Onrr.gov document accessibility policy:

As previously communicated by ONRR’s Deputy Director, as of September 1, 2020, electronic documents submitted for posting on onrr.gov must be accessible to employees and members of the public with disabilities.

Not only does this policy align with our commitment to inclusion, but it’s also the law. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, requires that all Information and Communication Technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by federal agencies must be fully accessible to employees and members of the public with disabilities.

For any documents requested to be uploaded on onrr.gov, the Open Data, Design and Development (ODDD) team will utilize automated accessibility testing tools to validate accessibility or identify issues. It is the documents owner’s responsibility and the law to manually examine and identify issues that cannot be detected by the automated testing tools. If the document you have requested to be uploaded on onrr.gov is not accessible and does not meet the automated 508 compliance standards: 1) it will not be uploaded, and 2) you will be notified and receive an accessibility report. The report will identify the accessibility errors that must be corrected by the document owner before the ODDD team is able to upload the document on onrr.gov. Once the document is corrected, the ODDD team will run a second accessibility report. If the report doesn’t show any errors then we will upload the document on the website.

• The ODDD team has created list of resources and available training to assist with this process.
• Limited exceptions will only be granted by the Deputy Director or his designee. Any requests for exceptions must be submitted with a valid justification and will result in a two (2) day grace period. If you have questions, please feel free to contact the ODDD team at [email protected].