DOJ Enters Into Landmark Web and Mobile App Consent Decree Interesting blog about this topic from the folks at HiSoftware.
H&R Block must undertake a number of stringent requirements including: Make its web content conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 level AA by January 2015. Make its mobile apps conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 level AA by January 2016. Appoint a Web Accessibility Coordinator to ensure compliance with the consent decree, create a detailed (and publicly posted) Web Accessibility Policy, create a Web Accessibility Committee, solicit Web Accessibility Feedback from its customers, provide special escalated customer assistance for customers with disabilities, Provide mandatory annual accessibility training for anyone developing web content or mobile apps for H&R Block Conduct automated testing of H&R Block's web content Retain a Web accessibility consultant and provide reports to NFB and DOJ on H&R Block's conformance (or nonconformance) with the Consent Decree Pay $45,000 in damages to private plaintiffs and $55,000 in civil penalties to Justice. Read the whole report http://blog.hisoftware.com/2014/compliance/doj-enters-into-landmark-web-and-mobile-app-consent-decree Short URL http://tinyurl.com/pfgwcg8 -- Larry C. Lyons web: http://www.lyonsmorris.com/lyons LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/larryclyons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:369563 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
