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Web Content Accessibility
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ALSO CALLED: Accessibility Design, U.S. Section 508, Americans with Disabilities Act, Website Accessibility, ADA Compliance, Federal Accessibility Standards, US Section 508, Section 508, and Web Site Accessibility
DEFINITION: Section 508, an amendment to the United States Workforce Rehabilitation Act of 1973, is a federal law mandating that all electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by the federal government be accessible to people with disabilities. Technology is deemed to be "accessible" if it can be used as effectively by people with disabilities as by those without. To demonstate
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| Recent Vendor Reports on Web Content Accessibility |
Case Study: Bellevue School District
| sponsored by Websense, Inc.
CASE STUDY:
Read this case study to learn how the Bellevue School District dramatically improved their web security and productivity by extending their security policy management and administrator controls to additional IT staff members.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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Accessibility Testing
| sponsored by VeriTest: A Business Unit of Lionbridge
PRODUCT LITERATURE:
Assistive Technology (AT) is a field of rapid innovation and shifting standards. VeriTest keeps up by regularly updating our assessment profiles to allow clients to understand the changing AT landscape.
Posted: 28 Dec 2004 | Published: 01 Dec 2004
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Deque Ramp. Accessibility Management for U.S. Rehabilitation Act �508 and World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines: an Overview
| sponsored by Deque Systems, Inc
BROCHURE:
Deque Ramp uses interactive questions and answers to guide your developers through the process of validation.
Posted: 28 Apr 2004 | Published: 01 Apr 2004
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WEB CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY DEFINITION (continued): … that a product or Web service is in compliance with Section 508, the creator completes a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT), an "informational tool" that describes exactly how the product or service does or does not meet Section 508 standards. The completed VPAT gets posted on the creator's Web site to provide government officials and consumers with access to the information. The scope of Section 508 is limited to the federal sector. It includes binding, enforceable standards, as well as compliance reporting requirements and a complaint procedure. Section 508 doesn't apply to the …
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