Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
Web Accessibility
The Treasury Department is committed to making its Website accessible to all citizens and ensuring that it meets or exceeds the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
If you have any section 508 issues with any page on our site, please use our 508 feedback form to share them with us. Someone will contact you.
The Department of the Treasury is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
The Department of the Treasury programs and activities are accessible to persons with disabilities.
Your Rights
If you are a qualified person with a disability, and experience difficulties accessing our services or participating in our programs because of your disability, you can request a reasonable accommodation under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, in order to be able to receive the services or participate in the program. You can make your request for an accommodation directly to the program office.
What Is Section 504?
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a federal law that protects qualified individuals from discrimination based on their disability. The nondiscrimination requirements of the law applies to organizations that receive financial assistance from any Federal department or agency, including the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Section 504 prohibits organizations and the Department from excluding or denying individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to receive program benefits and services. It defines the rights of individuals with disabilities to participate in, and have access to, program benefits and services.
Who Is Protected from Discrimination?
Section 504 protects qualified individuals with disabilities. Under this law, individuals with disabilities are defined as persons with a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities. People who have a history of, or who are regarded as having a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, are also covered. Major life activities include, but are not limited to, caring for one's self, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, working, performing manual tasks, and learning.
In addition to meeting the above definition, for purposes of receiving services, qualified individuals with disabilities are persons who meet normal and essential eligibility requirements of a program.
Reasonable accommodation means the Department or its recipient is required to take reasonable steps to accommodate your disability unless it would cause the entity an undue burden. A recipient of federal financial assistance may not, on the basis of disability:
- Deny qualified individuals the opportunity to participate in or benefit from federally funded programs, services, or other benefits.
- Deny access to programs, services, benefits or opportunities to participate as a result of physical barriers.
- Deny employment opportunities, including hiring, promotion, training, and fringe benefits, for which they are otherwise entitled or qualified.
Resources for Persons with Disabilities
Relay Calls
You can call any Treasury Office using the Federal Relay Service.
Federal Relay Service (FedRelay)
The Federal Relay Service (FedRelay) is a federal government telecommunications service, which enables federal employees who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf/blind, or have speech disabilities equal communication access. Using FedRelay, federal employees may conduct official duties. The FedRelay also allows the general public to conduct business with the federal government and its agencies. Calls are relayed using specially trained Communications Assistants (CA). The CA simply acts as a transparent conduit for the transmittal of information. The FedRelay is accessible domestically (50 states as well as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the District of Columbia) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year (including federal holidays).
All calls are strictly confidential and no records of conversations are maintained.
Toll-Free and Toll Access Numbers for Federal Relay are:
• (800) 877-8339 TTY / ASCII (American Standard Code For Information Interchange)
• (877) 877-6280 VCO (Voice Carry Over)
• (877) 877-8982 Speech-to-Speech
• (800) 845-6136 Spanish
• (800) 877-0996 Customer Service (Voice/TTY, ASCII and Spanish)
• (866) 377-8642 Voice
• (866) 893-8340 TeleBraille
From non-domestic locations the number is (605) 331-4923.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Internal Revenue Service
- Accessible Forms
- Information Through New Media, including the IRS YouTube Channel with American Sign Language (ASL) videos
- Personal Tax Help
- Tax Preparation by Volunteers
- IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers
- How to contact the IRS
US Mint
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Office of Civil Rights and Diversity - Civil Rights Program
For comments about accessibility to Treasury programs, information about how to file a complaint of discrimination, or to obtain information of a civil rights nature, please contact the Department of the Treasury, Office of Civil Rights and Diversity, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20220, or by e-mail at OCRDcomments@treasury.gov. OCRD employees will make every effort to provide prompt service. |