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The Office of Naval Research (ONR) will host the first multi-agency National Disability Employment Awareness Month Open House on October 27, 2015, in partnership with:
A while ago we wrote a post, “508 Facepalms or Opportunities?” listing some of the questions and comments you may have heard about Section 508. So how do you answer those questions? This is part of a series of blog posts to help you. If someone says: If someone says something like: "But we don’t have any disabled employees," or "There is not an accessibility issue since most employees can use it without a problem,” or “But I can see it,” they are making an assumption about the abilities of other people.
Register for the October 20 Accessibility Forum - Oct 13 , 2015
2015 Section 508 Interagency Accessibility Forum: Sharing Accessible Solutions for Everyone
For Federal Employees and Contractors: On Line Registration Link
When: October 20th, 2015
Time: 8:00 A.M.-4:30 P.M.
Location: U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC.
National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2015 - Oct 05 , 2015
Celebrating 70 Years! 1945-2015
Held each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is a time to celebrate the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities. The theme for this year — which marks 70 years since the first observance — is "My Disability is One Part of Who I Am."
Updated Guidance Documents - Sep 29 , 2015
GSA’s Section 508 Guidance Documents have been updated to reflect the newly combined website. If you have an older version saved, please download a new copy, so you will have correct links to the new Section508.gov.
In the future you will continue to see references to the guidance documents on some pages on this site and be able to directly find them from the home page under “I would like to… Review Section 508 Guidance.”
CIO Council Best Practices Webinar: Accessible PDF - Sep 24 , 2015
The site to register for the SECTION 508 BEST PRACTICES WEBINAR of the CIOC Accessibility Community of Practice is now open! This is the latest “best practices” document from the “Document Accessibility Community of Practice subcommittee.”
TITLE: Accessible Electronic Documents: Section 508 Basic Testing Guide for Making an Accessible PDF (Portable Document Format)
TIME: September 29, 2015, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
How to Answer Section 508 Facepalms: Section 508 and ADA - Sep 21 , 2015
On August 17 we wrote a post, “508 Facepalms or Opportunities?” listing some of the questions and comments you may have heard about Section 508. So how do you answer those questions? This is the first of a series of blog posts to help you. If someone says: "Oh you mean Section 508 of the ADA.’, they are confusing which Act contains Section 508. While both the Rehabilitation Act (which includes Section 508) and the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) are intended to benefit those with disabilities, they have a different focus and intent.
How to Find Section 508 Help in Your Agency - Sep 14 , 2015
Do you have a question or concern about how Section 508 is being implemented in your agency? The first thing to do is to contact your agency’s Section 508 Coordinator. A complete listing of Section 508 IT Coordinators is available at www.section508.gov.
How to host an Accessible Event - Sep 08 , 2015
Are you planning an event? Check out this page to learn how to host Accessible Events and Conferences. The page references expert guidelines, including Federal standards, for planning and hosting accessible events which are fully inclusive.
If you have additional suggestion for resources to add, please contact us.
The Standard and the Law - Sep 01 , 2015
After fielding questions about the difference between the standard and the law during almost every training and event, we asked the expert, David Baquis of the U.S Access Board, to describe the difference for us.