understanding 508 compliance reviewing and revising documents to be 508 compliant
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Understanding 508 Compliance
Reviewing and Revising Documents to be 508 Compliant
508 Compliance?
•508 Compliant•Accessibility•ADA Compliance
How does your hospital reference 508 Compliance? (Or does it?)
What is Section 508?
• Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (amended in 1998 and codified in 29 USC § 794d) is a federal law requiring electronic technology used by the government to be accessible.
Read the whole Act at:
http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?fuseAction=1998Amend
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Poll Question
Do you have experience with 508 Compliance?
How does 508 affect ME?
• Section 508 requires Federal departments and contractors providing services or products to Federal agencies to provide Section 508 compliant deliverables.
• As participants of the HEN project we are required to develop, procure, maintain, and use electronic and information technology in a way that ensures that members of the public with disabilities have access to and use of information and data, comparable to that of the members of the public without disabilities. Slide 5
Accessibility
When you hear the word Accessibility, what types of disabilities do you think of?
• Vision– Blind– Low Vision
• Hearing– Deaf– Hearing
Impaired
• Speech – Mute– Slurred Speech
• Motor control– Wheel Chair– Seizures– No Motor
Control Slide 6
Considerations for Events
What considerations do you need to make for planning events?
Conferences– Plan appropriately. During registration be sure to
ask if anyone has special needs. – Reserve buildings, rooms, and tables for wheel
chair accessibility.– Label tables as “Reserved” in front or by screens
for individuals with low vision.– Provide listening aids for the hearing impaired.– Secure Sign Language Interpreters for the deaf.– Have limited to no animation on presentation
slides and presentations. Slide 7
Considerations for Webinars
What considerations do you need to make for planning a webinar?
Webinars• Days prior to webinar, ask if anyone has special needs
and communicate with them to find out what they need to participate.
• For the Webinar, provide a telephone-based teleconferencing connection in addition to the VOIP.
• Record the presentation and prepare accessible versions of the webinar recordings. Remember that videos require captioning and a transcript if the webinar is made available online.
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Considerations for Documents
“Plan for 508 Compliance”
– Word Documents
– PowerPoint Documents
– PDF Documents
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Activity: Colorblind Simulation 1
How many types of fruit do you see here?
How many types of vegetables?
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Activity: Colorblind Simulation 1
Now, identify what you see.
Were you right the first time?
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Activity: Colorblind Simulation 2
Can you link the bars with the legend?
What else do you notice about this page?
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Activity: Colorblind Simulation 2
Now what stands out to you?
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Word Check List
Components of a 508 Compliant Word Document:
Text is structured correctly using styles and formatting
Full URLs listed and activeColor contrast is appropriateAlt tags for images, shapes, and chartsAppropriately labeled tables and charts
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Power Point Checklist
Components of a 508 Compliant PPT Document:
All text on Outline TabFull URLs listed and activeColor contrast is appropriateAlt tags for images, shapes, and chartsAppropriately labeled tables and chartsStacking order is correct for all slides
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PDF Checklist
Components of a 508 Compliant PDF Document:
Check a Defined LanguageCheck Security SettingsEnsure document is tagged and ordered appropriatelyFull URLs listed and activeColor contrast is appropriateCheck for Alt tags for images, shapes, and chartsRun accessibility testTest with Read Out Loud function
QUESTIONS?
For more information about 508 compliance and available training contact EDDR Corporation :
Goldie Fleming312-235-3591
508@eddrcorp.com
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