2017 Interagency-Accessibility forum Workshop Materials

On October 13, 2017, the General Services Administration (GSA) hosted the 4th annual Interagency Accessibility Forum at GSA Headquarters. The event's theme was the Transition to the Revised Section 508 Standards, and featured nine workshops on topics related to the revised standards. See below for transcripts and presentations of the workshops.

• Managing Accessibility of Public–Facing Content and Agency Official Communications Part 1 (MS-PPT, October 2017). Read the transcript (coming soon).
• Managing Accessibility of Public–Facing Content and Agency Official Communications Part 2 (MS-PPT, October 2017). Read the transcript (coming soon).
• Revised Section 508 Standards – Summary of Major Changes and Issues (MS-PPT, October 2017). Read the transcript (coming soon).
• How to Request Information from Vendors About the Revised Standards (MS-PPT, October 2017). Read the transcript (coming soon).
• AED COP, How It Helps Government Agencies Consistently Test and Remediate Electronic Documents for Section 508 Conformance (MS-PPT, October 2017). Read the transcript (coming soon).
• Revising Agency 508 Policy for the Refresh and Managing for User Access (MS-PPT, October 2017). Read the transcript (coming soon).
• WCAG 2.0 – How Does it Change the Way Agencies Develop and Test? (MS-PPT, October 2017). Read the transcript (coming soon).
• Integrating Section 508 Requirements in the Development Lifecycle (MS-PPT, October 2017). Read the transcript (coming soon).
• GSA Section 508 Resources (MS-PPT, October 2017). Read the transcript (coming soon).
• Authors and Developers Guidance for the Revised 508 Standards (MS-PPT, October 2017). Read the transcript (coming soon)

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