Assistive Technology and Accessibility

This is one of several banners the Office of Accessible Systems & Technology (OAST) used to promote the DHS Accessibility Help Desk at conferences, meetings and other events. This banner features a DHS employee who is blind using assistive technology (AT), and highlights the many different types of services the help desk provides.

Money Follows the Person (MFP) Technical Assistance (TA) Needs Assessment is a survey that collects data on states' progress and TA needs in implementing the MFP Demonstration.

The Money Follows the Person (MFP) Technical Assistance (TA) Tracker allows MFP-related professionals to track TA requests and outcomes. It allows users to track assigned requests, reassign requests to other users, add comments to requests and more.

The Disability Equality Index brings together the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the nation’s largest disability rights organization, and Disability:IN, the leading nonprofit resource for disability best practices, to collectively advance people with disabilities. The organizations are complimentary and bring unique strengths that make the project relevant and credible to corporate America and the disability community.

The National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials (NCRTM) website offers vocational rehabilitation and education communities an opportunity to contribute new knowledge to their specific fields and gain visibility for their work.

The Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) website is designed to assist the ICDR in its goal to promote coordination and cooperation among federal departments and agencies conducting disability, independent living, and rehabilitation research programs. The site contains ICDR activities, disability research news, ICDR reports and general federal disability research resources.

This quick guide, created by the New Editions Section 508 Team, overviews the essential steps involved in creating accessible PDF documents.

This quick guide, created by the New Editions Section 508 Team, overviews the essential steps involved in creating accessible PowerPoint presentations.

This quick guide, created by the New Editions Section 508 Team, overviews the essential steps involved in creating accessible Word documents.