| Title: |
Accessibility Education Web Site and Consulting by Jim Thatcher |
| Url: |
http://www.jimthatcher.com |
| Creator: |
Jim Thatcher
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| Language: |
English
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| Date Record Checked: |
2010-03-03 00:00:00 (W3C-DTF) |
Description:
Accessibility Consulting
You probably came to my web site for one of two reasons; either you are looking for some information about accessibility or you are looking for someone to help you with accessibility in your organization. You've come to the right place in either case. Other reasons, then let me hear about them.
For information, there are two main resources here. Check out both the News and Resources sections. The tutorial on Web Accessibility for Section 508 is the most popular landing place on my site. This accessibility course was written for ITTATC (the Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center) which was funded by the General Services Administration.
If you are looking for an accessibility consultant, there are few people more qualified than I am. Here are some of the highlights of my experience in the area of accessibility:
Developed one of the first screen access systems for blind computer users, IBM Screen Reader for DOS (1984-1986) and Screen Reader/2 for OS/2, the first access system for a graphical user interface on the PC (1988-1991).
Led the effort to bring accessibility into the IBM development process (1996-2000)
Vice-Chair of the EITAAC, the Advisory Committee empanelled by the Access Board to draft the Section 508 Accessibility Standards (1999)
Auditor of Priceline.com for the Attorney General of New York State (2004-2006)
Lead author of the highly acclaimed new book, "Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance" (2006 - first edition, 2003)
Expert Witness for NFB in the matter of NFB vs. Target (2006-2007)
Designated consultant in the NFB and Amazon agreement (2007)
I can help you with expert accessibility evaluations (for web or software), provide training, or generally assist you in your efforts to establish or build accessibility in your organization. |
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| Resource Type: |
Text (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
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| Audience: |
Lifelong Learners
Graduate Students
Grades 7 - 9
General Public
Faculty High School
Faculty Elementary
Faculty College
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| Date Of Record Creation: |
2010-03-06 07:38:55 (W3C-DTF) |
| Date Of Record Release: |
2010-03-06 07:41:37 (W3C-DTF) |
| Date Last Modified: |
2010-03-06 07:42:21 (W3C-DTF) |
| Cumulative Rating: |
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