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Section 508 Reference Manual October 23, 2003 An Office of the Chief Information Officer Publication USDA Section 508 Reference Manual Table of Contents Section 1. Introduction 5 1.1 Purpose 5 1.2 Background 6 Section 2. Section 508: The Law 7 2.1 Background 7 2.2 Definition of Electronic and Information Technology (EIT). 8 2.3 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Technical Standards) 8 2.4 Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 10 2.5 Exceptions 10 2.6 Equivalent Facilitation 11 2.7 Commercial Availability of Products 12 2.8 Undue Bur