Blogs about: Section 508

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About Document Structure

lepetitpapier01 wrote 1 week ago: There are a few elements that appear in every document you create. Usually, a  document is a tree of … more →

Tags: Accessibility, document structure, tags

Checking for Compliant Files in Acrobat Using the Accessibility Checker Options (Section 508, WCAG, and Adobe PDF)

lepetitpapier01 wrote 1 week ago: In Adobe Acrobat, when you run an accessibility check you are given the option to select the criteri … more →

Tags: Accessibility, Adobe, Acrobat, WCAG, pdf, checker

CourseAvenue Webinar July 9: PowerPoint to Section 508 Compliant eLearning

mikeatcourseavenue wrote 2 weeks ago: Did you know: often, Section 508 compliant eLearning involves failing Section 508 compliance tests, … more →

Tags: Accessibility, Product company, eLearning Webinar, PowerPoint Conversion, PPT Conversion, Remediation, Section 508 Compliance

Check It: An Open Source Accessibility Checker

naricspotlight wrote 1 month ago: AChecker is an open source web accessibility evaluation tool developed by the Adaptive Technology Re … more →

Tags: Website, checker, evaluation tool, Web Accessibility

I'm Looking For An Additional Client - Are You Looking For Me?

tillb wrote 1 month ago: I’m looking for one more client to use up another 15 to 20 hours a week of my time, hopef … more →

Tags: Job-Seeking, Work, Job Search, Clients, Usability testing, Consultant

When are video captions mandatory?

Josh Miller wrote 2 months ago: As you may have noticed, just about every program you watch on television offers closed captioning f … more →

Tags: 3Play General, Accessibility, Ada, Captioning, Ed Markey, FCC, Online Video, Television

TEITAC: There is no "last word" in accessibility

naricspotlight wrote 2 months ago: If you thought Section 508 was all the Fed had to say about Web and electronic accessibility, think … more →

Tags: Organization, Website, Accessibility, Information Technology, Web Accessibility

TCC09: Podcasting with Section 5081 comment

Christy Tucker wrote 3 months ago: Podcast logo Liveblogged notes from the TCC online conference. My comments in italics. Presenters: … more →

Tags: Accessibility, higher ed, Read/Write Web, Podcast, TCC09, tcc2009

CourseSmart and Section 508 Compliance

digitaltext wrote 3 months ago: I was pleased to see that CourseSmart has acknowledged the issue of  the inaccessibility of their e- … more →

Tags: creating digital textbooks, electronic texts, Faculty Resources, Publisher digital request for, etextbooks, Accessibility, open access, open, CourseSmart

Meeting Section 508 Standards8 comments

John wrote 7 months ago: A lot of the work I do involves making electronic documents accessible for people with disabilities. … more →

Tags: blogs, Social News, 1998 disabilities act, 508 Compliance, Accessibility

OpenSolaris and Dismantling The Digital Divide For People With Disabilities

forgr wrote 7 months ago: A recent post from Sun Federal (creators of OpenOffice, Solaris and OpenSolaris) on the digital excl … more →

Tags: Research, Education, Programs, Accessibility, Software, technology, Computers, Access, OpenOffice

Philly Standards Lecture: Barrier-Free User Experience2 comments

Marilyn wrote 8 months ago: As I noted the last time I posted about Philly Standards, I have a “thing” for web desig … more →

Tags: web design, web strategy, Web usability, barrier-free user experience, inclusive design, Universal Design, Web Accessibility, Web development

What is Section 508 and why is this important?

sharondexter wrote 8 months ago: What is Section 508?Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act prohibits federal agencies from buyin … more →

Tags: Assisted Listening Devices, 508 Compliancy, Government Compliance, Development Options

Web Accessibility Standards

nathansay wrote 8 months ago: These were the links that were mentioned in my Presentation re: Web Accessibility Web Accessibility … more →

Tags: Accessibility, Bobby

Section 508 Standards

hirschn wrote 10 months ago: Our center is funded by NIEHS and there is now much talk about being Section 508 compliant. Section … more →

Tags: Web 2.0, HOW TO?

First seniors...then the world!1 comment

ajfowler wrote 10 months ago: Web Accessibility: A Broader View John T. Richards & Vicki L. Hanson The authors state that alth … more →

Tags: Accessibility, web design, Government, Usability, Article

Alabama accessibility

ajfowler wrote 10 months ago: Accessibility of Alabama government Web sites Andrew Potter Evaluating the accessibility of Alabama … more →

Tags: Accessibility, Government, Article

Digital Data Scan Website Redesign: Clean and Targeted

Jill Kurtz wrote 1 year ago: I have just completed a project with Balance Technology Group client, National Industries for the Bl … more →

Tags: Communication, Celebrating Successes, Balance Technology Group, Writing for the Web, Jaws, Digital Data Scan, National Industries for the Blind, Drupal

Second Life widgets, dashboards and Section 508

Peter Quirk wrote 1 year ago: I was thinking today about an idea in my last post about providing cues about the timezones of the a … more →

Tags: Second-Life, Dashboard, Sidebar, Widget, screenreader, closed captions


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