COMDTINST 5230.60D governs Coast Guard policy for Section 508 compliance, including accessible information, communications, and technology.
View COMDTINST 5230.60D on armypubs.army.mil
The publication addresses assistive technology, ICT accessibility, testing, plain language, training, acquisition, and compliance exceptions. It requires accessible Coast Guard electronic content and accessibility standards for ICT developed, procured, maintained, or used.
Applies to: All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge, deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarter directorates must comply with the policies contained.
Section 508 Compliance applies to federal departments and agencies that develop procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology. (paragraph 5)
Electronic content produced by the Coast Guard must be made accessible to users, regardless of disability. Electronic content includes electronic documents, websites and pages, applications, multimedia, newsletters, and agency wide emails including alerts and warnings. (paragraph 5)
Before content can be made public, it must be accessible per Section 508. (paragraph 5)
All testing of ICT within the Coast Guard should be performed by a DHS Certified Trusted Tester (TT) holding the most current DHS certification credential.
Section 508 language must be included any time a contract will be used to obtain ICT, either directly or as a commercially available product, through a service deliverable that will result in changes to or delivery of new ICT.