Accessibility
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) designs its web pages to meet or exceed the Section 508 standards, which are the technical requirements that ensure compliance with Federal Section 508 law. We also conform to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and their industry standard Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0.
We test and modify our website to Level AA standards, which means content is accessible to most people in most circumstances. We modify our website as needed to ensure the information, features, and content are accessible to all users.
Contact Information:
For questions about our implementation of Section 508 policy, or to request an accessible version of a report or document, please email: Section508@tigta.treas.gov
Additional information can be found at www.Section508.gov.
Request Support or Provide Feedback:
If you experience difficulty accessing any resources or content on this site, email Section508@tigta.treas.gov and include:
- The nature of your accessibility problem.
- The URL of the page the inaccessible content was found on.
- The preferred format in which you want to receive any materials.
- Your contact information (email, phone, or address).
We will work diligently to provide you with accessible content that addresses your issues.
File an Official Complaint:
You can file an administrative complaint with the TIGTA Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Office requesting that existing information and communication technology be reviewed and brought into compliance with the provisions of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 794d), as amended. Complaints are processed in accordance with Treasury’s regulations for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Contact our EEO Office with complaints at eeorequests@tigta.treas.gov. You can file in writing with TIGTA’s EEO Office, 901 D Street, SW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. More information can be found on the websites below:
We offer reasonable accommodations for federal employees and job applicants, consistent with Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Members of the public seeking a reasonable modification under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to engage with TIGTA’s work should contact 202-927-0029 or eeorequests@tigta.treas.gov.
We will take reasonable steps to provide a reasonable modification unless it causes an undue burden on the program. More information can be found on the site below:
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) allow persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or have speech disabilities to communicate by telephone in a manner that is functionally equivalent to telephone services used by persons without such disabilities.
Our work promotes integrity, economy, and efficiency in the administration of the Nation’s tax system. Our website supports this aim by communicating to U.S. taxpayers with various needs.
Links to applets, plug-ins, or other applications required to access content provided on our web pages are available and linked below. Most of these links are to non-government sources.
TIGTA does not endorse any of these products; they are provided for your convenience. Address questions about a particular plug-in or file viewer to the respective vendor.
- NVDA Screen Reader: NVDA (Non-Visual Desktop Access) allows blind and vision impaired people to access and interact with the Windows operating system and many third-party applications
- Windows Speech: Users can enable Windows Speech to provide talk-to-text capabilities.
- Adobe Acrobat: Use Adobe Acrobat to read Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
- Microsoft Word: Microsoft offers Doc Viewer and other converter programs to enable those who do not have Word to open and view Word files.
- Microsoft PowerPoint: Microsoft offers PPTX Viewer to enable those who do not have PowerPoint to view PowerPoint files.
- WinZip: Zip files are single files, sometimes called “archives,” that contain one or more compressed files. Files with this extension (.zip) require WinZip to open and extract them.