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Section 508 Resource Page

Updated 04/10/11

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The resources below can assist those who need to make web sites or other electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities in order to comply with U. S. Section 508. Please contact us if there are any problems or you have suggestions for resources that should be added to this page. Send an email to: icdri@icdri.org .

See Books on Disability Legal and Policy Issues for 508/504 issues and ADA Compliance Manuals for further help.

Also please check our Products and Services page to see what services we offer those who are seeking to make their resources, Section 508 compliant.

Kynn Bartlett's New Book
A terrific book on Cascading Style Sheets by one of the leading experts in the field....

Accessible Technology in Today's Business

Constructing Accessible Web Sites
This is the most complete book ever published on the subject!... Plus some others books that will help you build exciting accessible sites!...

Final Far Rule For Implementing Section 508 of the Rehab Act Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities
http://section508.gov/docs/Final99607A.htm

Works of Cynthia Waddell et al.
http://www.icdri.org/cynthia_waddell.htm

Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards," Final Rule (ref. 36 CFR Part 1194) for the Rehabilitation Act, Sec 508, (as amended by P.L. 105-220 Sec 508)
http://www.access-board.gov/news/508-final.htm

Sapient Group - Section 508 Accessibility & ADA Legal Consulting

Department of Justice Section 508 Home Page
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508home.html

GSA The Accessibility Forum - First Meeting, May 11, 2001
http://www.accessibilityforum.org/index.html Resource Page - The Accessibility Forum

RESNA Policy Information Pipeline
Emerging Initiatives - Section 508
http://www.resna.org/taproject/policy/initiatives/508.html and http://www.resna.org/taproject/policy/initiatives/508/508Stateactions.htm

RESNA Assistive Technology Act Projects' Activities and Initiatives
http://www.resna.org/taproject/policy/initiatives/508.html#ata

University of Colorado at Boulder 508 Resource Collection
http://www.colorado.edu/sacs/disabilityservices/post_at/sect508rg.html

Requirements for Accessible Electronic and Information Technology Design
http://ocfo.ed.gov/coninfo/clibrary/software.htm

Federal IT Accessibility Initiative
http://www.section508.gov/

1194.22 Web-based intranet and internet information and applications
http://usability.gov/accessibility/508.html#subpart

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Section 508 Compliance Letters

CA Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, Legal Opinion M 01-17, Dated June 11, 2001 from Ralph Black, General Counsel
CA Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, Legal Opinion M 01-17

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Technical Resources

Analysis of WCAG and Section 508 by Disability Type - 8/24/01 By Kynn Bartlett

Accessible Procurement Toolkit
http://www.disability.org/toolkit/IndexE.asp

American Disabilities Act (ADA) and section 508
http://www.saundrakaerubel.com/accessibility.htm

Making Macromedia Movies talk and listen

Comparison of Section 508 and W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines by Jim Thatcher
A side by side detailed comparison of the Priority 1 Web Content Accessibility Guideline checkpoints and the web accessibility provisions of Section 508 from the US Access Board, sponsored by ATAP, the Association of Tech Act Projects ( www.atap.org ), http://jimthatcher.com/sidebyside.htm.

Comparison of six web evaluation tools by Jim Thatcher
A detailed description and comparison of six web accessibility evaluation and repair tools, http://jimthatcher.com/erx.htm

NIEHS Intro to Section 508 36 CFR - Part 1194.22
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/websmith/508/home.htm

Section 508 Summary Table
http://www.icdri.org/section508/section_508_summary_table.htm

Some Human Judgments Required for Section 508 Evaluation, By Dr. Len Kasday
http://astro.temple.edu/~kasday/talks/wave508/judge.html

Tech-for-All
www.tech-for-all.com

Trace Center 508 Mailing List
http://trace.wisc.edu:8080/guest/listutil/SEC508

Tutorial By Jim Thatcher
A 12 part tutorial on web accessibility for Section 508 sponsored by ITTATC, the Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center (www.ittatc.org), http://jimthatcher.com/webcourse1.htm.

The Unofficial Section 508 Web Accessibility Checklist
http://dcwebwomen.org/happening/508_resources.doc

Web Accessibility Training
http://www.webucator.com/WebDesign/Accessibility.cfm

Web Accessibility Tutorial (Free)
http://www.web-accessibility-tutorial.com.

Webaim Section 508 Web Accessibility Checklist
http://www.webaim.org/standards/508/checklist

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Organizations with Products and Services to help Meet 508 Standards

Accessible Systems - Free Classes on Web and Software Accessibility
http://www.accessible-systems.com/services/training.html

Watchfire's Bobby

GRCI an AT&T Company - See Resource Page
http://www.grci.com/main.htm

Hiawatha Island Software Company ("HiSoftware") - See Resource Page
http://www.hisoftware.com *NEW**

Inclusive Technologies
http://www.inclusive.com/

SSB Technologies - Infocus and Insight Products
http://www.ssbtechnologies.com/

TecAccess
http://www.tecaccess.net

Jim Thatcher - Accessibility Consultant
http://jimthatcher.com/

Microsoft and Section 508
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/microsoft/section508.htm

Information Technology Technical Assistance And Training Center
http://www.ittatc.org/ NEW

TARGET Center - USDA Technology at Work Center
http://www.usda.gov/oo/ontarget.htm

The Wave

WebAIM
http://www.webaim.org

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Handicap Vans

Section 508 Resource Page

Kynn Bartlett's New Book A terrific book on Cascading Style Sheets by one of the leading experts in the field....

Constructing Accessible Web Sites This is the most complete book ever published on the subject!... Plus some others books that will help you build exciting accessible sites!...

Purchases from help support the Center!

Final Far Rule For Implementing Section 508 of the Rehab Act Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities http://section508.gov/docs/Final99607A.htm

Works of Cynthia Waddell et al. http://www.icdri.org/cynthia_waddell.htm

Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards," Final Rule (ref. 36 CFR Part 1194) for the Rehabilitation Act, Sec 508, (as amended by P.L. 105-220 Sec 508) http://www.access-board.gov/news/508-final.htm

Sapient Group - Section 508 Accessibility & ADA Legal Consulting

Department of Justice Section 508 Home Page http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508home.html

GSA The Accessibility Forum - First Meeting, May 11, 2001 http://www.accessibilityforum.org/index.html Resource Page - The Accessibility Forum

RESNA Policy Information Pipeline Emerging Initiatives - Section 508 http://www.resna.org/taproject/policy/initiatives/508.html and http://www.resna.org/taproject/policy/initiatives/508/508Stateactions.htm

RESNA Assistive Technology Act Projects' Activities and Initiatives http://www.resna.org/taproject/policy/initiatives/508.html#ata

University of Colorado at Boulder 508 Resource Collection http://www.colorado.edu/sacs/disabilityservices/post_at/sect508rg.html

Requirements for Accessible Electronic and Information Technology Design http://ocfo.ed.gov/coninfo/clibrary/software.htm

Federal IT Accessibility Initiative http://www.section508.gov/

1194.22 Web-based intranet and internet information and applications http://usability.gov/accessibility/508.html#subpart

CA Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, Legal Opinion M 01-17, Dated June 11, 2001 from Ralph Black, General Counsel CA Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, Legal Opinion M 01-17

Accessible Procurement Toolkit http://www.disability.org/toolkit/IndexE.asp

American Disabilities Act (ADA) and section 508 http://www.saundrakaerubel.com/accessibility.htm

Comparison of six web evaluation tools by Jim Thatcher A detailed description and comparison of six web accessibility evaluation and repair tools, http://jimthatcher.com/erx.htm

NIEHS Intro to Section 508 36 CFR - Part 1194.22 http://www.niehs.nih.gov/websmith/508/home.htm

Section 508 Summary Table http://www.icdri.org/section508/section_508_summary_table.htm

Some Human Judgments Required for Section 508 Evaluation, By Dr. Len Kasday http://astro.temple.edu/~kasday/talks/wave508/judge.html

Trace Center 508 Mailing List http://trace.wisc.edu:8080/guest/listutil/SEC508

Tutorial By Jim Thatcher A 12 part tutorial on web accessibility for Section 508 sponsored by ITTATC, the Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center (www.ittatc.org), http://jimthatcher.com/webcourse1.htm.

The Unofficial Section 508 Web Accessibility Checklist http://dcwebwomen.org/happening/508_resources.doc

Web Accessibility Training http://www.webucator.com/WebDesign/Accessibility.cfm

Web Accessibility Tutorial (Free) http://www.web-accessibility-tutorial.com.

Webaim Section 508 Web Accessibility Checklist http://www.webaim.org/standards/508/checklist

Accessible Systems - Free Classes on Web and Software Accessibility http://www.accessible-systems.com/services/training.html

GRCI an AT&T Company - See Resource Page http://www.grci.com/main.htm

Hiawatha Island Software Company ("HiSoftware") - See Resource Page http://www.hisoftware.com *****NEW******

Inclusive Technologies http://www.inclusive.com/

SSB Technologies - Infocus and Insight Products http://www.ssbtechnologies.com/

Jim Thatcher - Accessibility Consultant http://jimthatcher.com/

Microsoft and Section 508 http://www.microsoft.com/enable/microsoft/section508.htm

Information Technology Technical Assistance And Training Center http://www.ittatc.org/ ****NEW****

TARGET Center - USDA Technology at Work Center http://www.usda.gov/oo/ontarget.htm

Kynn Bartlett's New Book
A terrific book on Cascading Style Sheets by one of the leading experts in the field....

Constructing Accessible Web Sites
This is the most complete book ever published on the subject!... Plus some others books that will help you build exciting accessible sites!...

Final Far Rule For Implementing Section 508 of the Rehab Act Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities
http://section508.gov/docs/Final99607A.htm

Works of Cynthia Waddell et al.
http://www.icdri.org/cynthia_waddell.htm

Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards," Final Rule (ref. 36 CFR Part 1194) for the Rehabilitation Act, Sec 508, (as amended by P.L. 105-220 Sec 508)
http://www.access-board.gov/news/508-final.htm

Department of Justice Section 508 Home Page
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/508/508home.html

GSA The Accessibility Forum - First Meeting, May 11, 2001
http://www.accessibilityforum.org/index.html Resource Page - The Accessibility Forum

RESNA Policy Information Pipeline
Emerging Initiatives - Section 508
http://www.resna.org/taproject/policy/initiatives/508.html and http://www.resna.org/taproject/policy/initiatives/508/508Stateactions.htm

RESNA Assistive Technology Act Projects' Activities and Initiatives
http://www.resna.org/taproject/policy/initiatives/508.html#ata

University of Colorado at Boulder 508 Resource Collection
http://www.colorado.edu/sacs/disabilityservices/post_at/sect508rg.html

Requirements for Accessible Electronic and Information Technology Design
http://ocfo.ed.gov/coninfo/clibrary/software.htm

Federal IT Accessibility Initiative
http://www.section508.gov/

1194.22 Web-based intranet and internet information and applications
http://usability.gov/accessibility/508.html#subpart

CA Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, Legal Opinion M 01-17, Dated June 11, 2001 from Ralph Black, General Counsel
CA Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, Legal Opinion M 01-17

Accessible Procurement Toolkit
http://www.disability.org/toolkit/IndexE.asp

American Disabilities Act (ADA) and section 508
http://www.saundrakaerubel.com/accessibility.htm

Comparison of six web evaluation tools by Jim Thatcher
A detailed description and comparison of six web accessibility evaluation and repair tools, http://jimthatcher.com/erx.htm

NIEHS Intro to Section 508 36 CFR - Part 1194.22
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/websmith/508/home.htm

Section 508 Summary Table
http://www.icdri.org/section508/section_508_summary_table.htm

Some Human Judgments Required for Section 508 Evaluation, By Dr. Len Kasday
http://astro.temple.edu/~kasday/talks/wave508/judge.html

Trace Center 508 Mailing List
http://trace.wisc.edu:8080/guest/listutil/SEC508

Tutorial By Jim Thatcher
A 12 part tutorial on web accessibility for Section 508 sponsored by ITTATC, the Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center (www.ittatc.org), http://jimthatcher.com/webcourse1.htm.

The Unofficial Section 508 Web Accessibility Checklist
http://dcwebwomen.org/happening/508_resources.doc

Web Accessibility Training
http://www.webucator.com/WebDesign/Accessibility.cfm

Web Accessibility Tutorial (Free)
http://www.web-accessibility-tutorial.com.

Webaim Section 508 Web Accessibility Checklist
http://www.webaim.org/standards/508/checklist

Accessible Systems - Free Classes on Web and Software Accessibility
http://www.accessible-systems.com/services/training.html

GRCI an AT&T Company - See Resource Page
http://www.grci.com/main.htm

Hiawatha Island Software Company ("HiSoftware") - See Resource Page
http://www.hisoftware.com *NEW**

Inclusive Technologies
http://www.inclusive.com/

SSB Technologies - Infocus and Insight Products
http://www.ssbtechnologies.com/

Jim Thatcher - Accessibility Consultant
http://jimthatcher.com/

Microsoft and Section 508
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/microsoft/section508.htm

Information Technology Technical Assistance And Training Center
http://www.ittatc.org/ NEW

TARGET Center - USDA Technology at Work Center
http://www.usda.gov/oo/ontarget.htm