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From: Dr Jonathan Hassell
Date: Mar 23, 2015 2:20AM

Spot on, Steve!

Again, I'm not a lawyer, but we had a great lawyer on our team who advised us when we created the advice on creating accessibility statements in the British Standards for Web Accessibility, BS 8878.

The main thing, from our perspective, was to work out who the accessibility statement is for, and why would they bother reading it.

Find my summary of that advice at: http://www.hassellinclusion.com/2012/05/write-accessibility-statement/

Best regards

Jonathan

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Prof Jonathan Hassell
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From: "Meacham, Steve - FSA, Kansas City, MO" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] sample ADA statement for website?
Date: 20 March 2015 17:00:12 GMT
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I concur. The one I made for our agency, though it's §508 rather than ADA, speaks to the end user/customer/employee:http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&;subject=as&topic=landing

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From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Cliff Tyllick
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 11:33 AM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] sample ADA statement for website?

I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV. Now that the disclaimer is out of the way…

I would change the last sentence. Don't speak about your clients—speak *to* them. Something like:

If you discover an inaccessible feature as you use any of our courses, use the "Contact Us" link to report the problem. Tell us as much as you can:
' what you were trying to do
' how you were trying to do it
' the barrier you encountered
' a method that would be accessible, if you can think of one

And although I haven't seen many places where this is done (perhaps the BBC?), I would love to see tips on how to operate key parts of your site that have custom commands or features not well known to many users. How to control the videos in your particular setting is one possible example.

Given the task and the time, that's how I would do it.

Cliff Tyllick

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> On Mar 20, 2015, at 10:17 AM, Mike Warner < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm looking for a few sample ADA statements to make sure that we've
> got enough info in ours. I tried section508.gov, but the sample's
> download link is broken. We test every new course and feature first
> using JAWS ourselves, then we have a blind consultant re-test. We
> haven't had any complaints from any of the visually impaired students we've enrolled.
> We've actually received praise from a couple of students.
>
> Here is our current ADA statement:
> MindEdge, Inc. is committed to the principle of equal access for
> learners with disabilities in compliance with the Americans with
> Disabilities Act
> (ADA) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. We have accessibility
> experts on staff who thoroughly test our courses and new features for
> learner experience and compatibility with the most commonly used
> assistive technologies. Learners are able to contact us through a
> variety of methods within the course regarding any accessibility issues.
>
> Does that need any more detail, or is it fine as it is?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Mike Warner
> Director of IT Services
> MindEdge, Inc.
> > > list messages to <EMAIL REMOVED>