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Re: 508 update? when?

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From: John E Brandt
Date: Sep 25, 2012 9:55AM

I have managed to stay out of the fray regarding the "refresh" of Section
508, electing to wait until the final official version is published. I
expected the whole process to take years, and apparently it has/will.

In any case, I took a look at the latest draft (published last December -
see http://www.access-board.gov/508.htm ) and if I am reading this
correctly, it appears that all references to web design/development
"standards" are directed to WCAG 2 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
(WCAG) 2.0, W3C Recommendation, 11 December 2008).

There are tons of public comments posted on this site as well and I don't
plan to read them. But if I am correct in my reading of the draft, it
appears that if you build your websites - and any proposal to build/develop
websites - to meet the WCAG 2, you are probably going to meet the "new"
Section 508 requirements.

Am I close to being accurate here?

~j

John E. Brandt
www.jebswebs.com
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207-622-7937
Augusta, Maine, USA