Questions the Federal Leadership Must Answer:
5Vote On Idea Does lack of access to ICT result in uncertain or even no employment opportunity? Does inaccessible ICT mean that Federal agencies are not serving customers with disabilities as one of...
View ArticleStarts with Training
8Vote On Idea Several have addressed one issue. Many things have to be done to grow and refine the program into a better way of thinking and working. Every developer, manager and director must go...
View ArticleWebsite to Learn from Mistakes/Success
14Vote On Idea The problem with the language of the rules and regulations is that they are open for interpretation and each company implementing a new application or site can interpret differently. I...
View ArticleIntegrate Section 508 with Fed. Enterprise Architecture
10Vote On Idea OMB is currently updating its Federal Enterprise Architecture reference models. Now is a great time to ensure the new models, most importantly the new IRM and ARM reference Section 508....
View Article508 Standards for Data Visualizations and Info Graphics
6Vote On Idea We are sitting on top of a mountain of government data. One way to get the most out of this underutilized asset is through interactive data visualizations. Another way is through the use...
View ArticlePilot 508 Interagency Best Practices and Shared Services Cost-Sa
15Vote On Idea Optimize 508 administrative services across the Federal Government by 1) Benchmark interagency Best Practices and Lessons Learned to support refinement of existing 508 processes and...
View ArticleSection 508 Accessibility Statements and Complaint Processes
13Vote On Idea After reviewing many of the topics as well as the memos on 508, I noticed that many agencies' civil rights organizations are not involved in this process or at least do not appear to...
View ArticleFed Gov should promote skilled accessibility professionals
17Vote On Idea Government should support the development of Accessibility Professional Certification programs along with the education needed to support the certification process. This will build a...
View ArticleNon-Compliance with Section 508 has no "TEETH"
20Vote On Idea While attending a class on computer and network security, I stated that in addition to securing the computers and networks we needed to also ensure the networks were in compliance with...
View ArticleHow can Gov/Section 508 support the developer community?
11Vote On Idea Should government strengthen and build on the Section508.gov site to develop a Web Portal of accessibility resources geared primarily towards core Developers, but with essential...
View ArticleEPUB 3 publishing Standard should be encouraged and supported
7Vote On Idea EPUB 3 is the new Standard for digital publishing that was designed with accessibility in mind. Because it is new (approved October 2011) support in reading systems and authoring tools...
View ArticleMake Section508.gov website become a robust Web Portal
10Vote On Idea Should the Federal government enhance the Section 508.gov website into a robust Web Portal by collaborating with the IT industry to centralize expertise to provide education, testing...
View ArticleADA Title IV - Captioning of PSAs funded by federal dollars
4Vote On Idea This is not exactly Section 508, but there is a lot of overlap since it has to do with captioning of media produced with federal funds. Title IV of the ADA mostly deals with...
View ArticleSection 508 Limitations
6Vote On Idea As someone who is mobility impaired and has difficulty using a keyboard, I have a real issue with Section 508. By requiring sites to be accessible only if a user has a screen reader in...
View ArticleForbid Purchase of Non-Compliant Software and TeleCom
3Vote On Idea IF it is true that the Blackberry phones are not 508 compliant, why are Federal agencies allowed to buy them? Why isn't GSA prohibiting the purchase of items that are not 508 compliant?...
View ArticleDo Not Purchase if not Compliant
7Vote On Idea Some commenters mentioned that software purveyors say "we will fix the 508 issues in the next release." If the whole Federal government stood firm and refused to purchase products until...
View ArticleEstablish an inter-agency hotline for accesibility issues.
1Vote On Idea I propose expanding the funding of the CAP office to implement a hotline for all accessibility issues. They are already the subject matter experts. This hotline could help disabled...
View ArticleMetrics exist for Agency Procurement Compliance
8Vote On Idea This 508 strategic plans seems to want to look forward, without really understanding successful or unsuccessful Section 508 implementation has been in the past. With regard to Federal...
View ArticleUse an Evaluation matrix instead of VPATS in procurement
9Vote On Idea VPATS as the name implies is voluntary and federal agencies cannot hold the the vendor to compliance based on a VPAT. Instead an evaluation matrix is more effective as you make the...
View ArticleSpecific location of accessability tools be in a set location
6Vote On Idea Accessibility tools should be required to be in one location all the time every time. It is unrealistic to expect a person with disabilities to to search a page they can not access to...
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