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Thursday, March 9, 2017

Webinar March 28: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and the Revised Section 508 Standard

Section 508 Best Practice Series

laptop with "Sec. 508 webinars" on screenThe next webinar in the Section 508 Best Practices Webinar Series will take place March 28 from 1:00 to 2:30 (ET) and will cover the updated Section 508 Standards and their application of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 to websites, electronic documents, and software. Presenters will review WCAG 2.0 Level A and Level AA Success Criteria and Conformance Requirements and explain how they are applied by the refreshed 508 Standards. They will also address use of WCAG 2.0 Success Criteria for both web and non-web technologies, available resources for testing and verifying accessibility according to WCAG 2.0, and other topics.

For more details or to register for this or other webinars in the free series, visit www.accessibilityonline.org/cioc-508/schedule.

The Section 508 Best Practices Webinar Series provides helpful information and best practices for federal agencies in meeting their obligations under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act which ensures access to information and communication technology in the federal sector. This webinar series is made available by the Accessibility Community of Practice of the CIO Council in partnership with the U.S. Access Board.
Section 508 Best Practices: WCAG 2.0 and the Revised Section 508 Standards    
March 28, 2017, 1:00- 2:30 (ET)       
  • Bruce Bailey, IT Specialist, U.S. Access Board
  • Timothy Creagan, Senior Accessibility Specialist, U.S. Access Board
  • Earlene Sesker, Training Coordinator, U.S. Access Board (moderator)
  • Deborah Kaplan, Section 508 Policy Lead, Office of the CIO, HHS (moderator) 
Registration: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/cioc-508/session/?id=110612
SOURCE: United States Access Board

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