R 062347Z SEP 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 442/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/IMPROVING MANAGEMENT OF SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT CHANGE 1//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/OSD/YMD:20130616//
REF/B/MSGID:MSG/HQMC C4/YMD:20120114//
NARR/REF A IS DOD MEMO, SUBJECT: OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUGDET (OMB) STRATEGIC PLAN FOR IMPROVING MANAGEMENT OF SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1972 (FEDERAL LEGISLATION). REF B IS MARADMIN 651(SLASH)12 DIRECTING ORGANIZATIONS TO MIGRATE PUBLIC UNRESTRICTED WEBSITES TO MARINES.MIL.//
POC/AISHA GRACE/CIV/UNIT:HQMC C4CIO/-/TEL:571-256-8827//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE. PROMULGATE DIRECTION TO ENSURE MARINE CORPS WEBSITES ARE COMPLIANT IAW REF A.
2.  BACKGROUND. SECTION 508 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT REQUIRES FEDERAL AGENCIES TO ENSURE EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH DISABILITIES HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND DATA COMPARABLE TO THAT OF PERSONS WITHOUT DISABILITIES WHEN DEVELOPING, PROCURING, MAINTAINING, OR USING ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (E AND IT).  REF A REITERATES THE OMB GUIADANCE AND DIRECTS DOD ORGANIZATIONS POST TO ALL INTERNET AND INTRANET WEBSITES AN ACCESSIBILITY(SLASH)SECTION 508 STATEMENT.
3.  INTENT. PRIOR TO 30 AUGUST 2013, ALL USMC INTERNET AND INTRANET WEBPAGES WERE TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING LINK "HTTP:(SLASH SLASH)DODCIO.DEFENSE.GOV(SLASH)DODSECTION 508.ASPX".  THE CORRECT LINK TO USE IS AS FOLLOWS WHICH LINKS TO THE OFFICIAL DOD ACCESSIBILITY(SLASH)SECTION 508 STATEMENT "HTTP:(SLASH SLASH)DODCIO.DEFENSE.GOV(SLASH)DODSECTION508(SLASH)STD(UNDERSCORE) STMT.ASPX." PREFERABLY THE LINK SHOULD BE POSTED IN THE FOOTER OF THE SITE UNDER THE BANNER "ACCESSIBILITY(SLASH)SECTION 508."  THIS ACTIVE LINK WILL SHOW THE MOST CURRENT ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FOR DOD.
4.  ACTION. MARINE CORPS ORGANIZATIONS WITH WEBSITES MUST INCLUDE THE CORRECT LINK IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 3 ON EACH PAGE OF THEIR WEBSITE.  POSTING THE LINK ONLY TO THE HOMEPAGE WILL NOT MAKE THE WEBSITE COMPLIANT.
4.A. ON 29 JUL 2013, MARINES.MIL POSTED A LINK TO THE DOD SECTION 508 WEBPAGE; THE LINK WAS LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM BANNER ON THE MARINES.MIL HOMEPAGE. THE CORRECT LINK IDENTIFIED ABOVE SHOULD REPLACE THE CURRENT LINK POSTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  ALL WEBSITES MIGRATED TO MARINES.MIL IAW REF B MUST ALSO ENSURE THE CORRECT LINK IS POSTED ON EACH WEBPAGE TO BE COMPLIANT.
4.B. MARINE CORPS ORGANIZATIONS WITH PUBLIC UNRESTRICTED WEBSITES THAT HAVE NOT MIGRATED TO MARINES.MIL, PUBLIC RESTRICTED SITES, AND ALL INTRANET SITES MUST ENSURE THEIR WEBSITES ARE COMPLIANT WITH DIRECTION PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 3 ABOVE.
4.C. AN EXTENSION TO THE 30 AUGUST 2013 DATE HAS BEEN GRANTED; ALL MARINE CORPS WEBSITES MUST BE COMPLIANT BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2013.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN NALLY, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS(SLASH)DEPUTY DON CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER(MARINE CORPS).//