Re: [SEC508] Supplier for

["Dwight H. Barbour" <dbs@dbsolutions.net>]

Don't forget that there are also VPATs available... which are written 
by the company so sometimes they are incorrect.... like the 
Microsoft ones, which are pretty innacurate for their ASP.NET
technology.

VPATS are Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates.

Dwight.

On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 16:38:36 -0400, terry.weaver@gsa.gov said:
> BuyAccessible provides vendor-supplied accessibility information on 
> products and services but is not a certification.  There is no Section
> 508 
> certification process.
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> BuyAccessible.gov assists people in defining the applicable provisions of 
> the Standard based on the agency's business requirements.  It provides a 
> market research capability that searches thru the accessibility 
> information provided by companies on their products/ services.  It
> doesn't 
> require companies to only list products and services that are fully 
> conformant but to provide the information on how a given product
> addresses 
> (or better yet, meets) the particular provisions that apply to it. 
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> Terry
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> Director, IT Accessibility & Workforce Division
> Office of Governmentwide Policy
> General Services Administration
> www.buyaccessible.gov
> www.Section508.gov
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> "Phill Jenkins" <pjenkins@us.ibm.com> 
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> Isn't the purpose of Buy Accessible wizard and Products and Services 
> Directory to help you find products and services compliant with the 508 
> technical requirements?   
>         See https://app.buyaccessible.gov/DataCenter/ 
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> Regards,
> Phill Jenkins
> IBM Research - Human Ability & Accessibility Center
> http://www.ibm.com/able
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> "Michael R. Burks" <mburks952@worldnet.att.net> 
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> Someone just asked me if there is a software supplier that sells 508 
> certified software.  Anyone ever heard of such a supplier? 
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> Sincerely, 
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> Mike Burks 
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  Dwight H. Barbour
  .NET Community Builder
  Section 508 and ASP.NET Educator and Developer
  dbs@dbsolutions.net