Section 508 on demand webinar resources

On-demand webinar: On-demand Section 508 and Accessibility for Local Government

This module gives a brief overview of the requirements of Section 508 that apply to website accessibility for visitors with disabilities, and share testing resources you can use to check your site.

This was part of a weekly series of 20 - 30-minute webinars on everything you need to know to improve your agency's website, no matter what platform you use.

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Webinar resources

Related, possibly helpful software / services

How to use Chrome Lighthouse to check your site
achecker.ca - to check individual pages
Siteimprove - for more robust site quality services
PDF of tips for making PDFs accessible
Webaim color contrast checker
WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines

You will definitely want to talk with Streamline. They have done a great job for the District over the last couple of years. I feel they were very instrumental in assisting our District maintaining our Transparency Certificate for the third straight time.– Robert Johnson, General Manager, Aromas Water District

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