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From: Jost Lunstroth
Date: Thu, Mar 07 2002 9:49PM
Subject: what kind of agencies have to conform to 508
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Hello
I am starting to do consulting on web technologies for some not for profit
agencies. Someone mentioned 508.
Can anyone give me information / guidance around the criteria for having to
meet the 508 regulations?
From: Shane Anderson
Date: Fri, Mar 08 2002 12:02PM
Subject: RE: what kind of agencies have to conform to 508
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Look at:
http://www.section508.gov/
http://www.webaim.org/standards/508/checklist
http://www.webaim.org/standards/508/excerpts
http://www.webaim.org/news/show_item.php?nid=11
Shane Anderson
WebAIM.org
From: Anitra Pavka
Date: Fri, Mar 08 2002 11:04AM
Subject: Re: what kind of agencies have to conform to 508
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I am aware that the following groups must comply with Section 508
(unless they can prove it would cause an "undue burden"): Federal
departments or agencies, anyone doing contract work for a Federal
department or agency, and states that receive money from the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998. This letter on the RESNA site goes into further
detail about it:
http://www.resna.org/taproject/policy/initiatives/nidrrassur.html
However, large corporations have also been pushing to create Section
508 compliant products. It can be a big selling point, even for groups
that are not required to buy compliant products.
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Jost Lunstroth wrote:
> I am starting to do consulting on web technologies for some not for
> profit agencies. Someone mentioned 508. Can anyone give me
> information / guidance around the criteria for having to meet the 508
> regulations? Is it only federal agencies or any entity that receives
> federal monies?
>
> I and many others are confused.
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