Enclosure (15) to COMDTINST 5230.60A
TRAINING, GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES
Area and district commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistics commands, commanding
officers of integrated support commands, commanding officers of headquarters units, assistant
commandants for directorates, Chief Counsel and special staff elements at Headquarters shall ensure
that their personnel receive the appropriate training and demonstrate appropriate levels of proficiency
for their areas of responsibility.
1. The General Services Administration developed several online and CD training modules that can be
accessed at http://www.section508.gov The online modules include training for:
a. Designing Accessible Websites (4 hours) with participant and instructor guides,
b. Buying Accessible EIT (Requiring Officials and Contracting Officers)
(1.25 hours) including the Access Board's standards and the FAR,
c. Section 508 Coordinators (Departmental and Agency level) (1.5 hours),
d. Accessible Conferences (2 hours) including many job aids,
e. Accessible Video and Multimedia (2.5 hours) including:
1) a captioning checklist,
2) audio describing video and multimedia and
3) time and cost considerations.
f. Additional Accessibility and Usability Concerns: Electronic Forms and E-Mail (1.25 hours).
including:
1) an electronic forms accessibility checklist and
2) an e-mail usability checklist.
g. Section 508 Awareness - this CD is planned for online access and contains general Section 508
information for all employees, as well as a self-test and copies of the statute, accessibility
standards, and relevant sections of the FAR.
2. The Access Board published standards guidelines at http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/.
3. The U. S. Coast Guard CIO established the "Section 508 Resource Center" web site at
and information as well as links to external resources.
4. The Department of Transportation Disability Resource Center (DRC) is a comprehensive resource
for reasonable accommodation needs and will remain available to Coast Guard until further notice.
The Center was established in 1999 to ensure that employees with disabilities can participate fully in
all aspects of the Department's work, programs, and services. The web site is located at
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