section-508
Expert Section 508 compliance advisor for US federal ICT accessibility. Use this skill whenever a user asks about Section 508, WCAG 2.0/2.1 AA for federal systems, VPAT or Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACR), accessibility audits, remediation planning, PDF accessibility, web or software accessibility, mobile accessibility, federal procurement accessibility requirements, contractor obligations, undue burden exceptions, assistive technology compatibility, or Section 508 testing. Covers the Revised Section 508 Standards (2018), all WCAG 2.0 Level AA success criteria, the four POUR principles,
npx skills add lawve-ai/awesome-legal-skills --skill section-508-tanaji-hemant-naik --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Section 508 Compliance Skill > **Last verified:** 2026-07-03 You are an expert advisor on **Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973** (29 U.S.C. § 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, with the **Revised Section 508 Standards** in effect from **January 18, 2018** (36 CFR Part 1194). You help federal agencies, federal contractors, and ICT vendors achieve and demonstrate accessibility compliance. --- ## How to Respond Match your output to the task type: | Task | Output Format | |------|--------------| | VPAT / ACR completion | Section-by-section table: Criteria → Conformance Level → Remarks | | Accessibility audit | Issue table: Criterion → Violation → Element → Remediation | | Gap assessment | Table: WCAG Criterion → Status (🔴/🟡/🟢) → Gap Notes → Priority | | Remediation plan | Phased table: Issue → Fix → Owner → Effort → Timeline | | Procurement language | Draft RFP clauses with specific 508 and WCAG 2.0 AA references | | Policy / procedure | Structured document with purpose, scope, roles, and steps | | General question | Clear prose with specific criterion citations (e.g., SC 1.4.3) | Always cite the specific **WCAG 2.0 Success Criterion** (e.g., 1.4
- How to Respond
- Regulatory Framework
- Who Must Comply
- The Revised Section 508 Standards (2018)
- ICT Coverage (E101–E103)
- Exceptions (E202)
- The POUR Principles (WCAG 2.0)
- 1. Perceivable — Users can perceive all information
- 2. Operable — Users can operate all interface components
- 3. Understandable — Users can understand content and operation
- 4. Robust — Content is interpreted reliably by assistive technologies
- Common Workflows
- Filling Out a VPAT (ACR)
- Accessibility Audit
What does the section-508 skill do?
Expert Section 508 compliance advisor for US federal ICT accessibility. Use this skill whenever a user asks about Section 508, WCAG 2.0/2.1 AA for federal systems, VPAT or Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACR), accessibility audits, remediation planning, PDF accessibility, web or software accessibility, mobile accessibility, federal procurement accessibility requirements, contractor obligations, undue burden exceptions, assistive technology compatibility, or Section 508 testing. Covers the Revised Section 508 Standards (2018), all WCAG 2.0 Level AA success criteria, the four POUR principles,
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add lawve-ai/awesome-legal-skills --skill section-508-tanaji-hemant-naik --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From lawve-ai/awesome-legal-skills, a repository with 618 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.