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Web Accessibility News

Latest goings-on in the web accessibility community. Found all on a valuable resource, Twitter!

Accessibility and the Law: from Practical eCommerce (from @joedolson)
Drupal Developers: Build accessibility into themes (and in general) (from @pixeldiva)
Working in Web Accessibility: (from @jared_w_smith)
New accessibility features in Firefox 3.5 (from @MarcoZehe)
Internet access as a human right (from @crgonzalez)
The new Pogo Sketch – Persons with mobility impairments can now use the Pogo Sketch stylus with Blackberry Storm (from @berryaccess)

NFB and ACB Join Forces

5 Colleges named in NFB/ACB complaints to OCR & USDOJ are Case Western, U. of Virginia – Darden School of Bus, Pace U., Princeton & Reed College

NFB and ACB file complaints with Office for Civil Rights of US Dept of Ed and USDOJ against 5 Higher Ed Institutions

NFB and ACB file lawsuit vs. Arizona State U- Kindle DX program discriminates vs. the Blind – ADA and Rehab Act violations

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Site of Section 508 Testing Company Not Compliant

Post author By Dennis
Post date April 30, 2009
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NTS Corp (National Technical Systems, Inc.) is a company in which offers testing services. They claim that they offer testing for web sites ??? to Section 508.

http://www.ntscorp.com/services/ComputerElectronicProducts/TestingServices/WebsiteTesting/WebAccessibility

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Web Accessibility Video

I’m not sure of the motivation or sincerity of this video on YouTube, but it does outline three valid points on why your web site should be web accessible.

Ethics; it’s the right thing to do.
Enlarges your audience; competitive advantage.
It’s the law (possibly, depending on country/state).

I’ll add a number 4, which the video mentions, and that’s Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Not sure if this company even realizes that better accessibility usually translates to better SEO.

Also, the video is illogically named “Documentation Usability Tips” ‘Website Usability’, which itself is not accessible since it doesn’t correctly describe the content of the video.

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Podcast #66: Target, YouTube, Fangs, and more

Post author By Dennis
Post date September 12, 2008
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Jammed-packed episode on several web accessibility topics with special co-host Jared Smith of WebAIM.

Download Web Axe Episode 66 (Target, YouTube, Fangs, and more)

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