Re: Section 508 Auditing

What are the differences between VPAT 2.1 and 2.2...?

> On Oct 10, 2018, at 11:27 AM, Peter Shikli <pshikli@bizware.com> wrote:
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> Mario,
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> 1. The Section 508 folks say they "pivoted" to WCAG 2.1 AA but did not switch over to it, yet I don't see any significant difference now.
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> 2. There is no Section 508 certificate any more than a WCAG certificate since both are subjective self assessments.  Since federal agencies who are required to meet Section 508 needed an objective measure their Office of Accessible Systems & Technology established the Trusted Tester Program, an intensive 6-month training program focused entirely on Section 508 testing methodology.  Graduates scoring at least 90% on a week-long final become certified Trusted Testers.  An accessibility audit performed by certified Trusted Testers is the most likely to be accepted by a federal agency in the USA.
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> Batusic, Mario wrote on 10/9/2018 11:19 PM:
>> Hello,
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>> I have two questions:
>> 1.       Do I understand right the updated Section 508 from the year 2017 that adopts WCAG 2.0 A and AA as the measure for the accessibility of websites and web apps?
>> 2.       What is the way for a company to successfully show, that its web app is accessible according to Section 508?
>> I think there is no Sect508 certificate available? Who should audit our web app so that the evaluation results are confident and accepted in USA?
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>> Thanks a lot in advance.
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>> Mario
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