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Re: Validation equals Accessibility?

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From: Robinson, Norman B - Washington, DC
Date: Apr 16, 2007 2:30PM

Although our policy isn't as up to date as most on this list, I can and
do support manual inspection. It is required. We also recommend this in
our official USPS AS-508-A Section 508 Technical Reference Guide for
Web-Based Information and Applications:
http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/hand/as508a/508a_c6_toc.html . Note that
the testing sections are either functional testing or indicate manual
processes.

Again, this is an old approach but the basics are the same and generally
get us to an accessible product. I hope to also address the validation
issue in an update to the web-based information and application chapter.
It is a complex issue to debate, but ultimately I hope to prove that
validation is a keystone for enabling accessibility testing.


Regards,


Norman B. Robinson
Section 508 Coordinator
IT Governance, US Postal Service
phone: 202.268.8246