RE: [Moderator Action] Web Content Accessibility and the ADA Requirements

Ian is corrrect.

 

There are no ADA guidelines for web.   The specific ADA guidelines that
have currently been defined were done before the web existed.  

 

You are probably safest by looking at the 508 guidelines described
below.  There are two docs that compare them to W3C guidelines (from
which they were derived).   I've pasted a page from the workbook of the
course I am teaching immediately below.  It has links to the comparisons
and a chart showing relationship.   (EITAS is 508 standards)

 

Gregg

 

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Gregg Vanderheiden Ph.D.

Ind Engr - Biomed - Trace,  Univ of Wis

gv@trace.wisc.edu

 


Comparison of EITAS  and WCAG 1.0 







 

 

 

 


Comparisons


Shawn Henry's 

Comparison of EITAS Paragraphs and WCAG Checkpoints
http://www.uiaccess.com/eitas_wcag_charts.pdf 

 

 

Jim Thatcher 

Section 508 Web Standards and WCAG Priority 1 Checkpoints: A
Side-by-side Comparison 
http://www.jimthatcher.com/sidebyside.htm#508View

 

 

 

 

 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: wai-wcag-editor-request@w3.org
[mailto:wai-wcag-editor-request@w3.org]

> On Behalf Of Ian B. Jacobs

> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 8:39 AM

> To: Hudson, Bill

> Cc: 'wai-wcag-editor@w3.org'

> Subject: Re: [Moderator Action] Web Content Accessibility and the ADA

> Requirements

> 

> 

> Hudson, Bill wrote:

> > Hello,

> >

> > I've been making some attempt to comply with the Priority One

> > accessibility requirements here:

> >

> > http://www.w3c.org/TR/WCAG10/full-checklist.html

> >

> > There is even a Dreamweaver extension (508) that allows us to check
our

> > web pages.  Great.

> >

> > But now someone tells me I must comply with ADA requirements.  I'm

> > trying to figure out where they are and how they differ from your

> > guidelines.  Would you mind helping me out or pointing me in the
right

> > direction?

> 

> I suspect whoever told you that was referring to Section 508 [1].

> The parts of this final rule that relate to Web sites overlap

> somewhat with the Priority 1 requirements of WCAG 1.0. Section

> 508 has fewer requirements, but most of them are in WCAG 1.0

> (and some are taken directly from it).

> 

> [1] http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/508standards.htm

> 

> > Thanks and if you are ever in Pittsburgh, I'll treat you to the
beverage

> > of your choice made from the rusty waters of the Allegheny.

> 

> Mmm, tasty.

> 

>   _ Ian

> 

> > Bill Hudson

> > UPMC Diversified Services Webmaster

> > hudsonb@msx.upmc.edu

> > (412) 473-6590

> >

> 

> 

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