[SEC508] Accessible Applications

[Kara Zirkle <kzirkle1@gmu.edu>]

Is anyone using any of the following applications or products and if so 
could you please give me some input on whether or not they are 
accessible to individuals with disabilities or meet Section 508 
Compliance?  Also, if anyone has done research on similar applications 
and chose not to go with one of the following applications what 
application did you go with that was more accessible?

Applications such as:

Adobe Breeze; Townhall; Blackboard; Respondus; CMS' Droople, Paperthin, 
Commonspot and Figleaf; Luminous; Hawkeye software assets tracking; 
Email applications GoogleApps, Microsoft Live or Exchange Labs; various 
Blog Platforms (ex. Wordpress); various Survey Software; Banner and 
other Sunguard applications; SkillPort; iTunes U Podcasting; Accordent 
Capture; SharePoint 2007; Microsoft VISTA; ILLiad (interlibrary loan 
management system); VuFind; Basecamp; GMPLS (generalized multiprotocol 
label switching); AppWorx; and Touchnet software

Also, has anyone contacted vendors directly asking for changes to be 
made in response to accessibility if contract language wasn't originally 
in the picture?  Can anyone make any suggestions about this?

Thanks,

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Kara Zirkle
IT Accessibility Coordinator
Assistive Technology Initiative
Thompson Hall RM 114 Mail Stop: 6A11
Fairfax Campus
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-993-9815
Fax: 703-993-4743
http://www.gmu.edu/accessibility/ati/home.html