Online Archives

• Section 508 Questions and Answers (3/29/2022)
• Section 508: A Celebration of Twenty Years (11/30/2021)
• The Civil Rights Complaint Portal: An Accessibility Journey (9/28/2021)
• Section 508 Questions and Answers with the Access Board and GSA (1/28/2020)
• Open Question and Answer Session on the Revised 508 Standards (4/30/2019)
• Revised Section 508 Chapter 5 Software (including Mobile) (9/26/2017)
• CIOC Revised Section 508 Chapter 4 Hardware (including Mobile) (7/25/2017)
• Old versus New: Original Section 508 Standards (2000) compared to the Revised Section 508 Standards (2017) (5/30/2017)
• Section 508 Refresh- ICT Final Standards and Guidelines (2017) (1/31/2017)

• ICT Guidance for Implementing Accessibility into DEIA Plans in the Federal Workforce (7/26/2022)
• New approaches to web accessibility requirements under WCAG3 (7/27/2021)
• Review of the Revised 508 Standards (Part II): Requirements for Hardware and Software (3/30/2021)
• Review of the Revised 508 Standards (Part 1): Requirements for Federal Websites and Electronic Content (1/26/2021)
• Creating accessible websites using the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) and the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) (11/24/2020)
• W3C WCAG 2.0 Resources (11/28/2017)
• WCAG 2.0 and the Revised Section 508 Standards (3/28/2017)

• A Tale of Three Agencies: The Section 508 Playbook (7/18/2023)
• Strengthening and maturing accessibility training and testing programs within the federal government (1/24/2023)
• DEIA: What Does It Mean to Have Accessibility in the Federal Workplace? (11/29/2022)
• Making the Business Case for Accessibility: How to develop a Section 508 Communication Plan using different media to communicate the benefits of accessible ICT (11/27/2018)
• Incorporation of Accessibility into the IT Lifecycle: Identifying the Needs Users with Disabilities, Best Practices, and Agile Development (9/25/2018)
• How to Update Agency Policies for the Revised Section 508 Standard (7/31/2018)
• Accessibility of electronic content: How to apply the Revised Section 508 Standards within a Federal Agency; What Resources are Available? (3/27/2018)
• A Roadmap for Transitioning to the Revised 508 Standards (1/30/2018)
• Introduction to PDAA [Policy-Driven Adoption for Accessibility]: What it is, and how it can benefit 508 Programs at the Federal level (8/23/2016)
• CIA IT Accessibility Program - A Case Study of an Accessibility Maturity Model (5/26/2015)
• Section 508 and the HHS Section 508 Enterprise Lifecycle (11/20/2014)
• Accessibility for Gov Communicators: Tactics and Techniques You Can Use Today to Keep Your Projects on the Right Side of Section 508 Rules (9/30/2014)

• Managing for Accessibility Throughout the Acquisition Lifecycle (9/29/2020)
• Federal Accessibility Communities of Practice, Now and in the Future (1/28/2014)
• 508 Reporting Template and Baseline Assessment Plan (7/30/2013)
• Section 508 Strategic Plan And Web Accessibility Statement (3/28/2013)
• Section 508 Leadership Core Competencies (1/29/2013)

• Section 508 in the Acquisition Lifecycle (11/26/2019)
• Putting the Revised 508 Standards into Practice for Procurement (5/29/2018)
• Managing Partial Compliance with Section 508 (2/3/2016)

• Section 508 Compliance and Assistive Technology: Providing Accessibility to ICT for Federal Employees under the Rehabilitation Act (Sections 504 and 508) (5/25/2021)
• Introduction to the three A's: Accessibility, Assistive Technology and Accommodation (9/27/2016)

• Maps for All – Building Accessible Maps (9/26/2023)
• Building a Successful Document Accessibility Program: Strategies, Methods, and Workplans for Inclusive Programs (9/28/2022)
• Accessible Data Visualization: Addressing Barriers and Implementing Section 508 Solutions (5/24/2022)
• Accessible Office Documents (5/26/2020)
• How to Create and Test Accessible PDFs (7/30/2019)
• The Plain Writing Act meets Section 508: How the Laws Work Together to Help You Develop Clear and Accessible Communications (3/29/2016)
• Accessible Electronic Documents: Section 508 Basic Testing Guide for Making an Accessible PDF (9/29/2015)
• Accessible Electronic Documents: Authoring Guide for Making an Accessible Document in MS Word 2010 (2/2/2015)

• Beyond the Alt Tag: Accessible Name  (3/28/2023)
• The Wonderful World of Audio Description in 2022: Getting Started, Discovering What is Out There, Enjoying the Process and the Product (1/25/2022)
• Accessible Virtual Meeting Platforms (7/21/2020)
• Accessible Social Media (3/31/2020)
• Accessible Content Shared Through Social Media (3/26/2019)
• Getting Social: Best Practices for Social Media Accessibility (11/29/2016)
• Simple Steps to Ensuring Your Graphics and Videos Pass the Section 508 Check (11/18/2015)
• Audio Description (7/14/2015)

• Evaluating Websites for Accessibility under the Section 508 Standards (9/24/2019)
• An Overview of Trusted Tester for Web ““ Version 5 (5/28/2019)
• The Basics of Manual and Automatic Testing for Section 508 (5/24/2016)
• Validating Section 508 Compliance in the Procurement and Development Processes - The DHS "Trusted Tester" Program (11/21/2013)

• Section 508 ICT NPRM - an Overview (3/31/2015)
• Wireless Technology and 508 (7/29/2014)
• Assistive Technology and 508 (5/22/2014)
• How Four Federal Agencies Handle Section 508 Testing: A Case Study (3/25/2014)
• WCAG 2.0 and the 508 Refresh (9/24/2013)
• Implementing Section 508 Into the Procurement Process-How one agency does it (5/28/2013)

• Returning to the Office – Accessible Hybrid meetings (11/28/2023)
• Accessibility and Accommodations in the Federal Workplace: Driving Success in Employment and Performance  (5/23/2023)