GSA Website Accessibility

Website Accessibility Overview

The General Services Administration is committed to providing access to our website for all visitors with disabilities.

To meet this commitment, we comply with the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act . Section 508 (29 U.S.C. 794d), requiring that individuals with disabilities, who are federal employees or members of the public seeking information or services from us have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the information provided to federal employees or the public who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on us.

If you have a problem viewing any material on www.gsa.gov because of difficulties with assistive technologies, please contact GSA’s Section 508 Coordinators (Jane Morgan (202) 501-2907 or Douglas Smith (202) 501-2995) for assistance. If you have any other questions or problems about a page on www.gsa.gov, please send your concerns directly to the contact(s) on that page. If you contact us by e-mail, please help us respond to you in the most helpful way by indicating the nature of your accessibility problem, the preferred format in which you want to receive the material, and your contact information.

Accessibility Aids: Plug-ins and File Viewers

All applets, plug-ins, or other applications required by GSA webpages that are not included on the specific page are found as links from this page.

Most of these links are to non-government sources. GSA does not endorse any of these products; they are listed below for the convenience of our visitors. Address questions about the particular plug-in or file viewer to the respective vendor.

Adobe Acrobat

Use Adobe Acrobat to read Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Microsoft Word

Microsoft offers file viewer and converter programs to enable those who do not have MS-Word or have another version of MS-Word to open and view MS-Word files.

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft offers file viewer and converter programs to enable those who do not have MS-Excel or have another version of MS-Excel to view MS-Excel files.

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft offers file viewer and converter programs to enable those who do not have MS-PowerPoint or have another version of MS-PowerPoint to view MS-PowerPoint files.

Accessible FormNet Software

GSA's forms server uses the Accessible FormNet Software.

The Forms server's URL is: http://www.gsa.gov/forms.

Un-zip Utility

Some large documents on this site may be compressed using a utility called Win-Zip. These files may be uncompressed using one of the utilities available for download. Since there are many options, this link takes you to a list of possible viewers at download.com.

If you have any questions about these plug-ins or file viewers, contact us.

Last Modified 2/19/2004