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Re: Is the accessibility of a 3rd party that represent me still my concern?

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From: Druckman,Geri
Date: Mar 28, 2016 3:10PM

Thanks Kelly! I'm quite verse with Section 508, sadly not so much with
Section 504 and Section 503.

Geri

On 3/28/16, 4:02 PM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of Kelly Lupo"
< <EMAIL REMOVED> on behalf of <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

>The actual standards can be found on access-board.gov
><https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-
>it/about-the-section-508-standards/section-508-standards>,
>and WebAIM.org has a breakdown of the regulations
><http://webaim.org/standards/508/checklist>; that is absolutely wonderful
>in
>terms of translating them from legalese into English. (WebAIM also has a
>PDF version of the checklist, if you want to print it
><http://webaim.org/standards/508/508checklist.pdf>;.)
>
>Additionally, WebAIM also has a Chrome plug-in for checking compliance
><http://wave.webaim.org/extension/>;, as well as a web-based compliance
>checker <http://wave.webaim.org/>; if you can't install things.
>
>Both sites have tons of resources that I've found helpful in my starting
>to
>learn about Section 508. (WebAIM also has WCAG 2.0 guidelines, as well.)
>
>Kelly
>
>On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 4:43 PM, Druckman,Geri < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>wrote:
>
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> This is an excellent point. At the moment I will assume this is not for
>> our employees, but by the nature of the institution I work for, any
>> employee may become a client at any given timeÅ 
>>
>> We do receive federal funding to an extent, and from a conversation I
>>had
>> with HR, we de need to comply with sections 508, 504, and 503.
>> I guess I need to dive head first into Section 504 and catch up on my
>> reading. If you have some guidance that can get me to the right places
>>in
>> section 504, I¹ll greatly thankful.
>>
>> Geri Druckman
>> Web Development Specialist
>> Accessibility|Usability|QA
>> MD Anderson Cancer Center
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/28/16, 3:31 PM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of Moore,Michael
>> (Accessibility) (HHSC)" < <EMAIL REMOVED> on behalf
>>of
>> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>
>> >Hi Geri,
>> >
>> >I can see a few potential points of pain for your organization.
>> >
>> >Does this application provide access to information or services for
>>which
>> >your organization receives federal funding? If so you may potentially
>>be
>> >risking a compliant under section 504.
>> >
>> >You may be risking a complaint under the ADA in the following two
>> >situations.
>> >
>> >Does this application provide access to information or services to
>> >members of the public and is there an accessible alternative to using
>> >this application available from the same place where you link to the
>> >external application?
>> >
>> >Does this application provide access to information or services to
>> >employees and/or potential employees and is there an accessible
>> >alternative to using this application that is available from the same
>> >places where you link to the external application?
>> >
>> >Mike Moore
>> >Accessibility Coordinator
>> >Texas Health and Human Services Commission
>> >Civil Rights Office
>> >(512) 438-3431 (Office)
>> >
>> >