CR Software Awarded Section 508 Certification

CR Software, the world’s leading collections and receivables management software supplier, recently announced its collections and receivables management processes have been certified as Section 508 Compliant by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (“Access Board”). This is in accordance with the U.S. Rehabilitation Act which was amended by Congress in 1998, requiring federal agencies to make electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities.

CR Software is now fully compliant with Section 508, satisfying the provisions for the visually impaired. These conditions include the requirement of alternative keyboard navigation, essential for people with vision impairments who cannot rely on viewing screens or pointing devices.

“Section 508 increases the availability of accessible technologies, providing the estimated 49 million people with disabilities in the United States with better employment opportunities in the IT sector that fit their talent, skills and interests,” said Ed Wallen, CR Software CIO. “We’re pleased to make our technologies accessible to a much larger percentage of the population.”

Section 508 was specifically enacted to eliminate barriers and challenges in information technology and to encourage the development of technologies offering opportunity for people with disabilities. This law applies to all federal agencies when developing, procuring, maintaining or otherwise using electronic and information technology. Agencies must offer disabled employees and members of the public access to information comparable to the access available to others.

Established in 1984, CR Software has more than 27 years experience implementing collections recovery and debt management platforms, currently offering Titanium ORE, considered by industry experts the best open architecture platform on the market. CR Software corporate headquarters are located in Northern Virginia and can be reached by contacting Carol Byrne at carol.byrne@crsoftwareinc.com or calling 800.222.1722.