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Prof Norm Coombs <[log in to unmask]>
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Library Access -- http://www.rit.edu/~easi
Date:
Tue, 2 Jan 2001 12:59:03 -0500
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If you go to the webcast there is a link there.
At 11:25 AM 1/2/01 -0500, you wrote:
>From your subject, I thought you were going to tell us where the regs are
>located on the web.
>
>- J. McCraw
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Prof Norm Coombs [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 4:16 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Section 508 regs and Web Pages
>
>
>Section 508 regs and the Web
>
>
>The long-awaited regs for section 508 have been published.  EASI wants to
>alert you to 3 opportunities to learn more about these.
>
>First, EASI's audio webcast from Dec. 21 interviewed Doug Wakefield, the
>author of the regs about their implications for the web.  This 30 min
>broadcast is on easi's home page and in a few days will be moved to the
>webcast archives for long term availability.  You can hear it from the
>author's mouth.  EASI will shortly have a second interview with Doug about
>the impact of these 508 regs and on-site information technologies.
>
>The other two opportunities are two EASI online workshops which will
>include information on section 508.  Beginners Barrier-free Web Design
>begins January 8 and still has limited space available for registrations.
>It will now include 508 information.  No HTML knowledge is required for
>this basic workshop.
>
>EASI will be providing an advanced Accessible web design workshop starting
>in
>February which will also include 508-related information.  This workshop
>will assume that participants have some knowledge of HTML, and it will deal
>with more complex issues of media, scripts etc.    Links to the
>workshops is also accessible from EASI's home page at:
>http://www.rit.edu/~easi
>

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