National Dialogue on Improving the Section 508 Program

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  Agency Web Application Metric

  Collect and post data for external web applications on an agency and/or OMG/GSA web site and post a similar data set on an agency’s intranet. Present it as a quarterly or yearly report by Providing a table which lists: 1) the agencies web applications (link to splash screen), 2) has/when accessibility testing occurred, 3) a compliance determination, 4) known accessibility defects (link), 5) work around or accommodation ...more »

  Collect and post data for external web applications on an agency and/or OMG/GSA web site and post a similar data set on an agency’s intranet. Present it as a quarterly or yearly report by Providing a table which lists: 1) the agencies web applications (link to splash screen), 2) has/when accessibility testing occurred, 3) a compliance determination, 4) known accessibility defects (link), 5) work around or accommodation available (link), and 6) a method for providing accessibility feedback for each application.

  This is a good way to evaluate an agencies performance, it addresses the Transparency objectives of the plan, and it also encourages agencies to mature their accessibility programs with a feedback tool to help the process.

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  Submitted by 508 Govt Professional 1 year ago

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  Integrating Accessibiity Strategically

  Accountability, accessibility in procurement, developer training, etc…each is relevant and necessary for accessibility, but all of these components can be somewhat tactical if each is simply considered autonomously. What should be clearly articulated is that accessibility needs to be woven into the fabric and culture of an organization through: policy and governance, integration into key processes (procurement and development, ...more »

  Accountability, accessibility in procurement, developer training, etc…each is relevant and necessary for accessibility, but all of these components can be somewhat tactical if each is simply considered autonomously.

  What should be clearly articulated is that accessibility needs to be woven into the fabric and culture of an organization through: policy and governance, integration into key processes (procurement and development, as a couple of examples), accountability and management buy-in, organizational structure, skill building, establishment of goals and metrics to assess progress, and so on. Such a holistic approach, which I call “organizational enablement” (vs. “technical enablement”), is key to the accessibility journey, and plays a significant role in the speed and trajectory of accessibility initiative success.

  Therefore; including language that drives organizations to establish programs, policies, processes, etc. to address accessibility in a systemic manner would be a powerful facilitator.

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  Submitted by jeffrey.l.kline 1 year ago

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