可用性指南:可访问性
3.1 遵守条例508
相关重要指数:5级
证据强度:2级
文件类型:指南
主题:
可访问性
指南:
所有为美国政府设计或由美国政府设计的网站都必须遵守《康复法》第508条的要求。所有其他网站 (如商业、私营网站) 都应努力使其易于访问并符合条例508。
注释:
条例508要求联邦机构确保包括残疾人在内的所有用户对信息技术获取的需求。大约百分之八的用户群体患有残疾,这可能使他们很难或不可使用传统的网站。大约4%的人有视力相关的残疾,2%的人有与运动有关的问题,1%的人有与听力有关的残疾还有不到1%的人有与学习有关的残疾。
遵守第508条使联邦残疾雇员能够访问和使用与提供其他人类似的信息和数据服务。这也提高了残疾公众从联邦机构获得信息或服务的能力。
有关第508条和可访问性的更多信息:
http://www.section508.gov
资源:
1. Georgia Institute of Technology (1998, October). GVU’s WWW User Surveys. Retrieved November 2005
2. United States Government, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (amended in 1998), Section 508. Retrieved November 2005
相关资源:
1. Title: Section 508.Description: Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities. IT Accessibility & Workforce Division, in the U.S. General Services Administration's Office of Governmentwide Policy, has been charged with the task of educating Federal employees and building the infrastructure necessary to support Section 508 implementation. Using this web site, Federal employees and the public can access resources for understanding and implementing the requirements of Section 508.
2. Title: Web Accessibility Initiative.Description: Guidelines widely regarded as the international standard for Web accessibility
3. Title: WebAIM Section 508 Checklist.Description: Provides a checklist of 508 items for HTML.
相关可用性指南:
1. Usability Guideline: Provide Equivalent Pages