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Accessibility Statutes  
What is Section 508? Section 508 is intended to ensure that all electronic and information technologies utilized by Federal agencies are accessible to all employees and private users
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1996
Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996:
What agencies are involved?
The Access Board
US Department of Justice - Section 508 page
Accessful Papers

Why should private industry by concerned?

Planning for Accessibility

Adjusting paradigms for the Millennium.

 

Accessful Consulting is Recruiting
Accessful Consulting is searching for users who employ assistive devices to utilize Web-based applications and other software. Please contact us if you are interested.

 

Why be Accessible?
 

If you work for a federal government agency, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires your website and other electronic information to be accessible. State and municipal agencies may also require compliance with accessibility guidelines.

If you work in private industry, your company simply cannot afford to be inaccessible. Over 50 million Americans suffer from some type of disability. Can you risk ignoring this market? Meeting accessibility guidelines will not only open up your e-commerce site to this market, but will quite possibly increase sales by making your site easier to use by non-disabled consumers. In fact, ease of use has been demonstrated to facilitate successful e-commerce transactions.

At Accessful Consulting, we can provide you with expert consultation and site redesign so your site and technologies are accessible. We will tailor our services to meet your needs and resources so this goal can be accomplished in an economical manner. And, most importantly, we have the experience to do so. Our personnel have completed accessibility reviews and recommendations for a large federal agency's 10,000-page Internet and Intranet sites, a claim most of our competitors simply cannot make.

 

 

State of Accessibility on the Web  
Photograph of businessman in a wheelchair

New Assistive Technologies

JAWS 5.0 - Freedom Scientific has announced the newest release of the most widely used screen reader. Freedom Scientific promises that this latest version will provide more personalized settings, increased language flexibility, easier access to forms, and more efficient web navigation
State and Municipal Statutes and Standards
Over 40 states in the U.S. have either passed Accessibility legislation or have adopted official standards. In addition, certain municipalities have followed suit. Below is a list of links to some state and local government standards.
States
Connecticut
New York
Texas
Washington