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From: Angela French
Date: Thu, Jul 27 2017 10:57AM
Subject: SEction 508 refresh checklists
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Our agency is putting together a plan to train staff in all areas of accessible document creation. One item that has been asked for is a checklist that document authors can refer to and follow. I see plenty of old ones online (Section 508 checklists). Does anyone know if there are any new checklists out there that reflect the Section 508 refresh? I am unable to find any.

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Angela French
Internet/Intranet Specialist
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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From: Bourne, Sarah (MASSIT)
Date: Fri, Jul 28 2017 8:54AM
Subject: Re: SEction 508 refresh checklists
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Angela,

I haven't seen anything new from the US federal government yet, but I recommend the Canadian Accessible Digital Office Document (ADOD) Project. Their advice is based on WCAG2 and ATAG1. They have guidance for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (Win and Mac), Google docs, OpenOffice, iWorks, Corel, and PDF documents.

I haven't done an in-depth comparison, but I think you'll find that there is very little different from the existing document guidance offered for Section 508 compliance.

The ADOD project has been developed by the Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University as part of an EnAbling Change Partnership project with the Government of Ontario and UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). It can be found at http://adod.idrc.ocad.ca/

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Sarah E. Bourne
Director of IT Accessibility, MassIT
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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From: Angela French
Date: Mon, Jul 31 2017 9:30AM
Subject: Re: SEction 508 refresh checklists
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Thank you!

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Angela,

I haven't seen anything new from the US federal government yet, but I recommend the Canadian Accessible Digital Office Document (ADOD) Project. Their advice is based on WCAG2 and ATAG1. They have guidance for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (Win and Mac), Google docs, OpenOffice, iWorks, Corel, and PDF documents.

I haven't done an in-depth comparison, but I think you'll find that there is very little different from the existing document guidance offered for Section 508 compliance.

The ADOD project has been developed by the Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University as part of an EnAbling Change Partnership project with the Government of Ontario and UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). It can be found at http://adod.idrc.ocad.ca/

sb
Sarah E. Bourne
Director of IT Accessibility, MassIT
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1 Ashburton Pl. rm 811 Boston MA 02108
617-626-4502
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http://www.mass.gov/MassIT