Section 508 Compatible?

stinfo
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Joined: 2004-08-25
Posts: 1
Posted: Wed, 2004-08-25 19:01

My apologies if this is doubleposted. I checked and couldn't find it.

My website for our Women's History project is on an Army webserver and I need to be Section 508 compatible. Is Gallery compatiblewith Section 508

Here's s synopsis of the law:
"Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities. The Center for Information Technology Accommodation (CITA), in the U.S. General Services Administration's Office of Governmentwide Policy, has been charged with the task of educating Federal employees and building the infrastructure necessary to support Section 508 implementation. Using this web site, Federal employees and the public can access resources for understanding and implementing the requirements of Section 508. "

TIA
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alindeman
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Joined: 2002-10-06
Posts: 8194
Posted: Fri, 2004-08-27 00:32

What exactly are the requirements for being accessible by the disabled?
 
fryfrog

Joined: 2002-10-30
Posts: 3236
Posted: Fri, 2004-08-27 00:59

How exactly could you make a site that displays pictures accessible by the blind? What disabilies do you have to account for?
 
Gaile

Joined: 2002-07-20
Posts: 1301
Posted: Mon, 2004-08-30 07:47

Here's a link to the guidelines and a software program that can help. (I needed it for a site I did awhile back):

About Bobby.

Quote:
Bobby is a comprehensive web accessibility software tool designed to help expose and repair barriers to accessibility and encourage compliance with existing accessibility guidelines. Bobby tests for compliance with government standards, including the U.S. Government's Section 508"

Gaile