Section 508 Accessibility

Section 508 is a federal amendment that requires all websites to be accessible by people with disabilities. You can read about Section 508 online. We have provided several tools to help you validate your website and tutorials specifically aimed at Section 508.

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Section 508 Tutorial - Jim Thatcher

From web accessibility consultant Jim Thatcher. This site offers an explanation of each Section 508 requirement using very easy-to-understand language and simple, non-complex code examples. This might be a good place to start in order to understand the requirements before delving into some of the more complex tutorial sites.

Accessibility Initiative - Winthrop University

Offers a very detailed tutorial covering each of the Section 508 requirements. Includes sample code and screen shots. It is designed to be a user-friendly interpretation of the sixteen Web accessibility standards (a-p) of Section 508.

Section 508 Site Accessibility - University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tutorials for each of the required elements under Section 508, including coding examples. Very thorough and very easy to understand.