on Demand Webinar
The Second Coming of Section 508
Audience? Public Sector Web, Section 508, and Content managers, including Federal, state and local government and educational institutions
Duration: 45 minutes
Presenter: Ken Nakata, Director, Accessibility Consulting Practice, HiSoftware
Did you know that of 100 federal home pages scanned using both human and automated methods, more than 90% Web sites they evaluated contained violations of the government’s own 508 guidelines1?
Despite its powerful intentions—to make information technologies, particularly the Internet, accessible to people with disabilities—Section 508 has seen only sporadic public sector adoption in the decade since it became law. But the momentum in favor of Web accessibility seems to be shifting.
In this 45-minute Webinar we will review how you can:
• Ensure that your existing website content is accessible to the widest possible audience
• Prepare for new regulatory requirements regarding monitoring and enforcement of Section 508
• Respond to the Obama administration’s mandate for more “open, transparent and participatory government”
• Discover best practices from forward-thinking federal and state agencies that are ensuring Web accessibility
• Automate the ongoing monitoring and remediation of accessibility issues with technology
This Webinar will also discuss how to craft policies, build greater awareness of the legal and business cases for accessibility, and develop stakeholder commitment for decisive action.
1 Abiodun Olalere and Jonathan Lazar, Towson University, “Government Information Quarterly,” May 13, 2011.
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