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AccessibilityAccessibility
US Accessible Web Design US Accessible Web Design Requirements: Section 508Requirements: Section 508
Cynthia D. Waddell, JDCynthia D. Waddell, JDExecutive Director, ICDRIExecutive Director, ICDRI
Technology OverviewTechnology Overview
Technology CrossroadTechnology Crossroad
Section 508 Impact & ChallengesSection 508 Impact & Challenges
Section 508 Accessibility ForumSection 508 Accessibility Forum
Accessibility Wins AwardsAccessibility Wins Awards
Technology CrossroadTechnology Crossroad
Explosive Growth of Electronic Explosive Growth of Electronic CommerceCommerce
Shift from Web Content Shift from Web Content
Publishing to Web ApplicationsPublishing to Web Applications
IT Evolution to Multi-Modality IT Evolution to Multi-Modality
ArchitectureArchitecture
Civil Rights AlignmentCivil Rights Alignment
White House Digital Economy White House Digital Economy ConferenceConference
The Growing Digital Divide in Access The Growing Digital Divide in Access for People with Disabilities: for People with Disabilities: Overcoming Barriers to Participation Overcoming Barriers to Participation
by Cynthia D. Waddellby Cynthia D. Waddell
Commissioned by US Dept of Commerce Commissioned by US Dept of Commerce and the National Science Foundationand the National Science Foundation
www.icdri.org/the_digital_divide.htmwww.icdri.org/the_digital_divide.htm
Section 508Section 508
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 Strengthened Section 5081998 Strengthened Section 508
Electronic & Information Electronic & Information
Technology Accessibility StandardsTechnology Accessibility Standards
Expanded Definition of Expanded Definition of
Accessibility in the Design of EIT Accessibility in the Design of EIT
Procured by the Federal GovtProcured by the Federal Govt
Section 508- ScopeSection 508- Scope
Hardware/Software
Any IT used Any IT used in creation, in creation, conversion conversion
or or duplication duplication
of data or of data or informationinformation
Web Pages
Databases
Fax Machines/Copiers
ITMs, Kiosks
Telephones
Multimedia
Section 508- ImpactSection 508- Impact
Accessibility in Mainstream EITAccessibility in Mainstream EIT
Accessibility in Both Products & Accessibility in Both Products &
Support – Help Desk, Support – Help Desk,
Documentation & Training Documentation & Training Interoperability for Assistive Interoperability for Assistive
Computer TechnologyComputer Technology
Section 508- ImpactSection 508- Impact
Provides a Private Right of Action Provides a Private Right of Action Against Federal Agencies Against Federal Agencies
Provides a Marketplace Incentive Provides a Marketplace Incentive
for Designing Accessibly for Designing Accessibly Informs Entities Covered under Informs Entities Covered under
ADA and Section 504ADA and Section 504
Section 508-ImpactSection 508-Impact
Requires an Accessible IT & Web Requires an Accessible IT & Web Design Plan - Cannot Handle IT Design Plan - Cannot Handle IT Accessibility Issues Exclusively Accessibility Issues Exclusively on an “Ad Hoc” or “As Needed on an “Ad Hoc” or “As Needed Basis”Basis”
Ripple Effect is Underway – Ripple Effect is Underway – States and Local Governments States and Local Governments are Adopting Section 508are Adopting Section 508
Section 508- ChallengesSection 508- Challenges
Danger of Fracturing Standards at Danger of Fracturing Standards at State & Local Gov’t Level by NOT State & Local Gov’t Level by NOT Recognizing Cross-Disability Tech Recognizing Cross-Disability Tech IssuesIssues
Danger of Undermining 508 Danger of Undermining 508
Effort in Litigation by Resolving Effort in Litigation by Resolving
Cases Through “Wrong” Tech Cases Through “Wrong” Tech
SolutionsSolutions
Federal Accessibility ForumFederal Accessibility Forum
Industry, Consumer, Industry, Consumer, Academia & Academia & Government Government Stakeholders in Stakeholders in Section 508 Effort Section 508 Effort
Next Meeting- SeptemberNext Meeting- September
2002 Location to be 2002 Location to be
DeterminedDetermined
CALIFORNIA PORTAL- my.ca.govCALIFORNIA PORTAL- my.ca.gov
Accessibility Brings Multiple AwardsAccessibility Brings Multiple Awards
New Book – New Book – Released April 2002Released April 2002
Includes Global Includes Global Survey of Survey of Accessible Web Law Accessible Web Law and Policies as well and Policies as well as In Depth Look at as In Depth Look at Section 508Section 508
Order at www.ICDRI.org for DiscountOrder at www.ICDRI.org for Discount