I found Obama's campaign web page extremely accessible and easy to use.

Bill

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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael R. Burks
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The change.gov web site is not much more accessible than his site was when
he was running for President.

Take a look at http://www.icdri.org/WebAccess/Pres08/PResidentialPR08.htm 

I have looked at change.gov and I am not impressed.

We will see if they are serious about making it accessible.

Sincerely,

Michael Burks
 


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Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 11:20 AM
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Subject: [VICUG-L] Change.gov and Section 508

From http://www.fcw.com/blogs/editor/154412-1.html

So how does Section 508 fit into the world of social networking?

That is not a question we have considered in the past, despite all the
articles we have written about Web 2.0. But it is definitely worth
exploring.

On Friday, FCW (and everyone else who has an Internet connection) ran a
story about President-elect Barack Obama announcing that he would turn his
weekly Democratic addresses into YouTube videos and post them on his
Change.gov Web transition Web site.

This is clearly a sign of things to come from the Obama administration,
which also plans to record video interviews and to conduct online
question-and-answer sessions.

But what about Section 508? This requires agencies to ensure that government
electronics and equipment (including Web sites) are accessible to people
with disabilities. 

"When is the Obama transition team going to realize that the web site
Change.gov and YouTube are not in compliance" one reader wrote this morning
in a letter to the editor. "Either the Obama team is unaware or they just
don't care."

Which makes me wonder: How difficult is it for agencies to keep in line with
Section 508 rules while venturing into YouTube and other social networking
applications?

But Section 508 is not the only obstacle to Obama's current and future
YouTube projects. We also got this note from a reader: 

"This is just great. As an SSA employee we are blocked from viewing YouTube
so we can't see the president's weekly message.  Isn't this ironic?"


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