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Past Issues:

  • Vol 6, Issue 5, November 2006
    • National Federation of the Blind et. al. v. Target Corporation - Inaccessible Corporate Websites Subject to Litigation
  • Vol 6, Issue 4, May 2006
    • Understanding JAWS Cursors
  • Vol 6, Issue 3, May 2006
    • Understanding Section 508 Provision (d) - Document Readability
  • Vol. 6, Issue 2, April 2006
    • Blind University Student Sues Target Alleging its Web Site Violates State and Federal Disability Laws
  • Vol. 6, Issue 1, March 2006
    • Criterion 508 Solutions, Inc. Launches New Section 508 Compliance eLearning Courses!
  • Vol. 5, Issue 1, March 2005
    • The Importance of Style Guides for Section 508 Compliant PDF Documents and Fillable Forms
  • Vol. 4, Issue 6, October 2004
    • Eliot Spitzer Agreement To Make Websites Accessible
    • Access Now, Inc. v. Southwest Airlines Company Appeal Dismissed
  • Vol 4, Issue 4, July 2004
    • States Adopting Requirements Similar to Section 508
  • Vol 4, Issue 3, June 2004
    • Successful Award Protest Shows Section 508 Has Teeth
    • Structural Markup is Important to Accessibility
  • Vol 4, Issue 1, January 2004
    • What is The DOJ 2003 Section 508 Survey?
    • Who Fills Out The DOJ 2003 Section 508 Survey?
    • When is The DOJ 2003 Section 508 Survey Due?
    • Can Federal Vendors Review The DOJ 2003 Section 508 Survey?
  • Vol 3, Issue 6, December 2003 (Part 2 of 2)
    • Testing For PDF Accessibility
    • Test 1: Run Acrobat's Accessibility Check
    • Test 2: Reflow the Document
    • Test 3: Use Screen Readers to Vocalize Your Document
  • Vol 3, Issue 5, November 2003 (Part 1 of 2)
    • Why PDF Accessibility Is Important
    • Designing Accessible PDFs
    • Planning For Accessibility
    • Testing For PDF Accessibility
  • Vol 3, Issue 3, June 2003
    • Section 508 and EIT Hardware Requirements
    • How Section 508 Affects Federal EIT Procurement Activities
    • How Section 508 Affects EIT Vendors
    • SIDEBAR: What is EIT? & EIT Covered by Section 508
  • Vol 3. Issue 2, May 2003
    • Section 508 and eLearning Procurement
    • Comparing Sections 501, 504 and 508
    • Comparing W3C WAI and Access Board Standards
  • Vol 3. Issue 1 April 2003
    • What is the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative?
    • What is the Connection Between WAI and Section 508?
    • What Are WAI Guidelines, Checkpoints and Priorities?
    • Who Are These Guidelines Written For?
    • Why Are These Guidelines Important?
  • Vol 2. Issue 11 November 2002
    • What is Section 508?
    • Website Accessibility Testing Software: The Answer to Section 508 Compliance?
    • What is the Difference Between Usability and Accessibility?
    • Website Accessibility News in the Courts
    • Marketing Opportunities Through Section 508 Compliance