508 compliance means that all Internet users, regardless of disability, can access technology. Being compliant helps to breaks down barriers to your customer and provides new opportunities for everyone.
Compliance standards are set by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which were amended in 1998 to include information technology in the federal sector. This requirement empowers 25 million American’s with visual impairments to access online media and digital publications through the use of screen readers.
Who Needs to Be Compliant?
▶ Government agencies
▶ Federally-funded nonprofits
▶ Higher education institutions
▶ Public K-12 schools
▶ Health plans
▶ Any corporation receiving federal funds
How to Become 508 Compliant?
Making your website 508 Compliant can seem like a complex process. By working with 508 Compliance Pros, we help you navigate through the requirements and create a plan for remediation of your documents.
We are able to take your PDFs, Word Documents and PowerPoints and turn them into compliant pieces that can be uploaded to your website. By taking this important step, not only are you meeting the requirement of the law, but you are helping those with disabilities to be able to access your information and create a free flow of information with all your customers.
Why Use Splash Box Marketing?
We are passionate about making the Internet a great place for everyone, including those hard of sight... one document at a time.
▶ Highly Trained
Our remediation team is trained and well versed in the HHS requirements of 508 compliance remediation and we stay up-to-date with current standards, like WCAG 2.0. We use industry standard software to remediate and test documents. Each document comes with a compliance guarantee.
▶ Accurate, Timely and Cost Effective Solutions
We provide low-cost, reliable 508 remediation services for your online documents. We remediate to the highest level of content accessibility standards, in any language and any complexity, at a flat rate. With a simple, per page rate, budgeting your 508 remediation needs is simple.
▶ Reporting
We provide you with a final remediated document, as well as an accessibility report that shows the document to be compliant in all areas necessary to pass the HHS and CMS requirements for online materials. This gives you the peace of mind to know that your hard of sight clients will be able to easily navigate your online documents.
▶ Customer Service
We provide you with written estimates and turn around time. We still believe that the customer is #1 and strive to exceed your expectations.
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