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    "title" : "Trends on Tuesday: Global Efforts Underway to Update Mobile Accessibility Guidelines |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"Trends on Tuesday: Global Efforts Underway to Update Mobile Accessibility Guidelines","summary" : "Federal agencies do not get a free pass on accessibility for mobile—as we stated earlier this month, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act applies to ALL information and communication technology (ICT). Luckily, there are a number of organizations working on guidelines and practices to help the private and public sectors create accessible mobile websites and","date" : "2015-06-23T10:00:29-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"jparcell" : "Jacob Parcell"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2015/06/2015-06-23-trends-on-tuesday-global-efforts-underway-to-update-mobile-accessibility-guidelines.md","slug" : "trends-on-tuesday-global-efforts-underway-to-update-mobile-accessibility-guidelines","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/06/23/trends-on-tuesday-global-efforts-underway-to-update-mobile-accessibility-guidelines/","content" :"\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/06/600-x-400-Man-with-infantile-cerebral-palsy-using-a-computer-Horsche-iStock-Thinkstock-513396687.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Man with infantile cerebral palsy using a computer\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eFederal agencies do not get a free pass on accessibility for mobile—as we stated \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/06/05/using-section-508-guidance-to-improve-the-accessibility-of-government-services/\"\u003eearlier this month\u003c/a\u003e, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act applies to ALL information and communication technology (ICT).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLuckily, there are a number of organizations working on guidelines and practices to help the private and public sectors create accessible mobile websites and applications. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.m-enabling.com/\"\u003eM-Enabling Conference\u003c/a\u003e, an annual event dedicated to making mobile technology accessible, brought experts from around the world to talk about guidelines and practices for these efforts. You can watch a complete \u003ca href=\"http://www.webable.tv/Events/M_Enabling_Summit_2015/TabId/1199/VideoId/1576/Policies--Standards-Standards--Guidelines-For-Accessible-Mobile-Devices.aspx\"\u003epanel about mobile accessibility guidelines\u003c/a\u003e, but here are some of the most useful guidelines they mention for making mobile implementations accessible.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Web Accessibility Initiative is the leader in this area, and it has a \u003ca href=\"http://www.w3.org/TR/mobile-accessibility-mapping/\"\u003eresource page\u003c/a\u003e with guidelines and tools for making mobile websites and native apps accessible. In addition, the organization just released a working draft of \u003ca href=\"http://www.w3.org/TR/mobile-accessibility-mapping/\"\u003eHow Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) and Other W3C/WAI Guidelines Apply to Mobile\u003c/a\u003e in February and is soliciting feedback from the public.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"http://www.access-board.gov/\"\u003eU.S. Access Board\u003c/a\u003e just finished the public comment period for a proposed \u003ca href=\"http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/proposed-rule/ii-executive-summary\"\u003eSection 508 Rules refresh\u003c/a\u003e that includes guidance for smartphones and other new devices.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe British Broadcasting Corporation’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/futuremedia/accessibility/mobile/about\"\u003eStandards and Guidelines for Mobile Accessibility\u003c/a\u003e are a set of technology agnostic best practices for mobile Web content, hybrid and native apps. They are intended for use by anyone involved with the design, development or testing of mobile products.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther conference programming also touched on the reality that future mobile device capabilities will bring exciting innovations for accessibility. User interfaces are evolving rapidly, offering unprecedented accessibility and assistive alternatives for blindness and low vision, hearing loss, and cognitive and physical disabilities.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatch this prototype of a “touchless” phone below for a taste of the future.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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