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Re: Section 508(m) question

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From: Hoffman, Allen
Date: May 3, 2010 2:12PM

I would think that if its an add-on to the browser base, it would require the link.


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Guisinger [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 3:54 PM
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Subject: [WebAIM] Section 508(m) question

So, Section 508(m)
says – “When a web page requires that an applet, plug-in or other application
be present on the client system to interpret page content, the page must
provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies with §1194.21(a) through
(l).” Since most of the browsers have built in capabilities to view flash and
pdfs, do we need to include links to those on the pages that use those
capabilities to be Section 508 compliant? How are others handling this?

Mark