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Thank you.
Do you happen to know when Section 508 will release an upgrade???
Norm
At 09:23 AM 12/11/2008, you wrote:
>It is true ... and hot off the press:
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>http://www.w3.org/2008/12/wcag20-pressrelease.html
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>W3C Web Standard Defines Accessibility for Next Generation Web
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>Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
>defines how to make Web content more accessible to people
>with disabilities, and older people with changing abilities
>due to ageing/aging
>
>WCAG 2.0 has many benefits:
>- International standards cooperatively developed,
>- Critera is clearer and easier to test,
>- Applicable to more advanced Web technologies,
>- Support materials and practical guides for implementation are
>available.
>
>WCAG 2.0 explains how to make content:
>- Perceivable (for instance by addressing text alternatives for images,
>captions for audio, adaptability of presentation, and color contrast);
>- Operable (by addressing keyboard access, color contrast,
>timing of input, seizure avoidance, and navigability);
>- Understandable (by addressing readability, predictability,
>and input assistance); and
>- Robust (for instance by addressing compatibility
>with assistive technologies).
>
>For quick answers go to:
>WCAG FAQ - http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/wcag2faq
>
>
> Alice Anderson
>TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM
> Division of Information Technology (DoIT)
> University of Wisconsin-Madison
> 1210 West Dayton Street (3124)
> Madison, WI 53706
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> Telephone: 608.262.2129
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Norman Coombs [log in to unmask]
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Check the EASI Library Web http://www.rit.edu/~easi/lib.htm
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