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From: Bryce.Fields
Date: Nov 5, 2003 6:33AM

I have a question about web applications and federal compliance. At
Kentucky Virtual University, we currently use an online course management
system (WebCT, if you are familiar with the product) that is Section 508
compliant, but not entirely "accessible" (scripting must be enabled before
a course's content can be rendered). There is currently some debate that
while the web app is 508 compliant, we could be in Federal hot water because
of Section 504 of the Rehab Act and the ADA.

I've never heard of 504/ADA concerns specifically addressing web-based
media. I was always under the impression that 508 was the final Federal
word on all things web. Am I missing something?

Bryce Fields
Web Developer
Kentucky Virtual University
http://www.kyvu.org/ <http://www.kyvu.org/>;

1-877-740-4357
1-502-573-1555 ext 288

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