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From: Morin, Gary (NIH/OD) [E]
Date: Jul 26, 2012 12:45PM

Here’s a list I’ve compiled – there are a number here in the DC area who could probably assist. No endorsement implied – just a partial running list of accessibility/Section 508-vendors of which I’m aware. If anyone on this list would like to have me add you to it, please send your relevant information (contact, services, etc.) – I share it with employees across the NIH on occasion, when they’re also looking for vendors. In time, perhaps, I’ll upgrade it to a spreadsheet or database.
Gary


· Accessibility Partners http://www.AccessibilityPartners.com, (301) 717-7177, Silver Spring MD

· AccessibleTech http://www.accessibletech.com/dw/index.html

· AFB Consulting http://www.afb.org/afbconsulting.asp

· American Institutes for Research (AIR) http://www.air.org

· Appligent, http://www.appligent.com/services/accessibility.php; http://www.appligent.com/section508-pdf-center. Contact: <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >,

· A-Prompt Web Accessibility Verifier, http://aprompt.snow.utoronto.ca/

· BayFirst Solutions LLC http://www.bayfirst.com/, http://www.bayfirst.com/section_508_consulting.html.

· Centre for Inclusive Technology, National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI),
Dublin 9, Ireland. Tel: 01 882 1980 / 01 882 1956, E-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >; <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >; http://www.cfit.ie/index.php

· CommonLook® Section 508 for Adobe® Acrobat®, http://www.net-centric.com/products/cl_s508_adobe.aspx Review of CommonLook™ Section 508 Plug-In for Adobe Acrobat, http://www.webaim.org/resources/commonlook/ ; Accessibility-on-Demands http://www.commonlook.com/Accessibility-on-Demand

· Coopérative AccessibilitéWeb, Denis Boudreau, president. 1751 rue Richardson, bureau 6111; Courriel: <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >; Web: www.accessibiliteweb.com<;http://www.accessibiliteweb.com>;

· Criterion 508 Solutions, Inc., http://www.criterion508.com/index.html; Anna Bradley, M.S., Ed.S., CEO, A SBA 8(a) Certified Woman-Owned Company. Tel: 515-278-0694; FAX: 515.278.0695, Email: <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >

· Deque http://www.deque.com/index.php

· Digital Accessibility Centre in Wales, UK provides accessibility testing services, including audit and accreditation to many large and small organisations in the UK and internationally. http://digitalaccessibilitycentre.org/ We employ our own testing team. All of our team members have a disability and we test for ease of access for those who have no vision, low vision, limited limb mobility, colour blindness, dyslexia, learning disabilities, Deaf and Asperger's. Testing is carried out in line with WCAG 2.0 AA criteria, but also includes reporting on usability for disability which is not entirely covered by WCAG. Cam Nicholl, Email: <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >; Mob: 07597 690358. Because everyone matters www.digitalaccessibilitycentre.org<;http://www.digitalaccessibilitycentre.org>;; Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/DACcessibility .

· Even Grounds Inc., Accessibility Consulting, 800 Oak St. Winnetka, IL 60093; Phone: +1 (703) 822-5186; fax: +1 (703) 229-6463; E-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >; http://www.evengrounds.com/

· EZFire. Pratik Patel, President & CEO, EZFire, <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >. (347) 772-8355. It is a company dedicated to doing usability and accessibility work. We not only provide consulting services related to Section 508 and WCAG analysis, we also provide strategic consulting to ensure that accessibility is built in to the organization's procurement and development processes. We provide training and development services. In addition, we also evaluate software and equipment. We are also able to develop software to meet specific requirements.

· HiSoftware Inc, One Tara Blvd, Suite 104, Nashua, NH 03062, http://www.hisoftware.com/

· IBM Bill Curtis-Davidson, Business Development & Solutions Leader, IBM Research: Human Ability & Accessibility Center, Atlanta, Georgia USA. Office: 404-238-4094 | Mobile: 404-307-4607. <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >; http://www-03.ibm.com/able/accessibility_services/

· iDoxSolutions, Inc. contact: Polly Seleski, <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >; 301-656-7407; http://www.idoxsolutions.com; http://www.idoxsolutions.com/offerings.html. Robert "Ike" Isaacson, iDox Solutions Inc., 7910 Woodmont Ave #230, Bethesda, MD 20814; 301-656-7439; <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >

· Integration Technologies Group’s (ITG) Accessibility Solutions http://www.itgonline.com/accessibilitysolutions.html

· LCG Systems, LLC., http://www.lcgsystems.com/

· Lebsontech LLC, http://www.lebsontech.com/ 11726 Stonington Place, Silver Spring, MD 20902. <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> > - phone 301.593.0506 - efax 860.812.2032

· Matrix http://www.matrixpublishing.com/508Compliance.html

· MetroStar Systems

· MSF&W Accessibility Solutions. MSF&W Consulting provides accessibility reviews of web sites and systems, testing for compliance with leading accessibility standards (Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act (IITAA), W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, and Section 508) and for compatibility with leading assistive technology tools, as well as training and development services. Nathan Zak, <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >; http://www.msfw.com

· National Federation of the Blind, NVA Certification Program, 200 East Wells Street, at Jernigan Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21230; Phone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2413
E-mail: Anne Taylor<mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >; <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >; http://www.nfb.org/certification-intro

· NetCentric http://www.net-centric.com/. Contact Jeff Howcroft ( <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >).

· New Editions Consulting, Inc., http://www.neweditions.net/index.asp. 103 W. Broad Street, Suite 400 • Falls Church, VA 22046. Phone: 703-356-8035 • Fax: 703-356-8314

· Nomensa provides a range of accessibility services, including audits. We work with organisations in the UK, US and many other countries. Léonie Watson [ <EMAIL REMOVED> ]. http://www.nomensa.com/web-accessibility

· SSB Bart Group, Inc, 1489 Chain Bridge Rd., Suite 204, McLean, VA 22101; Washington D.C. (703) 637-8955 | Silicon Valley (415) 975-8000 | Nationwide (800) 889-9659. https://www.ssbbartgroup.com/ https://www.ssbtechnologies.com/; http://www.ssbtechnologies.com/solutions/federal_reqs.html

· TechAccess http://www.tecaccess.net/index.shtml

· Test Partners Ltd. Steve Green [ <EMAIL REMOVED> ]. http://www.testpartners.co.uk/. We perform WCAG 2.0 evaluations and would be delighted to be on your list. Steve Green, Managing Director.

· The Paciello Group (TPG), 88 Temple St., Nashua, NH 03060, The Paciello Group is a specialist accessibility consultancy; we offer a range of services including WCAG 2.0 audits. http://www.paciellogroup.com; http://www.paciellogroup.com/index.php.

· Trio Access Solutions: PDF Remediation and Web Video Captioning Services that provide Section 508 compliance. http://www.trioaccesssolutions.com/index.htm. E-mail For general questions or comments regarding our services: <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >; To request a quote: <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >; 300 Coleraine Place, Roswell, GA 30075, Phone (678) 459-5208

· Usablenet Assistive (UA) http://www.usablenet.com/usablenet_assistive.html

· WebAIM: Evaluation and reporting constitute a large portion of the services we provide. Jared Smith [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]<mailto:[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]>; Details at http://webaim.org/services/

· Word Wizards, Silver Spring MD


Gary M. Morin, Program Analyst
NIH Office of the Chief Information Officer
10401 Fernwood Rd, Room 3G-17
Bethesda, MD 20892, Mail Stop: 4833

(301) 402-3924 Voice, 451-9326 TTY/NTS
(240) 380-3063 Videophone; (301) 402-4464 Fax

Section 508 coordinators: http://ocio.od.nih.gov/Accessibility/Sec508coordinators.html

NIH Section 508 Team: mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ?subject=Section 508 Help<mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ?subject=Section%20508%20Help> or, for Section 508 Guidance<http://www.hhs.gov/web/508/index.html>;, http://www.hhs.gov/web/508/index.html

Looking for Training: AT100 - Section 508 Electronic & IT Training - Phase II<http://training.cit.nih.gov/coursedescription.aspx?courseID=CS0000000000852>;

Consider the environment. Please don’t print this e-mail unless you really need to.

what if the first question we asked was, “what is so unique about this situation that it justifies exclusion? instead of, “how much does it cost to make it accessible?”