The government of the State of Ohio has created a new initiative called "Accessible Ohio" with four employees that will "consult directly with Ohio businesses, venues, attractions, and communities to identify barriers and establish goals for accessibility."

Do you have anything similar where you live? If so, how is that working out?

https://ood.ohio.gov/accessible-ohio

#a11y #Accessibility #Disability #DisabilityRights #Ohio #ADA #Section508

Is there #Section508 guidance for specifically creating accessible emails? I didn't see anything in https://www.section508.gov/create/
#WCAG #accessibility

(cc @thebestsophist, @krusynth)

Thanks in part to great suggestions I've had over the last couple days about making my Mastodon experience even better, I'm following a bunch of folks from #lawfedi #philosophy and #CommStudies. Just sayin in case I look like some kinda crazy follow-bot. I use hashtags to post on and track topics I'm interested in. Follow back if any of these are your gigs:

#LawProfs
#argumentation
#LegalPhilosophy
#LegalWriting
#TeamRhetoric
#WritingStudies
#TechComm
#Section508

The Office of Management and Budget should review its strategic plan for improving
management of #Section508. #OMB’s current strategic plan was released in 2013 and
should be reviewed using current information and compliance data.

https://www.aging.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/two_pager_unlocking_the_virtual_front_door.pdf

#accessibility #USGov #a11y

2. The General Services Administration should publish data on #Section508 compliance.
#GSA gathers and analyzes data on Section 508 compliance twice a year but does not
release it to the public or Congress. Releasing these data publicly will improve #transparency and accountability regarding Section 508 compliance

https://www.aging.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/two_pager_unlocking_the_virtual_front_door.pdf

#a11y

The Department of Justice should resume reporting on federal compliance with
Section 508 requirements. Section 508 requires DOJ to report on the federal #government’s
compliance with #Section508 every two years. However, DOJ has not issued a report since
2012. In response to bipartisan Aging Committee oversight, #DOJ recently committed to
issuing its first report in a decade.

https://www.aging.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/two_pager_unlocking_the_virtual_front_door.pdf

#TeamRhetoric #WritingStudies #TechComm #LegalWriting friends: I'm on a project with a long #PDF report where I must ensure its compliance with #Section508 and other federal regulations relating to #DocumentAccessibility . I'm hoping to go beyond mere legal compliance, though, and seek state-of-the-art accessibility resources. I can search the web (and have), but I'm interested in resources you have actually used or supervised others using that you have found especially useful. Boost plz!

#Introduction #<8^) #Musician, #Section508 #accessibility consultant, writer, prognosticator, super-finder, inventor of MP3 sales by the track (1999@ efolkmusic.com)

#introduction I’m a #musician by profession, but to make a living in the twilight of my career I started a biz making #pdfs compliant with #section508 .

#futurist when I started selling #mp3s by the track in 1999, trying to save #FolkMusic, from #NPO eFolkMusic.org.

What digital #accessibility tools, tips, & techniques does #W3C #WAI have for you? Find out in an interactive tour of new & updated #web resources on 5 Feb Details & Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1115478289602/WN_ZgJ3wuzORUCTy9teOD9uHg

#a11y #wcag #section508 #ux

WAI at W3C - @w3c_wai@twitter.com: What digital #accessibility tools, tips, & techniques does #W3C #WAI have for you? Find out in an interactive tour of new & updated #web resources on 5 Feb Details & Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1115478289602/WN_ZgJ3wuzORUCTy9teOD9uHg

#a11y #wcag #section508 #ux

What digital #accessibility tools, tips, & techniques does #W3C #WAI have for you? Find out in an interactive tour of new & updated #web resources on 5 Feb #a11y #wcag #section508 #ux Details & Registration: ttps://zoom.us/webinar/register/1115478289602/WN_ZgJ3wuzORUCTy9teOD9uHg

Oh right, new stuff (508, VPAT) comes into effect today.
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Our #free #webinar on #Section508 and #VPAT2, is today at 4.30pm ET. Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1190517493517232899
https://twitter.com/paciellogroup/status/953962508636868608