BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 33-393
3 JULY 2019
Communications and Information
ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBLE TO
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES,
SECTION 508
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing website at www.e-publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: SAF/CNZA
Supersedes: AFI 33-393, 10 April 2013
Certified by: SAF/CNZ
(Ms. Wanda Jones-Heath)
Pages: 10
This Air Force Instruction (AFI) implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 33-3,
Information Management. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Title 29 United States
Code Section 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-
220), and Department of Defense Manual (DoDM) 8400.01, Accessibility of Information and
Communications Technology (ICT). It requires all Federal agencies to make their electronic and
information technology accessible to people with disabilities when they develop, procure,
maintain, or use electronic and information technology products. Section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is applicable to electronic and information technology developed or
having major modification after 21 June 2001. This instruction applies to all Air Force active
duty military, civilians, and contractors in the performance of their duties to an Air Force
contract, the Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, and Civil Air Patrol when performing
functions for the Air Force, and in accordance with Department of Defense Directive (DoDD)
5100.03, Support of the Headquarters of Combatant and Subordinate Unified Commands. Send
recommended changes or comments to Secretary of the Air Force, Cyberspace Capabilities and
Compliance, Compliance Division (SAF/CNZA), 1800 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC
20330-1800, through the appropriate functional chain of command channels, using Air Force
Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication. The authorities to waive wing/unit level
requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number
following the compliance statement. See AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, for
a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers
through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately,
