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Section 508 Laws and Regulations

Section 508

Section 508 is part of a 1998 amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. It requires federal agencies to make their electronic information accessible to people with disabilities.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
WCAG 2.0

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are international accessibility guidelines for digital content. These guidelines are often adopted by as the bases of their digital accessibility laws.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
WCAG 2.1

2.1 guidelines are an update to the WCAG 2.0 guidelines. It demonstrates that accessibility conformance will continue to evolve with modern technology.

Suggested Web Accessibility Resources, Partners, and Tools

iAccessible

iAccessible is a web based application that will automatically scan entire websites to identify digital conformance issues outlined in Section 508 and WCAG 2.1. It can also locate and retrieve any documents within a specific domain, enabling webmasters to identify their entire document inventory.

WebAim

WebAim provides tools and training that will help guide you in becoming an accessibility guru!

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Creating Accessible Documents

SSA Guide: Producing Accessible Word and PDF Documents.

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