MCO 5230.22 governs Marine Corps Section 508 policy for accessible Electronic and Information Technology used by employees and the public.
View MCO 5230.22 on armypubs.army.mil
MCO 5230.22 addresses E&IT accessibility, acquisition standards, reasonable accommodation, assistive technology, and undue burden exceptions. It requires comparable access for individuals with disabilities and periodic compliance reporting.
Ensure that when the Marine Corps develops, procures, maintains, or uses E&IT, individuals with disabilities have access and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use of the information and data by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities. (paragraph 2)
Federal agencies must report to the DOJ and the GSA biannually on their compliance with the requirements of the law and on any actions on individual complaints. (paragraph 1)
A finding that undue burden exists does not absolve the Marine Corps of the requirement to provide comparable access to persons with disabilities. (paragraph 5)
Reasonable accommodation is defined as any change in the work environment or in the way things are customarily done that enables a qualified individual with a disability to enjoy equal employment opportunities. (paragraph 5)
Unless an exception in reference (h) applies, reference (e) requires acquisitions of E&IT assets and services to meet the applicable accessibility standards. (paragraph 5)