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From: Kitzzy Aviles
Date: Mon, Apr 22 2002 9:03AM
Subject: Section 508 Evaluation Tools
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Hello,
My department would like to put together the following:
"a documented methodology with respect to the various 508 checks, for instance:
STANDARD:
(a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via alt tags, longdesc, or in element content).
TOOL(S): - manual check, utilities, software?
Use Dreamweaver utility to check for?
Use Bobby to check for? etc."
Basically, whats the best method/tool to test each individual standard as we know that not everything can be tested with just one method/tool. Is something like this already out there that I could use or to help me get started? I have a pretty good idea of what these are, but I figured I'd ask before begining the whole thing from scratch. Thanks
Kitzzy
Kitzzy
From: Mark Rew
Date: Mon, Apr 22 2002 10:48AM
Subject: Re: Section 508 Evaluation Tools
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Kitzzy,
HUse the following url to see the document I wrote for my agency. Feel free to use any part of this document that applies to your task.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/cio/htm/section508_web_tools_guide.htm
Mark Rew
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From: Kitzzy Aviles
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Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 11:49 AM
Subject: Section 508 Evaluation Tools
Hello,
My department would like to put together the following:
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"a documented methodology with respect to the various 508 checks, for instance:
STANDARD:
(a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via alt tags, longdesc, or in element content).
TOOL(S): - manual check, utilities, software?
Use Dreamweaver utility to check for?
Use Bobby to check for? etc."
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Basically, whats the best method/tool to test each individual standard as we know that not everything can be tested with just one method/tool. Is something like this already out there that I could use or to help me get started? I have a pretty good idea of what these are, but I figured I'd ask before begi
From: Jim Thatcher
Date: Mon, Apr 22 2002 11:46AM
Subject: RE: Section 508 Evaluation Tools
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Hi Kitzzy,
I am working on an evaluation of web evaluation tools for ITTATC
(Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center,
www.ittatc.org, Georgia Tech) which is funded by NIDR in support of Section
508 and 255. The evaluation will be completed in the middle of May and be on
my site and on the ITTATC site soon after that. It includes a discussion of
what can be tested by software and what requires human evaluation for the
Section 508 provisions. A report on two tools and an early draft of that
testing write up is available at http://jimthatcher.com/er2.htm. These
sources may help in your very interesting enterprise.
Jim
Accessibility Consulting
http://jimthatcher.com
512-306-0931
Constructing Accessible Web Sites, is now available at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1904151000/jimthatcherco-20/!
I recommend it. It's a good book!
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Subject: Section 508 Evaluation Tools
Hello,
My department would like to put together the following:
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"a documented methodology with respect to the various 508 checks, for
instance:
STANDARD:
(a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g.,
via alt tags, longdesc, or in element content).
TOOL(S): - manual check, utilities, software?
Use Dreamweaver utility to check for?
Use Bobby to check for? etc."
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Basically, whats the best method/tool to test each individual standard as
we know that not everything can be tested with just one method/tool. Is
something like this already out there that I could use or to help me get
started? I have a pretty good idea of what these are, but I figured I'd ask
before begining the whole thing