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h. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (1998) (continued) All Federal public websites must continue to comply with the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 USC §794d), designed to make online information and services fully available to individuals with disabilities. References: i. Executive Order 13166: Improving Access to Services for Persons With Limited English Proficiency (August 11, 2000) VA must comply with existing requirements of Executive Order 13166, "Improving Access to Services for People with Limited English Proficiency," based on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bans discrimination on the basis of national origin. VA Web content managers must follow this guidance by determining if any documents on their VA websites require translation by basing this determination on a discernable pattern of recurring, specific requests from the public to provide a translated version of a specific document or documents posted to their respective VA websites. Continued on next page 1. Federal Requirements, Continued i. Executive Order 13166: Improving When high demand indicates that a document requires translation and its translation will serve VA’s mission, the Web content manager should take