What's New on Section508.gov?
Stay up to date with the latest additions and changes to Section508.gov. This page lists updated content from the past 30 days—making it easy to find new accessibility training, tools, guidance, and policy updates.
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Accessibility Bytes No. 12: Data Tables in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and PDFs — Did you know that making data tables accessible helps everyone understand the data—and ensures people using screen readers can navigate them too? (August 2025)
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Accessibility Presentations and Workshop Materials — Access downloadable presentations and workshop materials from IT Accessibility Community Meetings, IAAF and other GSA hosted events. (August 2025)
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Making Color Usage Accessible — Learn how to make digital content accessible by using color effectively. This guide explains color contrast requirements, common accessibility barriers, and tools like ANDI, WebAIM, and CCA to help ensure your ICT meets Section 508 and WCAG standards. (August 2025)
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How to Use the WebAIM Contrast Checker — Learn how to use WebAIM’s Contrast Checker to test color contrast in documents. This video from Making Color Usage Accessible explains how to ensure readable text when automated tools like ANDI can't detect contrast issues. (August 2025)
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How to Use the Color Contrast Analyzer (CCA) — Learn how to use the Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA) to check color contrast in digital content using HEX codes. This Making Color Usage Accessible video is ideal when tools like ANDI can't detect contrast issues. (August 2025)
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Conformance of ICT Prototypes and Pilots — Learn the difference between prototypes and pilots in ICT development—and how accessibility and Section 508 testing applies at every stage. (August 2025)
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Accessibility Training Overview — Explore Section 508 training, tools, and events to help your agency make digital services accessible to everyone. Access online courses, video tutorials, trusted tester certification, and tools to support Section 508 compliance. (August 2025)
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Section 508 Exceptions Request and Approval Process — Explore ways that federal agencies can request, approve, and document Section 508 exceptions while ensuring ICT accessibility compliance. (July 2025)
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Essential Elements of an Accessibility Test Report — Learn about essential elements an ICT accessibility test report should include in order to assist teams in identifying accessibility gaps and prioritizing remediation efforts. (July 2025)
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Sample User Stories for Accessible ICT — Sample user stories to help embed ICT accessibility requirements into everyday practices to support compliance with Section 508 standards and reduce the risk of costly retrofits. (July 2025)
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Testing Lifecycle Overview — Learn about the testing lifecycle which involves planning, scoping, and executing tests, remediating issues and retesting for resolution and ongoing monitoring to sustain Section 508 conformance. (July 2025)
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Example Position Description for Section 508 Accessibility Tester — Example position description for a Section 508 Accessibility Tester. (July 2025)
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ICT Testing Baseline Portfolio — The ICT Testing Baselines provide a standardized set of components for evaluating Section 508 conformance. Incorporating the Baseline tests into a test process ensures that necessary elements are tested, reducing the risk of overlooking important requirements. (July 2025)
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DHS Trusted Tester Process & Certification Program — The DHS Trusted Tester Process is a manual test approach that aligns with the ICT Testing Baseline for Web, and provides repeatable and reliable conformance test results. DHS offers training and formal accessibility testing certification for using the DHS Trusted Tester Process. (July 2025)
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Add GSA’s Section 508 Training Courses to Your LMS — GSA offers no-cost, LMS-ready Section 508 training courses to federal agencies. Support accessibility compliance at your agency with these easy-to-deploy, SCORM-compliant modules. (July 2025)
Reviewed/Updated: August 2025
