Section 508 Interview Series

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Section 508 Interview Series

• A series of interviews with the principals of the
  508 regulations and those impacted by them
• Hosted jointly by
• Information Technology Association of America
  (ITAA)
• and
• Information Technology Technical Assistance and
  Training Center (ITTATC)

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Real Time TranscriptionGenerously Sponsored by

• DynCorp and the Institute for Disabilities
  Research and Training, Inc.
• www.dyncorp.com www.idrt.com

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ITAA

• Information Technology Association of America, a
  trade association
• More than 500 members nationwide whose businesses
  cover the spectrum from software, IT services,
  ASP, digital content, systems integration,
  telecommunications, enterprise solution, to
  consulting.
• Provides global public policy and national
  leadership to promote the continued rapid growth
  of the IT industry
• Industry concerns include, among MANY others,
• government IT procurement and regulation.
• Section 508 Task Group, a committee of companies
  working on the impact of section 508 on the IT
  industry.

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ITTATC

• Information Technology Technical Assistance
  Training Center (ITTATC) was established to
  promote the development of accessible electronic
  information technology (EIT) by providing
  technical assistance, training and information.
  The project is intended to
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve the
  awareness and availability of accessible EIT and
  telecommunication products and services
• Coordinate and create educational materials for
  diverse stakeholder groups that include
  designers, managers, marketers, purchasers, and
  consumers of EIT and telecommunications products
  and services
• Disseminate information, training and resources
  to improve industry awareness, advance practical
  solutions, and create opportunities for
  innovation and change.
• http//www.ittatc.org

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Section 508 and the

• An interview by Rex Lint,
• ITAA Section 508 Working Group
• with
• Mr. Ray Morgan, Section 508
  Program US Postal Service
• Audience questions at 230!

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Question Answer

• At the end of the interview, an Operator will
  instruct teleconference participants how to ask
  questions
• Press 1, 4 on your phone keypad to be queued to
  ask a question. Questions will be taken in the
  order received. The operator will introduce each
  questioner.
• To withdraw a question press
• 1, 3 on your phone keypad.
• Or participants may e-mail questions to
  scrumley_at_itaa.org