508 Certified
Certified By the Federal IT Accessibility Initiative in Designing Accessible Websites
Are you aware of section 508 of the United States Rehabilitation Act and its implications for your website? Did you realize there are several cases pending in which large retailers were brought to court over their inaccessible websites? Do you know that a Harris Poll survey found that Americans with disabilities spend twice as much time on the internet as those without disabilities? Are you familiar with the following World Health Organization statistics:
- 500 million worldwide, 7-10% of population, are persons with disabilities.
- 54 million in US, 20% of the population, are persons with disabilities.
- These numbers continue to grow as populations age and people are living longer.
- Additional temporary disabilities are not accounted for in these numbers.
Section 508 addresses accessibility for people who have:
- Visual disabilities
- Hearing disabilities
- Motor disabilities
- Speech disabilities
