Do Section 508 guidelines apply to commercial products or Web sites?
A. Section 508 is specifically for Federal government products and services. This includes contractor’s products or services made for the government or under a government contract. It does not apply to purely commercial products or services but it is good practice to implement the accessibility guidelines now to expand your audience. It is easier to include accessibility needs in the beginning of a design rather than retrofit it later when the guidelines do apply to commercial products and services.
