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    {"title" :"Section 508 IT Accessibility","summary" : "To support people working to enhance access to federal information technology (IT), we identify and promote best practices for compliance with Section 508 law, and conformance to the Revised 508 Standards.","deck" : "","date" : "2018-10-05T13:00:00-05:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"avis-ryan" : "Avis Ryan","yvette-gibson" : "Yvette Gibson"},"topics" : {
        
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