The time for public comments before the US Access Board regarding the 508 Refresh has passed. Word Wizards (WW) submitted our own comments in support of 508 accessible transcripts as a viable alternative to prerecorded material, in order to provide increased access for deaf and...
Duff Johnson, Executive Director of the PDF Association recently spoke before the U.S. Access Board regarding the upcoming refresh of the 508 accessibility rules. The proposed changes include adherence to WCAG 2.0 for all media types and additional conformance to other guidelines based on media...
Word Wizards is continuing our coverage of The United States Access Board’s 508 refresh. These rules and standards set the accessibility compliance requirements for electronic publications procured by the federal government, including web sites, video assets, and mixed media productions. For video assets, the current...
This post is the start of a new series concerning Section 508 compliance remediation. Our expert 508 compliance team has encountered several workflow errors while using Acrobat for 508 remediation. These errors cause some serious headaches for both users and clients. As such, we felt...
Last week at the 2012 IDEAS conference, Word Wizards conducted a survey to get a better understanding of what the experts think about the difference between compliance and accessibility. We invite you to participate in this survey and share your opinion about this hot ticket...
[caption id="attachment_972" align="alignnone" width="150"] Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase Logo[/caption] On behalf of Word Wizards, Inc. I would like to thank our friends at USDA for hosting this year's Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase. It was our first year attending as an exhibitor and we took...
Word Wizards is gearing up for next week's Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase (IDEAS). Our organization has developed a broad expertise helping entities achieve section 508 compliance for their documents, videos and interactive forms. After being awarded a GSA contract on the A.I.M.S. schedule earlier...