It is very encouraging to see for-profit businesses start to offer this kind of thing. I am equally pleased by the MacroMedia announcement of their "Accessibility Starter Kit". My enthusiasm, however, is tempered by the fact that their page detailing this has P1 errors on it! <http://dynamic.macromedia.com/bin/MM/event_reg/eventDetails.jsp?key=1282> Missing ALT="" on spacer gif, and "macromedia / what the web can be" logo graphic has no textual equivalent. <http://pa-at-loan.org/cgi-bin/wave/wave.pl?&uri=http://dynamic.macromedia.c om/bin/MM/event_reg/eventDetails.jsp?key=1282> <http://bobby.cast.org/bobby?URL=http://dynamic.macromedia.com/bin/MM/event_ reg/eventDetails.jsp?key=1282> I will not be there, but I hope someone gives them grief about this... -- Bruce ---------- Section 508 Web Accessibility Seminar Why Should You Attend This Seminar? Is Section 508 keeping you up at night? Would you like to know exactly how Section 508 applies to building and deploying your specific Web site? Want to learn how to design an accessible Web site or retrofit your current site to meet Section 508 guidelines-and find the software tools and resources to do it with? Want to do all this before the June 21 deadline? Macromedia gives your agency or department the solution: professional Web design software and the new Macromedia Accessibility Starter Kit make it easier to build engaging, compliant Web content. Buy Dreamweaver 4 or UltraDev 4 and download the new Macromedia Accessibility Starter Kit today to start building Section 508 compliant Web sites-and take this free seminar to learn to make the most of these Macromedia solutions. What You Will Learn: · Understand Macromedia's role in the Government market. · Learn how Section 508 regulations relate to designing and deploying your specific Web site. · See the new 508 Accessibility Suite for Dreamweaver 4 and UltraDev 4, developed by UsableNet. Designed for use with Dreamweaver 4, this Section 508 extension checks and corrects your code to comply with Section 508, and also provides reporting for ongoing accessibility maintenance. · Learn how to build engaging Section 508 compliant Web content using HTML, animated GIFS, Macromedia Flash elements and the new Macromedia Accessibility Starter Kit. Who Should Attend? · Web designers and developers · Computer specialists · Program analysts and managers · Technical advisers and consultants · IT Managers
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