for those who can and have an interest. karen ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 11:19:24 -0400 From: Jay Leventhal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: VICUG-NYC Fwd: Webcast on 508 Implementation
>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 05:18:01 EDT >>Hello, >> >> >> What is the current status of Section 508 implementation within >> the federal government? Is 508 benefiting federal employees with >> disabilities? Are there ripple effects for 508 to the consumer or other >> government levels, and if there are where are they? Who is the lead >> federal agency involved in implementing 508? These questions and others >> will be discussed Friday, June 20 at a town meeting on the web. >> >> Join us and tell your friends to join us. >> >> Thanks, >> >> John Williams >> >> >> >>TVWORLDWIDE.COM PRESS RELEASE >> >> >> For Immediate Release Thursday, June 12, >> 2003 >> >>Disability Experts to Webcast National Town Meeting on Rescuing Section >>508 at AT508.com >>Noted Panelists to Convene Disability Community On-line to Issue "Federal >>Agency Report Card on Section 508 Compliance" as Concern over Government >>Implementation Grows: Friday, June 20, 2:00 PM ET at www.AT508.com >> >> >>Contact: Dave Gardy John Williams >>TV Worldwide.com AT508.com >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>www.tvworldwide.com www.at508.com >>(703) 961-9250 ext. 221 (703) 404-0071 >> >> >> >>Chantilly, Va. Internet TV Channel and leading assistive technology >>portal AT508.com, an affiliate on the TVWorldwide.com network, announced >>it will offer a free live video webcast of the National Town Meeting to >>Rescue Section 508, to be held June 20, 2003 2:00 PM ET, on-line at >>www.AT508.com. The event will highlight Section 508 of the National >>Rehabilitation Act on its 2nd anniversary and feature prominent expert >>panelists from the community of those people with disabilities who will >>issue a "Federal Agency Report Card on Section 508 Compliance". The panel >>will be led by world-renowned disability columnist John Williams of >>AT508.com and Mike Paciello, President of The Paciello Group (TPG), a >>leading international authority on Internet and software accessibility. >>Other panelists from industry and government will be announced shortly. >>The meeting will be webcast with open captioning of the streaming video, >>or "webcaptingsm", developed by TVWorldwide.com to assist federal agency >>clients in complying with Section 508. >> >>"Our goal is to generate mainstream awareness of the inherent weaknesses >>in the federal government's implementation of the important Section 508 >>legislation," stated Mr. Paciello. "A key flaw in the effective >>enforcement of Section 508 involves a consistent and reliable set of >>usability, quality assurance, and certification measures that ensure E&IT >>product accessibility. Consequently, federal agencies aren't truly >>complying -- and vendors are given mixed messages about what is or isn't >>accessible. This town meeting will result in a viable plan of action, >>with real proposals for re-structuring conflicts of interest in Section >>508 enforcement and federal agency oversight as we unite our community to >>rectify this problem." >> >>"President Bush's administration has not made the enforcement of section >>508 a priority, despite the fact that they've claimed credit for doing >>exactly that," remarked Mr. Williams. "There are more than 56 million >>Americans with disabilities, and its time that the federal government's >>enforcement of disability legislation is granted the same dedication of >>resources as other ongoing federal efforts such as the war on drugs." >> >>"Individuals with disabilities are a very close-knit community and we've >>found through the rapid growth of AT508.com, that the web is a strong >>enabling factor for this demographic," commented Dave Gardy, CEO of >>TVWorldwide. "I am very proud of our accessible video streaming >>applications being utilized to engage the community of those people with >>disabilities and pleased to be working with AT508.com to make this >>interactive webcast event a reality for the thousands we expect nationally. " >> >>Visitors to the live webcast town meeting will be able to post questions >>to panelists and participate in Q&A via e-mail, providing a fully >>interactive forum for sharing of information. >> >>The event will be webcast live and archived for viewing at >>www.tvworldwide.com and www.AT508.com. Participants should have the free >>Real Video Player installed prior to the event and should log on by 1:45 >>PM ET on Friday, June 20. >> >>About AT508.com >>TVWorldwide's AT508.com Internet TV channel was launched in October at >>the World Congress on Disabilities in Orlando, Fla, featuring >>world-renowned disability columnist John Williams covering the latest in >>assistive technology and Section 508 news and since then has webcast the >>TASH, ATIA, CSUN and CEC events for the community of people with >>disabilities. AT508.com features articles and videos on the latest in >>assistive technology products, services and issues and during trade show >>events, highlights keynotes, presentations and interviews with exhibitors >>and speakers. AT508.com events are webcast live and archived in fully >>accessible format using the captioned video streaming of >>TVWorldwide.com's "webcaptingsm" process. AT508.com sponsors include The >>Paciello Group, Keybowl, HP, Kurzweil Educatonal Systems, Corda, Deque, >>Audio Eye, Sighted Electronics Freedom Vision and Vcom3D. >>About The Paciello Group (TPG) >> >>Founded by Mike Paciello, TPG is an international leader in Accessibility >>Consulting and Engineering. TPG is dedicated to helping corporations, >>government agencies and educational institutions make their IT >>resources accessible to all people, including those with disabilities. >>They offer professional consulting, technology solutions and monthly >>monitoring services to ensure that clients reach and maintain the ongoing >>accessibility of their digital assets. Further information on The >>Paciello Group can be found >>online at www.paciellogroup.com. >> >>About TV Worldwide >>As a leading global Internet broadcasting and streaming media company, TV >>Worldwide (www.tvworldwide.com) is developing a network of video channels >>that is an affiliation of community-based Internet television stations, >>each underwritten by a strategic partner, "aimcastingsm" to targeted >>demographic audiences worldwide. TVWorldwide.com works with strategic >>partners to develop the latest in live and archived state-of-the art >>video streaming content applications. . TVWorldwide.com was recently >>named one of the streaming video industry's "Hottest Streaming Companies" >>by Streaming Magazine, www.streamingmagazine.com, and CEO Dave Gardy was >>honored by the magazine as one of the 50 Most Influential People in >>Streaming Media. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- for the latest updates & info call the VICUG NYC HOTLINE (212) 714-4967 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VICUG NYC http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/vicug/index.html MEETING SCHEDULE http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/vicug/schedule.html MOVING TARGETS http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/vicug/moving.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To remove yourself from this emailing list, type the command: UNSUBSCRIBE VIC-NYC in the BODY of an emessage, and send it to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. 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