Comments on: Government Web Sites Lack Accessibility, Advocates Say http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/11/17/web-site-accessibility/6205/ Developmental Disability News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:55:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: kconnors http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/11/17/web-site-accessibility/6205/comment-page-1/#comment-839 kconnors Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:22:12 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=6205#comment-839 Disability.gov was completely redesigned at the end of July 2009 in order to make the site both more useful and more accessible to all of our users. We have conducted extensive accessibility and usability testing of the redesigned site on a variety of machines using various Web browsers, screen readers and other assistive technology. Our 508 specialists and other accessibility experts found Disability.gov to be fully compliant and accessible based on requirements of Section 508 and W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. We are truly committed to going above and beyond those standards. If you experience any accessibility issues while using Disability.gov, please contact us at disability@dol.gov. - Kevin Connors, Program Director, Disability.gov Disability.gov was completely redesigned at the end of July 2009 in order to make the site both more useful and more accessible to all of our users. We have conducted extensive accessibility and usability testing of the redesigned site on a variety of machines using various Web browsers, screen readers and other assistive technology. Our 508 specialists and other accessibility experts found Disability.gov to be fully compliant and accessible based on requirements of Section 508 and W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. We are truly committed to going above and beyond those standards.

If you experience any accessibility issues while using Disability.gov, please contact us at disability@dol.gov.

- Kevin Connors, Program Director, Disability.gov

]]> By: twinkie1cat http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/11/17/web-site-accessibility/6205/comment-page-1/#comment-823 twinkie1cat Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:03:42 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=6205#comment-823 You can't expect perfection, but as long as they are working on it to promptly correct the problems it is ok. Those who need to can also usually call an 800 number ifthey need to. They may need some people with accessibility issues working on their staff to check out the websites, both physically and sensorily limited and people with learning/cognitive disabilities. I would like computers to come with built in accessibility for various assistive tech users, including those who use adapted switches for access those who need simplified vocabulary. You can’t expect perfection, but as long as they are working on it to promptly correct the problems it is ok. Those who need to can also usually call an 800 number ifthey need to. They may need some people with accessibility issues working on their staff to check out the websites, both physically and sensorily limited and people with learning/cognitive disabilities. I would like computers to come with built in accessibility for various assistive tech users, including those who use adapted switches for access those who need simplified vocabulary.

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