Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The term is commonly used in procurement discussions of compliance or conformance with Section 508. The VPAT was developed by ITI in partnership with the U.S. government's central procurement office, the General Services Administration , starting in 2001 to address the general issue of matching ICT product features to Section 508 accessibility ...
Federal agencies can be in legal compliance and still not meet the technical standards. Section 508 §1194.3 General exceptions describe exceptions for national security (e.g., most of the primary systems used by the National Security Agency (NSA)), incidental items not procured as work products, individual requests for non-public access, fundamental alteration of a product's key requirements ...
The original Bobby was a free online tool, written by Josh Krieger and provided by the Centre for Applied Special Technology (CAST), used to validate websites for WAI and Section 508 compliance. Launched in 1995, [ 1 ] it became well known for the usage of the Bobby Approved icon that website authors could use to indicate they have successfully ...
The most commonly referenced standards are Section 508 and the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. The table below provides information for all fifty states and indicates whether policies are in place for websites and software.
English: A Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England to consolidate with corrections and minor improvements the Parsonages Measure 1938, the New Parishes Measure 1943, the Parsonages (Amendment) Measure 1947, certain provisions of the Church Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 1960 and the Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 and certain other provisions relating to ...
The new rule adopts seventeen WCAG 2.0 success criteria, but 22 of the 38 existing A-level and AA-level criteria were already covered by existing Section 508 guidelines. The rule requires adherence to the new standards twelve months from its date of publication in the federal register.
It states that a public body can achieve compliance with Section 28(2) by "reviewing existing practices for electronic communications in terms of accessibility against relevant guidelines and standards", giving the example of "Double A conformance with the Web Accessibility Initiative's (WAI) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)".
Section 504 requires reasonable accommodation, and Section 508 requires that electronic and information technology be accessible to disabled employees. [ 16 ] The Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972 prohibits discrimination by mine operators against miners who suffer from "black lung disease" ( pneumoconiosis ).