[GUI-Talk] GUI Frameworks Question

[Rasmussen, Lloyd]

I have to correct the below message. 
Section 508 first appeared in the Rehabilitation Act in 1986, not 1998.
It was during the 1998 reauthorization that Congress called for regulations to be written. 
A committee affiliated with the General Services Administration had started working on these issues in 1983. I was the Library of Congress's nominee, and it was called the Interagency Committee for Computer Support of Handicapped Employees.


Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542   202-707-0535
http://www.loc.gov/nls/
The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Library of Congress, NLS.


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Which GUI frameworks are you dealing with at the moment? 
What do the Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates of the vendors assert?
Section 508 actually began in 1998 with a requirement for a report to Congress, and it developed from there. But progress and even an understanding of the issues has been painfully slow in coming. 
Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542   202-707-0535
http://www.loc.gov/nls/
The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Library of Congress, NLS.

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Cc: Walker (US), Michael E <michael.e.walker3 at boeing.com>
Subject: [GUI-Talk] GUI Frameworks Question

Hi,

Why do vendors get away with using GUI frameworks and toolkits that do not support accessibility API's? Why is this legally allowed? What can be done about it?

Thanks,
Mike

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