From the U.S. Access Board: W3C Releases Updated Web Content Accessibility Guidelines On June 5, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) released an update of its Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, a globally recognized, technology-neutral accessibility standard for web content. WCAG 2.1 builds upon guidance developed by W3C’s Web Accessibility Initiative by expanding coverage… Continue Reading WCAG 2.1 Released
May 17, 2018 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced it is launching a new technical assistance initiative to assist schools, districts, state education agencies, libraries, colleges and universities in making their websites and online programs accessible to individuals with disabilities. Through webinars, OCR will provide information technology professionals with vital… Continue Reading New Website Accessibility Technical Assistance Initiative
From the US Access Board… Section 508 Best Practices Webinar: A Roadmap for Transitioning to the Revised 508 Standards (January 30) The next webinar in the Section 508 Best Practices Webinar Series will take place January 30 from 1:00 to 2:30 (ET) and will cover implementation of the updated 508 Standards which recently became effective. A representative from… Continue Reading Webinar: A Roadmap for Transitioning to the Revised 508 Standards