# Presentation: 519183

## FEDSTATS

**Accessibility Workshop**** **
**June 24,  2002**

## Government-Wide Initiatives

**Expanded Electronic Government**

**Create Single Points of Access**

**Reduce Reporting Burdens**

**Share Information Quickly**

**Automate Internal Processes**

## The Expected Results

- Increase access for persons with disabilities
- to agency Web sites and E-Government
- applications...
*The President’s Management Agenda, Fiscal Year 2002*

**Impact on Accessibility**

- FACT:  The US Government spent 43 Billion on 2001 legislation.  Section 508 of the American with Disabilities Act is one of them.

## The Federal Commitment – Bridging the Digital Divide

- 54 Million Disabled Users in the United States should have access to hundreds of federal agencies with millions of pages.
- Assistive technology is available to people with disabilities, Accessible Code has been the missing link.
- Section 508 Standards Intent – Provide Standards For Accessible Code

## The General Problems 

- Section 508 Standards are not widely understood and require significant expertise to implement.
- Current Hacks need Viable Alternatives (Layout tables)
- Complicated Technical Issues When Implementing Standards

## A lot of information is obscured to AT

**The Problem**

- Statistical
- Content

## Census Problem Focus – Data Tables

- Dealing with Complex Statistical Tables that Are Difficult for Even Sighted Users
- Relationships between Table Headers and Table Data Should be Clear In Non-Visual Format
- Correct Use of Existing HTML Tags
- Automation Required

## The Complex Table Accessibility Solution

- Delivering Web Accessibility

- Table Headers must have a Unique ID
- Each Data Cell must be Associated with ALL relevant headers by using that unique ID label in HEADER Attribute
- Use ABBR Attribute to Save Brain Cycles in Subsequent Rows
- Use Text Attributes (CAPTION, SUMMARY)  to provide Overview and Description of Complex Relationships in Tables
- AXIS Attribute Not Supported by Screen Readers

## Section 508 Compliance – One Stop
Operational Outsourcing
Ensure Agency Success
Transform Interaction with Citizens belonging to the “Invisible Minority”

- Section 508 Compliance – One Stop
- Operational Outsourcing
- Ensure Agency Success
- Transform Interaction with Citizens belonging to the “Invisible Minority”

**Pioneering Information Accessibility**

- FOCUS: Accessibility

## Why RAMP up with Deque?

**RAMP****TM Web – Analysis and remediation for Developers**
**RAMP****TM**** Lite – Analysis Only for Managers**
**RAMP****TM**** Arc – Accessible Re-purposing of Content**

- Innovation

## RAMPTM in Government

## RAMPTM in Industry

## RAMPTM has unparalleled product depth
Deque Poised to be Market Leader
Clear distinction between Section 508 and W3C WAI Guidelines
CTO of Deque is a Member of the Strategic Management Council for Section 508 Accessibility Forum.

- Deque Poised to be Market Leader
- Clear distinction between Section 508 and W3C WAI Guidelines
- CTO of Deque is a Member of the Strategic Management Council for Section 508 Accessibility Forum.

- Summary

- Fundamentally Changing Web Accessibility with Deque and RAMPTM