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The Federal Maritime Commission is committed to providing easy access to our website and ensuring that our website’s documents and features remain accessible to all our visitors.



Our website is compliant with and regularly reviewed for Section 508 of the RehabilitationAct compliance.







Brief Explanation of Section 508


Section 508 (29 U.S.C. 794d) requires that federal agencies’ electronic and information technology (EIT) is accessible to people with disabilities, including employees and members of the public.



Section 508 establishes requirements for any electronic and information technology developed, maintained, procured, or used by the federal government. The terms electronic and information technology have been defined by the Access Board in regulations published December 21, 2000.







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Documents on the FMC website are presented in many formats. These formats are generally accessible to users using screen reading software. Some files on this website may be posted as Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) files.



Adobe provides their Acrobat Reader software as a free download.







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Please help us respond to you in the most beneficial way by indicating the nature of your accessibility problem, the preferred format(s) in which you want to receive the material, and your contact information.







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Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. §§ 4151–57)



The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) requires access to facilities that are designed, built, altered, or leased with federal funds. The Access Board is the federal agency responsible for enforcing the ABA. The Access Board’s accessibility standards are available on their website at www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/buildings-and-sites/about-the-aba-standards, and information about filing a complaint may be found at https://www.access-board.gov/enforcement/



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