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Tag Archives: Section 508
Forty Years Later: The Anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act
September 26th, 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 also known as the RehabAct. The RehabAct was sponsored by Representative John Brademas [IN-3] and signed into law by President Richard Nixon. The Federal legislation authorized the … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Legislation, Uncategorized, Website
Tagged Americans with Disabilities Act, disability legislation, disability research, disability rights, EEOC, employment, independent living, NIDRR, OSERS, protection & advocacy, RehabAct, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 501, Section 503, section 504, Section 508, Section 509, US Department of Education, US Department of Justice, US Department of Labor, vocational rehabilitation
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Two White House Conference Calls for the Month of July
La información en español sigue la versión en Ingles. For the month of July, the White House is presenting two conference calls. The first calls will discuss the new Institute of Medicine (IOM) report and the second is from the White House Disability Group … Continue reading
Web Accessibility: Section 508 Pass/Fail Checklist from WebAIM
WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind) is an excellent resource for information, tools, code, legislation, and more. They’ve written a great checklist for Section 508, breaking it down into what constitutes a pass and a fail on each point. The table … Continue reading
Check It: An Open Source Accessibility Checker
AChecker is an open source web accessibility evaluation tool developed by the Adaptive Technology Resource Centre and other contributors. It’s available in a public, online version at http://www.atutor.ca/achecker/index.php. You can also download a local version in PHP and TinyMCE plugin. … Continue reading
TEITAC: There is no “last word” in accessibility
If you thought Section 508 was all the Fed had to say about Web and electronic accessibility, think again! The Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee (TEITAC) is currently reviewing web accessibility guidelines, identifying gaps, and making recommendations … Continue reading
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Tagged accessibility, information technology, Section 508, web accessibility
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 