255 information.

21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA)（米国向け）

The CVAA updates federal communications law to increase the access of persons with disabilities to modern

communications, updating accessibility laws enacted in the 1980s and 1990s to include new digital,

broadband, and mobile innovations. Regulations are enforced by the FCC and documented as 47 CFR Part 14

and Part 79.

● FCC Guide on the CVAA

Other U.S. legislation and initiatives

● Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Telecommunications Act, the Rehabilitation Act and others

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