The New Section 508: Modeling Usability, Interoperability, and Harmonization.
from Boston-IA - Information Architecture and Internet Accessibility
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Boston-IA will present Mike Paciello, co-chair of the United States federal committee - often referred to as "The Section 508 Refresh Committee - that has been charged with creating the latest version of the federal government's Section 508 technical accessibility standards. Mike will report on the work of this committee and the final proposal this committee presented to the federal government for approval in April 2008.
TEITAC
Mike Paciello was appointed co-chair to the United States Federal Access Board's Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee (TEITAC) during the summer of 2006. Since then, TEITAC has been working on an optimized version of the accessibility technical standards. This expert group of national and international constituents used the existing U.S. federal standards - Section 508 (E&IT) and Section 255 (Telecommunications) - as a baseline to create a universal model standard featuring interoperability, usability, and harmonization. TEITAC presented a historic series of internationally harmonized recommendations on April 3, 2008 that will bridge the gap between technology and people with disabilities.
Presentation
Mike's presentation examines the key themes and results of the TEITAC standard. The session questions the very heart of the TEITAC charter:
* Has TEITAC delivered on its promise to create a harmonized set of international standards that model accessibility, usability, and interoperability?
* Will this model pave the way towards achieving third wave, pervasive accessibility?
Speaker
Mike Paciello is Founder and President of The Paciello Group, LLP, a software accessibility consultancy. For more than 20 years, Mr. Paciello has served as an international leader, technologist, and lecturer in the areas of assistive technology, usability, and accessible interface design. In 1997, Mr. Paciello received recognition from President William Clinton for his work in the creation of World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). Mike is author of the first book on web accessibility and usability, Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities, and is chiefly responsible for founding the International Committee for Accessible Document Design (ICADD) and W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
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