BREAKING NEWS!!

Hurricane Katrina information for federal civilian and military personnel located at http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/katrina.html. Evacuees resource for jobs available in your home area: Katrina Recovery Job Connection.

Assistive Technology Day will provide a demonstration of the Air02bic mouse and Nib Clickless software (PC & MAC) from Designer Appliances, Inc. Come by on December 15th between the hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m at the US General Services Administration, AT Showcase Room 1216 to see a demonstration and try it for yourself. This mouse was designed to provide persons with disabilities and musculoskeletal disorders a unique solution to providing comfort and ease of use. For full details on this product go to www.aerobicmouse.com .

GSA wants to hear from you! We are redesigning the www.section508.gov web site to better meet the needs of the Section 508 community and we can use your thoughts and ideas for the design and content of the new site. If you're interested, we welcome you to participate in our survey of web requirements.

VENDORS mark your calendars for the Annual Section 508 Coordinators Vendor Day Event to be held on Thursday, December 8, 2005 at the Eisenhower Inn, Gettysburg PA. To register your company for this event go to The Vendor Registration Page. For information contact Helen Chamberlain at (202) 219-2348.

THE NEW BUY ACCESSIBLE DATA CENTER is now available FOR VENDORS to register, manage their accounts and register their products and services at http://emgbaw.altarum.org/bad/.

GOVERNMENT PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS should refer to the Buy Accessible Wizard to conduct your market research, such as to locate products and services that support your requirements development and procurement selection processes. This is also the web-based tool to help users determine and document Section 508 requirements that apply to a particular E⁢ acquisition.

New to Section 508? Start here with answers to your basic questions.

OMB Memo for the Chief Acquisition Officers and Chief Information Officers regarding agency duties under Section 508.

Having problems with the 508 Universe? Review the User Guidance.

The Quick Reference Guide to Section 508 Resource Documents is available to assist government officials in making informed decisions about Section 508 related procurement.