‘Section 508’ Archive

Update on the Section 508 / Section 255 Guidelines

I thought I’d clear up any potential confusion over the recent rumor that the revised version of the Section 508 and Section 255 guidelines would be published for public comment in March.
Last night I confirmed with the US Access Board that the version of the guidelines to be released in March are an “Advance Notice [...]

High Contrast Proof CSS Sprites

CSS sprites are a useful method to display graphics while preserving bandwith and improving page rendering times.  One of the problems  with CSS sprites when it comes to their accessibility is that some operating system display themes such as Windows High Contrast mode have the effect of hiding CSS background images. So if an alternative version of the [...]

Free Online Seminar: Accessible Content Workflow with Adobe InDesign CS4 and Acrobat 9

TPG’s Charlie Pike in conjunction with Adobe is presenting a free online seminar. This seminar will concentrate on Accessible Content Workflow with Adobe InDesign CS4 and Adobe Acrobat 9.

The Paciello Group and Riverdocs Announce Accessibility Services for Legacy PDF Documents

Nashua, NH – Sep. 28, 2009 – The Paciello Group (TPG), pioneers in the field of accessible interface design, and Riverdocs, a leading document conversion solutions provider, today announced a partnership that will provide the ability to take existing PDF documents and deliver structured, accessible HTML content in conformance with existing governmental guidelines. These guidelines [...]

US Access Board to Release Pre-Draft of New Section 508/255 Standards

Received the following email from Tim Creagan at the US Access Board. Finally!!
“This is the latest status update for you on the progress of the refresh of the 508 standards.”