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From: Tomlins Diane
Date: Mon, Aug 14 2017 2:53PM
Subject: ISA symbol - required on websites?
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So, this subject came up today -- The International Symbol of Accessibility (ISA). I understand it's required by the ADA to be posted on parking spaces, restrooms, loading zones , and building entrances, but is it, by extension, required in any way for websites?? Is this person's opinion, that it is required on a website as part of Section 508 and Title III, just that?
My personal feeling is that it's a stretch. I haven't seen any discussions around this so-called "requirement" for it?
Anyone?
Thanks,
Diane R Tomlins
Accessibility SME
From: John Foliot
Date: Mon, Aug 14 2017 3:28PM
Subject: Re: ISA symbol - required on websites?
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While I cannot comment on what the Access Board wants, I can say
definitively that there is no requirement for that directly within the
W3C's WCAG 2.0 Specification (and in fact, there is a specific Normative
['official'] section related to conformance statements here:
https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#conformance-claims)
HTH
JF
On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 3:53 PM, Tomlins Diane <
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> So, this subject came up today -- The International Symbol of
> Accessibility (ISA). I understand it's required by the ADA to be posted on
> parking spaces, restrooms, loading zones , and building entrances, but is
> it, by extension, required in any way for websites?? Is this person's
> opinion, that it is required on a website as part of Section 508 and Title
> III, just that?
>
> My personal feeling is that it's a stretch. I haven't seen any
> discussions around this so-called "requirement" for it?
> Anyone?
>
> Thanks,
> Diane R Tomlins
> Accessibility SME
>
>
> > > > >
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John Foliot
Principal Accessibility Strategist
Deque Systems Inc.
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From: Katie Haritos-Shea GMAIL
Date: Mon, Aug 14 2017 3:39PM
Subject: Re: ISA symbol - required on websites?
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My understanding is that ISA not required on websites for original Section 508 nor the Section 508 Refresh. Nor have I seen a requirement for other US laws and regulations such as for the ACAA and CVAA.
* katie *
Katie Haritos-Shea
Principal ICT Accessibility Architect (WCAG/Section 508/ADA/AODA)
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From: Chagnon | PubCom
Date: Mon, Aug 14 2017 4:29PM
Subject: Re: ISA symbol - required on websites?
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I've never seen anything in any ICT standard requiring the ISA symbol. Given that the symbol is of a person in a wheelchair, I doubt it would be appropriate for ICT.
Barrier-free architecture is different from barrier-free ICT, both affecting different populations with some crossover. If a symbol was going to be required, it would have to be something other than a wheelchair to represent the people and their access to ICT.
--Bevi Chagnon