Here’s a great chart outlining how best practices compare with Section 508 requirements, from Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) and Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES), University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign:
Another prime resource is here at the Section508.gov website.
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Support Web Standards |
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Styling | ||
Liquid Design for Content Reflow |
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Layout/Linearization |
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Colors |
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Fonts |
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Navigation and Orientation | ||
Unique Titles |
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Headings |
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Menus and Navigation Bars |
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Forms |
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Language |
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Tabular Data Tables |
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Lists |
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Links |
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Accesskeys |
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Frames |
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Automation | ||
Scripting |
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Keyboard |
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Objects and Applets |
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Animations (Flicker) |
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Timed Responses |
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Text Descriptions | ||
Text Equivalents for Images, Pictures, Charts and Diagrams |
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Text Equivalents for Audio |
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