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From: Shuttlesworth, Rachel
Date: Thu, Oct 17 2013 10:24AM
Subject: WCAG 2.0 AA
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Hi, all.
At a conference last year, I heard that the Access Board would be updating the Section 508 standards and that the new version as related to web accessibility would look quite a bit like WCAG 2.0 AA.
I am meeting with folks at my institution tomorrow and would like to recommend that we embrace WCAG 2.0 AA as our goal for all of our web sites. Do you have handy any resources that would help me make this case?
Rachel
Dr. Rachel S. Thompson
Director, Emerging Technology and Accessibility
Center for Instructional Technology
University of Alabama
From: Humbert, Joseph A
Date: Thu, Oct 17 2013 10:39AM
Subject: Re: WCAG 2.0 AA
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Hi Rachel,
" Chapters 4, 5, and 6 all contained technical requirements closely adapted from the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Success Criteria which were rephrased in mandatory language."
2nd sentence of the last paragraph of this section. (http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/draft-rule-2011/notice-on-the-release-2011-draft-anprm#two )
However, The final standards may not be enforceable until late 2014 or early 2015. Thankx.
Sincerely,
Joe
Joe Humbert, Accessibility Specialist
UITS Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Centers
Indiana University, Indianapolis and Bloomington
535 W Michigan St. IT210 F
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Office Phone: (317) 274-4378
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http://iuadapts.Indiana.edu/
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Subject: [WebAIM] WCAG 2.0 AA
Hi, all.
At a conference last year, I heard that the Access Board would be updating the Section 508 standards and that the new version as related to web accessibility would look quite a bit like WCAG 2.0 AA.
I am meeting with folks at my institution tomorrow and would like to recommend that we embrace WCAG 2.0 AA as our goal for all of our web sites. Do you have handy any resources that would help me make this case?
Rachel
Dr. Rachel S. Thompson
Director, Emerging Technology and Accessibility Center for Instructional Technology University of Alabama
From: Jonathan Metz
Date: Thu, Oct 17 2013 11:04AM
Subject: Re: WCAG 2.0 AA
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Hi Rachel,
I was fortunate to sit in on Bruce Bailey chat about Accessible Web
Content with WCAG 2.0. You can check out the recording of that web cast
here:
http://www.accessibilityonline.org/Archives/index.php?app=4&;type=transcript
&id=2013-07-11
Bruce made the recommendation that agencies start NOW to adopt the WCAG A
& AA, and they can start to do this through 1194.5, 'Equivalent
facilitation'. While they aren¹t enforceable as of yet, it certainly
stands to reason that nothing hurts to be ahead of the game!
Jonathan Metz
On 10/17/13 12:39 PM, "Humbert, Joseph A" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>Hi Rachel,
>
>" Chapters 4, 5, and 6 all contained technical requirements closely
>adapted from the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Success
>Criteria which were rephrased in mandatory language."
>
>2nd sentence of the last paragraph of this section.
>(http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-i
>t/about-the-ict-refresh/draft-rule-2011/notice-on-the-release-2011-draft-a
>nprm#two )
>
>However, The final standards may not be enforceable until late 2014 or
>early 2015. Thankx.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Joe
>
>Joe Humbert, Accessibility Specialist
>UITS Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Centers
>Indiana University, Indianapolis and Bloomington
>535 W Michigan St. IT210 F
>Indianapolis, IN 46202
>Office Phone: (317) 274-4378
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
>http://iuadapts.Indiana.edu/
>-----Original Message-----
>From: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
>[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Shuttlesworth,
>Rachel
>Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 12:25 PM
>To: WebAIM List
>Subject: [WebAIM] WCAG 2.0 AA
>
>Hi, all.
>
>At a conference last year, I heard that the Access Board would be
>updating the Section 508 standards and that the new version as related to
>web accessibility would look quite a bit like WCAG 2.0 AA.
>
>I am meeting with folks at my institution tomorrow and would like to
>recommend that we embrace WCAG 2.0 AA as our goal for all of our web
>sites. Do you have handy any resources that would help me make this case?
>
>Rachel
>
>Dr. Rachel S. Thompson
>Director, Emerging Technology and Accessibility Center for Instructional
>Technology University of Alabama
>
>
>
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