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Accessibility

It is the policy of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to provide access to all of its programs, services and information to people with disabilities that is comparable to the level of access provided to others. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and related U.S. Department of Transportation regulations have made this a requirement since 1978. With the passage of recent amendments to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Bureau’s electronic and information technology (EIT) must meet specific accessibility standards for people with disabilities, including both BTS employees and the customers BTS serves, whenever the Bureau develops, procures, maintains or uses EIT.

Section 508 requires BTS to provide accessible EIT to its employees with disabilities, to enable them to do their jobs successfully and enjoy the same benefits of training and career opportunities that are available to others in the workforce. Also, Section 508 requires BTS to provide accessible EIT to its customers with disabilities to enable them to enjoy the same benefits of the Bureau’s programs, services and information that are available to others.

To guide BTS, the U.S. Access Board established new EIT accessibility standards, the General Services Administration issued new EIT acquisition requirements and the Department of Justice provided compliance coordination. Since June 21, 2001, BTS has been required to acquire EIT products that meet the new standards and acquisition requirements. In addition, BTS continues to develop, maintain, and use EIT that meets the new standards, unless doing so results in an undue burden. BTS also cooperates with the Department of Justice by providing data about EIT accessibility and other issues.

Some of the information on our pages requires a plug-in to interpret the page content. Here is a list of plug-ins that you may need:

• PDF Reader - view Adobe Portable Document Files (*.pdf)
• Flash Player - view Flash (*.swf) files
• Excel Viewer - view Excel (*.xls) files
• PowerPoint Viewer - view PowerPoint (*.ppt) files
• Word Viewer - view Word (*.doc) files
• WinZip - unzip zipped (*.zip) files

If you are a user with a disability and need additional assistance, please e-mail or call 800-853-1351.