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

Caitlin Cashin

By Caitlin Cashin

October 8, 2012

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 tools to deliver information and services to constituents, 508 compliance becomes more critical to ensure that users who are disabled have equal access. Join a panel of experts who have implemented, supported, and benefited from successful 508 compliance programs at the federal level. New tools and technology that make Section 508 compliance possible on a wider variety of sites with less effort for agency web teams will also be highlighted. Web managers within agencies will walk away with a collection of best practices, ideas, and tools to use on their own web-based resources.

This seminar is particularly for web managers at federal agencies, or members of agency web governance boards.  If you or your team are interested in attending, please pre-register for the event.

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Caitlin Cashin

Caitlin Cashin

Caitlin is an "Accessibility Decoder" at Deque Systems. She joined the team back in 2011 and has taken on a variety of roles over the years. These days she spends her time exploring the best ways to communicate accessibility ideas and solutions to the general public.

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