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Section 508 Testing

Millions of US citizens must use assistive technology (AT) in order to read electronic content.

To meet their needs and to ensure equal access to information, the US Congress enacted legislation in 1998 to require U.S. Federal agencies and contractors to procure accessible software and to produce accessible electronic documents.

The regulations, known as Section 508, went into effect in June, 2001.

What you need to know about PDF and Section 508

PDF files cannot be tested for Section 508 by purely automated means. There are two basic options.

1)  Structure the document correctly in your authoring software and be sure to make Tags when creating the PDF, OR

2) When option 1 is unavailable, you must tag and test your PDF files after creation.

To ensure compliance with Section 508, the results of any tagging effort must be checked (and when necessary, corrected) by a trained individual to assure compliance with the law.

Compliance Testing, Validation & Correction

We test, correct and certify PDF files with results guaranteed. This service is offered by quotation for each document processed.

To get started, email a few representative files to section508@appligent.com, and we'll respond with a comprehensive quotation within 24 hours.

Why Appligent Document Solutions for Section 508 Testing

We've specialized in PDF accessibility since 2000, longer than any other service provider in the world.

We offer the best, most cost-effective PDF testing, tagging and certification services available.

Our service comes with our unique certificate of Section 508 compliance; a simple, no-questions asked guarantee.

We host the [[section508-pdf-center Section 508 Center for PDF]], and lead the industry in standards development, with.

Beyond testing and remediation, we provide strategic and implementation consulting for content publishers and managers. Get in touch to learn more.