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Not Enough Hands

October 16, 2012 By Pat Pound

As a woman who is blind, I often am challenged by needing one more hand.  I usually have one hand occupied either holding my guide…

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Section 508: Setting the Scene…

Caitlin Cashin
October 9, 2012 By Caitlin Cashin

Section 508 is an amendment to the 1973 Rehabilitation Act made in 1998 requiring Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with…

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Successful 508 Compliance for Federal Agencies: New trends, case studies, and best practices

Caitlin Cashin
October 8, 2012 By Caitlin Cashin

Deque is giving a seminar on Wednesday, October 24th, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. As more and more federal agencies utilize web-based…

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New Accessibility Guildelines in the WordPress User Manual

Caitlin Cashin
October 1, 2012 By Caitlin Cashin

WordPress has just posted guidelines for Accessibility on WordPress.  They cover the basics – headings, alt text on images, descriptive links – as well as…

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#a11ychat – Making Video and Audio Accessible to All

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June 18, 2012 By Deque Systems

Welcome to the second web accessibility chat, AKA #a11ychat! The “Accessibility Avengers” @nethermind and @goodwitch will be your high energy hosts and moderators for this…

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Stoked about Sports!

June 5, 2012 By Pat Pound

Folks who are blind have long listened to sports on the radio for a better description than those offered on television. However, if one travels,…

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