Advice on Section 508 Compliance

 
Jun 04, 2001
Government Computer News checks in on the accessibility issue with two interesting articles, both of which include detail on the use of Macromedia products to assist compliance:

Shawn P. McCarthy recommends that we "Get Access-Ready" and provides a "primer for online 508 compliance."

Get Access- Ready (ZDNet Tech InfoBase / Government Computer News, May 28, 2001)

Then Steve Graves, in his article, "Here Are 15 Tips to Make Your Web Site Accessible," posits that "It's easy to build a Web site that complies with Section 508 requirements. Simply limit it to standard Hypertext Markup Language pages, add a text description of all graphics and avoid any interactive or script functions. But that won't cut it when your agency's audience expects Dynamic HTML and multimedia. With a little extra effort, it's possible to wow visitors with an attractive, contemporary design and still honor accessibility requirements." His explanation of how to do it can be found here:

Here Are 15 Tips to Make Your Web Site Accessible (ZDNet Tech InfoBase / Government Computer News, May 28, 2001)


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