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From: Steve Vosloo
Date: Mon, Aug 12 2002 8:42AM
Subject: 508 vs. WCAG
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We have a client whose site is visited by UK and US users and which
needs to be made accessible. The pressure for accessibility is coming
from the US. I'd like to know what their options are ... do they:
1) Make the site 508 and WCAG Priority 1 compliant
2) Make it only 508 compliant. Will this satisfy the Disability
Discrimination Act of the UK?
3) Make it only WCAG Priority 1 compliant? Will this satisfy the US
pressure coming from the Federal funders of the site?
All input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Steve
Steve Vosloo
Division Manager
Usability J
From: Tim Luoma
Date: Mon, Aug 12 2002 10:23AM
Subject: Re: 508 vs. WCAG
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On Mon, 12 Aug 2002, Steve Vosloo wrote:
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> We have a client whose site is visited by UK and US users and which
> needs to be made accessible. The pressure for accessibility is coming
> from the US. I'd like to know what their options are ... do they:
WCAG level 1 and Section508 would be a good combination. There is a lot
of overlap. I put a combination page up at
http://www.tntluoma.com/sidebars/section508/ which I attempted to organize
so that similar items would be grouped together. The priority levels for
WCAG are listed there too.
TjL
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From: Jim Thatcher
Date: Sun, Aug 18 2002 5:11PM
Subject: RE: 508 vs. WCAG
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MessageMaybe my Side-By-Side comparison of Section 508 and WCAG Priority 1
will help you: http://jimthatcher.com/sidebyside.htm.
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: 508 vs. WCAG
We have a client whose site is visited by UK and US users and which needs
to be made accessible. The pressure for accessibility is coming from the US.
I'd like to know what their options are ... do they:
1) Make the site 508 and WCAG Priority 1 compliant
2) Make it only 508 compliant. Will this satisfy the Disability
Discrimination Act of the UK?
3) Make it only WCAG Priority 1 compliant? Will this satisfy the US
pressure coming from the Federal funders of the site?
All input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Steve
Steve Vosloo
Division