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NewsDraft of Section 508 refresh out for comment
The Access Board published Dec. 8 a revised draft of the rule requiring federal agencies to procure electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. The draft (.pdf) Read more...
Years-long Section 508 refresh process draws criticism
Efforts to update Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires federal agencies to make electronic content and information technology accessible to people with disabilities, have been Read more...
Study: Federal websites not Section 508 compliant
An academic analysis of federal websites for accessibility finds that most, including whitehouse.gov, suffer from common obstructions to access by the disabled. Study authors Abiodun Olalere and Read more...
DOJ and GSA to monitor agency Section 508 compliance
The Justice Department and the General Services Administration will start monitoring more closely agency compliance with a law that requires federal online content to be accessible to the disabled. Read more...
Q&A: Tim Creagan on the 508 refresh and agency compliance (Part 2)
(Continued from Q&A: Tim Creagan on the 508 refresh and agency compliance) FGIT: You mentioned enforceability. At the hearing, a few people mentioned that some agencies think that they're in Read more...
Q&A: Tim Creagan on the 508 refresh and agency compliance
The U.S. Access Board is revamping Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and has completed a draft refresh. To kick off the commenting period, a public hearing was held on May 15. FierceGovernmentIT Read more...
Agencies struggle with 508 compliance, procurement
Federal agencies clearly struggle to comply with section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, members of the public told government officials during a May 12 public hearing by the federal Access Board to Read more...
Prepare now for 508 web-compliance changes
Ensuring that federal online content is accessible to the disabled--as section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires--is typically an afterthought, said Bruce Bailey, accessibility IT specialist at Read more...
It's a challenge to make Gov 2.0 accessible to disabled
As the government uses the web to place more information online and increase transparency, it also has an obligation to ensure accessibility to the disabled under the federal law known as Section Read more...
Fed websites stumble over Rehabilitation Act
Federal agencies have a mixed record when it comes to making sure their web pages are accessible to the disabled and meet the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, Federal Computer Read more...
| Press ReleasesBoard Releases New Draft of ICT Rule for Public CommentDecember 8, 2011 The U.S. Access Board has released for public comment a second Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that includes a revised draft of updated accessibility requirements for Read more >> HiSoftware Announces New Content Compliance Automation SoftwareNashua, NH (PRWEB) October 19, 2010 HiSoftware Inc. (http://www.hisoftware.com), a leading provider of Web content and social computing compliance solutions, today announced the release of HiSoftware Read more >> US Army PM Acquisition Business Awards Contract for Web Content Compliance from HiSoftwareHiSoftware to provide complete solution for Privacy, OpSec, Accessibility and Site Quality compliance management Nashua, NH - October 6, 2010 - HiSoftware Inc. (www.hisoftware.com), a leading Read more >> |
