Accessibility News
Section 508 Compliance: Hurdles and Challenges
Compliance with Section 508 can be difficult, especially for organizations that are new to the standards.
Then It Goes Rapidly Downhill From There
Section 508 compliance can be confounding. Compliance matters range from very simple to extremely complex.
About CourseAvenue Studio at the USDA:
CourseAvenue (external link) has worked with the USDA to integrate USDA standards, including Section 508 compliance, into its eLearning...
After 10 years, limited maturity of agencies’ Section 508 programs ‘largely unchanged’
After a decade, the Justice Department finally offered some more clarity on how well federal agencies are meeting website accessibility...
Casey Reacts to New Data from Dept. of Justice
Calls on Federal Government to Prioritize Tech Accessibility for People with Disabilities New data show 1 in 10 public-facing federal...
Section 508 report created by DOJ and GSA
Section 508 requires the Attorney General to submit to the President and Congress reports containing information on and recommendations...
Timeline of Senator Casey's Work on Accessibility
Below is a timeline of Senator Casey’s work on the issue of federal government web accessibility: March 2020: Senator Casey introduced...
Unlocking the Virtual Front Door
UNLOCKING THE VIRTUAL FRONT DOOR: An Examination of Federal Technology’s Accessibility for People with Disabilities, Older Adults and...
The government’s Section 508 transparency problem
Agencies have a transparency problem when it comes to Section 508. It’s not that agencies are ignoring the law Congress passed 24 years...
Senate Coalition Request GAO Oversight in Section 508 Federal Standards
Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging Bob Casey (D-PA) led a bipartisan group of Senators this week to request the Government...