Enclosure (13) to COMDTINST 5230.60A
WEB-BASED INTRANET AND INTERNET INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS POLICY
(2) Web Training, Guidelines and Other Resources
a) GSA established an online course "Designing Accessible Web Sites" to help
webmasters learn about Section 508, the standards for web-based intranet and
Internet information and applications, and how to design for Section 508
b) The Access Board issued guidelines to its web-based standards that can be found
c) The USCG maintains "Web Guidelines" on the Section 508 Resource Center web
includes a Section 508 checklist, a Department of Justice Self Evaluation and
USCG implementation methodology and other useful tools.
(3) Web Site Repair and Validation Tools - Since webmasters and web content providers
have various skills and preferences, the USCG does not recommend a standard web
accessibility repair tool. While web accessibility tools can facilitate making web sites
accessible, none can guarantee that the web site conforms to all the provisions of the
standards. Webmasters and content providers may still need to manually validate that
the web site conforms to the standards, especially for those provisions not evaluated
by the tools. Several approaches can be used to validate the web page and webmasters
and web content providers can choose web accessibility repair tools at their discretion.
a) To assist units with making web sites accessible, the following free web
accessibility tools are certified as part of the standard image for use on the desktop.
Please contact your computer support staff for installation of the above tools if
they are not yet available on your workstations. The tools include:
1) Bobby the web accessibility evaluator,
2) LYNX the text browser and
3) Adobe Acrobat plug-in for PDF files
b) Several commercial off-the-shelf tools are available on DOT and DOD BPAs. (Hi
Software's AccRepair is a leading plug-in for Front Page users and is available on
the DOD BPA.)
c) A screen reader (e.g., JAWS), an assistive technology device used by persons with
visual impairments that converts text to voice, can replicate the web experience of
a person with a visual impairment.
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