Clarification.
Section 508 and ADA are about as different as fishes and bicycles in
intent, direction, scope and application.
Section 508 is part of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. It only
applies to US Government web sites and those sites built/maintained with
(US) federal tax dollars.
ADA is shorthand for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as
amended. The prevailing point of view (until recently) is ADA has nothing
to do with the web. However the Target.com court case and other (US) state
thoughts are that ADA applies to all web sites within its jurisdiction.
Time will tell on this point.
Dennis Lapcewich
USDA Forest Service Webmaster
DRM Civil Rights POC
R6 Web Accessibility Monitoring Program
Pacific Northwest Region - Vancouver, WA
360-891-5024 - Voice | 360-891-5045 - Fax
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"People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing
it." -- Anonymous
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 07/07/2008 09:10:49 AM:
> If ADA requires compliance with Section 508 (and I am not sure if it
does),
> then you would need to provide the content in an alternative, accessible
> format regardless of how accessible the Flash version is. My reasoning is
> thus:
>
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