Section 508 of the 1998 US Rehabilitation Act is now requiring all e-learning content providers to US Federal Agencies to design courseware compliant w/this directive. Are there any companies out there that have done this, & would share lessons-learned?
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its in the writing of the website code
I achieved it through writing my website to W3C standards and then submitting it to an automatic online checker for validation
Section 508 Consultancies
Fred, I’ve been doing some research in this area for my own company and came across the following companies who provide services to help clients achieve Section 508 compliance. Their websites are also useful sources of reference.
Optavia Corporation (http://www.optavia.com/
WebABLE, Inc. (http://www.webable.com/
Center for Applied Special Technology – http://www.cast.org/
The Sierra Group (http://www.thesierragroup.com)
Information Management Consultants, Inc. (http://www.imc.com/)
Deque Consulting (http://www.deque.com)
508 Now (http://www.508now.com)
Criterion 508 Solutions (http://www.criterion508.com/)
Also SkillSoft and SmartForce have both recently achieved 508 and there are some useful hints and tips on their websites (see their Press Releases).