Use the web accessibility resources and links, below, to help answer your questions about webaccess.
Federal Laws
The Americans with Disabilities Act: http://www.ada.gov/pubs/ada.htm
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?fuseAction=1998Amend
The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1973: http://access-board.gov/enforcement/rehab-act-text/intro.htm
The Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010: http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/cvaa.html
Guidance for Federal Laws
A Guide to Disability Rights and Laws: http://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm
The Americans with Disabilities Act Web Site: http://www.ada.gov/
Section 508 Government Informational Web Site: http://www.section508.gov/
The Department of Justice’s Section 508 page: http://www.justice.gov/crt/508/
The United States Access Board Guidance on Section 508: http://www.access-board.gov/508.htm
Minnesota Laws
State of Minnesota Statue on Visual Technology: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=16C.145
Guidance for Minnesota Laws
Minnesota Department of Administration’s information regarding Minnesota’s Visual Technology Law: http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/nonvisual.htm
Disability and Access Resources
The US Access Board: http://www.access-board.gov
Great Lakes ADA Center: http://www.adagreatlakes.org
Web Accessibility Resources
The National Center on Disability and Access to Education: http://ncdae.org/index.php
Trace Research and Development Center: https://trace.umd.edu/
W3C – Web Accessibility Initiative: http://www.w3.org/WAI/
WebAIM – Web Accessibility In Mind: http://webaim.org
Accessibility Home – University of Minnesota: http://accessibility.umn.edu
Web Accessibility Standards
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0: http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG/
Understanding WCAG 2.0: http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/
Techniques for WCAG 2.0: http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0: http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/
Contact us today for your free Accessibility Needs Review to see how accessible your website is.
