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Table of Contents
- Section 1: Accessible information technology
- What is IT?
- What is Accessible IT?
- How does IT present barriers to people with disabilities?
- The ADA, Section 504, and Section 508
- What does section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act require?
- Does section 508 apply in my circumstance?
- Can more than one section of the 508 standard apply?
- Section 2: Accessibility of telecommunications and office equipment
- What are accessible telecommunications products?
- What challenges can someone with a disability have with telecommunication equipment?
- What are relay services?
- What standards exist for developing or purchasing telecommunications equipment?
- Are there accessibility standards for office equipment?
- Section 3: Multimedia and video accessibility
- Are there standards or guidelines for providing audio descriptions and captions?
- How can I make multimedia accessible?
- Is it better to caption or transcribe multimedia?
- What is the difference between open and closed captioning?
- Are there standards for developing or purchasing accessible video or multimedia products?
- Section 4: Web-based information and applications
- What is web site accessibility?
- How can I make web sites accessible?
- How does accessible web design benefit all web users?
- What is the difference between the W3C guidelines and the Section 508 standards for Web accessibility?
- With which set of web accessibility standards or guidelines should I comply?
- Are there resources to help me plan web accessibility training?
- Section 5: Appendices