Thread Subject: Re: "Content" in our subcommittee
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From: Brett, Thomas F
Date: Fri, Oct 27 2006 5:25 AM
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>>If I remember correctly, they had gotten a lot of questions about
whether
>>documents attached to email, like a Word file with an image, was
covered by
>>508 and if so, did they require some other sort of technical solution.
As one of the individuals that has presented this question to the Access
Board, I'd like to say that email is becoming more and more of a vehicle
in which information is gather and information is disseminated. Either
as an attachment or embedded in the email, forms and data are
transmitted thru email systems. People using assistive technology may
not be able to access this information. In addition to Word files,
which are not necessarily accessible, PDF, TIFF, JPG, GIF files are also
transmitted via email.
Tom Brett,
Section 508 Coordinator
US Office of Personnel Management
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Subject: [teitac-websoftware] "Content" in our subcommittee
Hi,
The Group B wiki page does a great job of pulling out the provisions in
21
and 22 that address content (rather than navigation or operation). But
I'm
not sure if it hits the issue presented to us by the Access Board. If I
remember correctly, they had gotten a lot of questions about whether
documents attached to email, like a Word file with an image, was covered
by
508 and if so, did they require some other sort of technical solution.
1. Am I right in stating your concern, Access Board folks?
2. Is Group B on the right track for that concern?
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