Thread Subject: Re: teitac-subparta Digest, Vol 9, Issue 16
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From: Gregg Vanderheiden
Date: Mon, Jun 04 2007 2:35 PM
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Agree.
The 508 standards apply to what the agencies do - not just what they
procure.
Gregg
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Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.
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> Diana wrote:
>
> > Proposed New Definition of Comparable Access Comparable
> access means
> > that individuals with disabilities have access to and use of
> > information and data that is timely, accurate, complete and
> efficient
> > when compared to that available to individuals without disabilities.
> > Timely access ensures that individuals with disabilities have
> > information and data available to them at the same time as
> individuals
>
> > without disabilities. Accurate and complete access ensures
> that the
> > information and data reflects the intended meaning especially when
> > converted into another form or media. Efficiency of access
> includes
> > consideration of the speed with which a person with a
> disability can
> > use electronic and information technology to access information or
> > perform a task as compared to an individual without disabilities.
> >
> > Does changing this to a definition help address the
> concerns about how
>
> > this would be used or not used in solicitations?
> >
>
> Robert Baker's Response,
> The definition is getting better - but once again I would
> re-iterate that I believe this spells out a responsibility to
> the agencies for implementing Section 508, as opposed to
> something that should go into a solicitation. This has a lot
> to do with how technology is implemented - not just what
> technology is purchased.
>
>
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