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How to validate a page for Section 508 compliance

by Nguyen, T. Kim — last modified Sep 05, 2008 11:56 AM

complying with accessibility standards using the Firefox browser or a free online service

If you use Firefox if you install the add-on called Web Developer you will get a right mouse menu item you can use to validate the current page for Section 508 compliance. To get Web Developer, use Firefox to go to

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60

Install it, restart Firefox, then go to each page on your site, right click, choose Web Developer -> Tools -> Validate Section 508.

Also, try this accessibility evaluator service:

http://fae.cita.uiuc.edu/about.php