RE: [SEC508] Microsoft, Adobe and WCAG 2.0

["Mark D. Urban" <docurban@nc.rr.com>]

Hi Lars,

 

I don’t know about Microsoft or Adobe, but the US Department of Health and Human Services does have trainings and checklists for acceptance of proprietary document formats at http://www.hhs.gov/web/508/index.html.  It’s 508-based, so not exactly WCAG 2.0 - but it’s something.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark D. Urban

Vice-Chair, International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet

 

 

From: sec508-admin@trace.wisc.edu [mailto:sec508-admin@trace.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Lars Ballieu Christensen
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 6:51 AM
To: sec508@trace.wisc.edu
Subject: [SEC508] Microsoft, Adobe and WCAG 2.0

 

Dear all,

 

I was under the impression that Microsoft, Adobe etc. were to publish guidelines on how to produce accessible documents in proprietary formats in accordance with WCAG 2.0 – and that these guidelines were to be officially referenced by W3C as supplements to WCAG 2.0.

 

I have, however, failed to locate any such guidelines from Microsoft and Adobe. Does anyone know the status of this work and/or where to find these guidelines.

 

Kind regards

 

Lars

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Lars Ballieu Christensen
Rådgiver/Adviser, Ph.D., cand.comm., Sensus ApS

Specialister i tilgængelighed/Accessibility Consultants
Tel: +45 48 22 10 03 – Mobil: +45 40 32 68 23 - Skype: Ballieu
Mail: lbc@sensus.dk – Web: www.sensus.dk & www.robobraille.org