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Friday, November 13, 2015

Webinar November 18th: Simple Steps to Ensuring Your Graphics and Videos Pass the Section 508 Check

The next webinar presented by the United States Access Board in the Section 508 Best Practices Webinar Series will take place November 18 from 1:00 to 2:30 (ET) and will cover access to graphics, videos, photos, charts, and other multimedia content. The session will outline steps to ensure that graphics and videos meet Section 508 requirements.
For more details or to register for this free webinar, visit www.adaconferences.org/CIOC/. Registration closes 24 hours before the start of the session.

The Section 508 Best Practices Webinar Series provides helpful information and best practices for federal agencies in meeting their obligations under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act which ensures access to electronic and information technology in the federal sector. This webinar series is made available by the Accessibility Community of Practice of the CIO Council in partnership with the U.S. Access Board.
Simple Steps to Ensuring Your Graphics and Videos Pass the Section 508 Check
Presenters: • Chris M. Law, PhD, President, Accessibility Track Consulting, LLC
• Janina Sajka, Fellow at the Linux Foundation and Executive Chair for Accessible Platform Architectures Workgroup W3C
• Don Becker, Video Producer, U.S. Geological Survey
• Deborah Kaplan, Section 508 Policy Lead, Office of the CIO, HHS (moderator)
Registration: www.adaconferences.org/CIOC/
Note: Registration closes 24 hours before the start of the session. Instructions for accessing the webinar on the day of the session will be sent via email to registered individuals in advance of the session. Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) and Video Sign Language Interpreters are available for each session and will be broadcast via the webinar platform. A telephone option (not toll-free) for receiving audio is also available.

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