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- some of the 508 standards relate to lower priority checkpoints
  from the Web Accessibility Initiative
- Accessibility
  Guidelines lists only the priority one checkpoints The Section 508 view
  includes priority 2 and 3 checkpoints in the comparison.
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- - followed by a comparison phrase like "the same," and then the relevant Section 508 web accessibility standard or standards.
  - The first table lists the Priority 1 Web Content Accessibility
    checkpoints
  - The second table is titled, "The
    508 View." It lists all the 508 standards, and for each one, the comparison phrase, and
    the relevant WCAG checkpoint or checkpoints.
  - "Section 508" refers specifically to Section
    508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce Investment
    Act of 1998
  - The law requires Federal agencies to purchase electronic
    and information technology that is accessible to employees with disabilities,
    and to the extent that those agencies provide information technology
    to the public, it too shall be accessible by persons with disabilities.
  - Section 508 was included in an amendment to the Rehabilitation
    Act in 1986
  - But the 1986 version
    provided no guidance for determining accessibility of information technology
    and there were no enforcement procedures
  - The 1998 amendment addressed both these issues
  - The Access
    Board (the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board) was assigned
    the task of determining standards for accessible electronic and information
    technology
  - Although the law applies to the development, procurement,
    maintenance, or use of all electronic and information technology, it
    is in the procurement where the enforcement lies
  - The result of the effort by the Access Board is a set of standards
    for accessible electronic and information technology.
  - The specific standards address:
    
    Software applications and operating systems (§1194.21)
    Web-based intranet and internet information and applications
    (§1194.22)
    Telecommunications products (§1194.23)
    Video or multimedia products (§1194.24)
    Self-contained closed products such as copiers (§1194.25)
    Desktop and portable computers (§1194.26)
  - Our interest here is §1194.22,
    standards for accessible web-based intranet and internet information
    and applications.
  - accessibility standards of Section 508 apply to Federal
    agencies purchasing electronic and information technology.
  - It is hoped
    that the market pressure of Federal procurement will have a much broader
    effect than just making Federal information technology accessible, though
    even that is a
  - significant goal
  - the requirements of Section 508 do not extend
    to recipients of Federal funds or private businesses.
  - According to the ATAP site, "states which receive Federal funds under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998
    are required by that Act to provide an assurance of compliance with Section
    508
  - There is one notable
    exception to this exemption
  - Currently all 50 states and all territories receive Assistive Technology
    Act dollars and all have some form of Section 508 assurance."
  - This comparison of the WCAG Priority 1 checkpoints and the
    Section 508 web accessibility standards is of interest to states because
    some have chosen to use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines as the
    criterion for web accessibility
  - The Web Accessibility Initiative Guidelines (WCAG)
    
    The Web
    Accessibility Initiative (WAI) was formed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in order to bring accessibility considerations into the technology development
    of the Web Consortium and to determine guidelines for accessible technology
    including web authoring and user agents (browsers).
  - As Tim Berners-Lee,
    the inventor of the Web, and the Director of the W3C put it, "The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of
    disability is an essential aspect."
  - The guidelines are further organized into a checklist.
  - The checkpoints are categorized as Priority 1, 2 or 3. Here is the characterization
    of those priorities from the Guidelines
  - [Priority 1]
    
    A Web content developer must satisfy
    this checkpoint. Otherwise, one or more groups will find it impossible
    to access information in the document. Satisfying this checkpoint is
    a basic requirement for some groups to be able to use Web documents.
  - [Priority 2]
    
    A Web content developer should satisfy
    this checkpoint. Otherwise, one or more groups will find it difficult
    to access information in the document. Satisfying this checkpoint will
    remove significant barriers to accessing Web documents.
  - [Priority 3]
    
    A Web content developer may address
    this checkpoint. Otherwise, one or more groups will find it somewhat
    difficult to access information in the document. Satisfying this checkpoint
    will improve access to Web documents.
  - This side-by-side comparison looks first at the Priority 1
    WCAG checkpoints (The WCAG View) and compares each with with relevant Section 508 web standards.
  - On the other
    hand, the Section 508 View lists all the 508 web standards and compares these WCAG checkpoints; some checkpoints of Priority 2 and 3 are related to the 508 standards.
  - Implementation Resources
    
    The Web
    Content Accessibility Guidelines are keyed to a techniques document, Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, which gives techniques for supporting each checkpoint.
    
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  - In addition there are training resources on the WAI site.
    
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  - The Access Board has released an informative guide
    to the web standards which is linked to by the Access Board Section 508 site.
  - The Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center (ITTATC) was funded to support Section 508.
  - http://jimthatcher.com/webcourse1.htm.
  - he IBM Web Accessibility Guidelines include documentation on rationale, implementation techniques and testing.
  - The WCAG View
    
    NOTE: Four WCAG Priority
    1 checkpoints, 1.3, 4.1, 6.2 and 14.1, are listed as "not in 508" in the Comparison column of this table. If a web site is 508-compliant and its
    author wants to be Web Accessibility Initiative A-Compliant as well,
    these are the only four checkpoints he must address additionally.
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