Section 508 Best Practices: A Celebration of Twenty Years
Description
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the initial enforcement of the Section 508 Standards. This session will showcase the work of influential accessibility professionals who developed and implemented the original 508 Standards. The session will also highlight the impact the standards have had on the accessibility of information and communication technology in the United States and around the world.
Invited speakers include David Capozzi, former Executive Director of the U.S. Access Board (retired), who will discuss the collaborative process that resulted in the development of the Standards in 2000 and the Revised Standards in 2017; Bill Peterson, Department of Homeland Security (retired), who will cover the challenges with implementing the law and the ramifications; Terry Weaver, General Services Administration (retired), and John Sullivan, General Services Administration, who will review the implementation of Section 508 across government, including the continuing development of technical assistance and the creation of a central source for technical assistance and training materials at www.section508.gov. In closing, Sachin Pavithran, Executive Director of the U.S. Access Board, will present on collaboration efforts by the U.S. and global partners to promote accessibility, the advancement of accessibility testing processes, and the progress on the development of the ICT Baseline Testing Portfolio.
To allow more time for the speakers, there will be no live question and answer session. Registrants may submit questions in advance.
Continuing Education Recognition Available
| Certificate | Credit hours |
|---|---|
| ACTCP | 1.5 |
| Certificate of Attendance | 1.5 |
Speakers
David Capozzi, Board Member, United Spinal Association, Inc.
Sachin D. Pavithran, PhD, Executive Director, U.S. Access Board
William Peterson, Former Executive Director (Retired), Office of Accessible Systems & Technology-Department of Homeland Security (OAST)
John Sullivan, Government-wide Section 508 Program Director, General Services Administration
Terry Weaver, President, Weaver Consulting LLC
Session Questions
This session is accepting questions from registered users. After you have registered to participate in this session you can submit your questions on your Account Manager page. Please note: the number of questions will be limited and submissions will be closed well before the session starts to provide time to prepare answers.
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