Accessibility Management

Hi Folks, I am on so many great list servs and such and this came to me and I wanted to share.  There are so many sites out there that say they will check your site or a page here or there and let you know if it meets base 508 compliance but I have to say AMP Express is a very good tool.  Now as always, remember not every site has to be or can be compliant.  Take your compliance with a spoon full of sugar and remember to focus on what matters.  If you are serving a large group of individuals with disabilities or you receive certain funding then your organization will need to meet aspects of 508 compliance.  One of the nice features about AMP Express is that it does not just tell you what is wrong, but it also tells you how you can fix what is wrong.  A must have in any developers toolkit.  ~ Jordan

SSB BART Group Announces Release of AMP Express

Built on the existing Accessibility Management Platform, AMP Express is the first tool of its kind to offer automated multi-page accessibility testing of web sites.

San Francisco, CA Â- December 14, 2009 Â- SSB BART Group (SSB) announces the launch of Accessibility Management Platform (AMP) Express. The AMP Express service provides instantaneous, detailed feedback on website accessibility, measuring compliance against Section 508, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), and other international standards. AMP Express, unlike any other competitive free testing service allows multiple-page spidering and testing against a broader array of industry standards.

"We are excited to launch the AMP Express service because it brings enhanced value to our clients by reaching beyond the capabilities of any other free accessibility testing services on the market today", stated Timothy Springer, CEO of SSB Bart Group.

The AMP Express service is built on top of SSB BART GroupÂ's industry-leading AMP Platform. To use the AMP Express service, users simply access https://amp.ssbbartgroup.com/express/, type in their website's URL and additional necessary data. The system then performs an in-depth analysis and provides the user with a snapshot of the accessibility of their web-based system. This analysis uses a series of checkers to perform automated diagnostics that determine accessibility and compliance. AMP Express provides the "what", "where" and "why" of the Best Practice violation, as well as the "how to" on the solution implementation.

SSB partnered with Mad Pow for the design portion of the AMP Express solution. Mad*Pow is an experience design agency that merges the science of human factors with the art of digital design to deliver powerful interactions that help industry leaders increase customer satisfaction, improve conversion, maximize retention, and cut costs.

About SSB BART Group

Founded in 1997 by engineers with disabilities, SSB BART Group has offices in Silicon Valley and Washington D.C., and offers a wide range of cutting-edge products, training, and consultative services to help create accessible IT solutions. The proven Accessibility Management Platform (AMP) from SSB BART Group is the industryÂ's first on-demand solution that integrates the business and technical aspects of complying with regulations such as Section 508, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

Posted by Jordan Dossett on December 16, 2009 at 03:27 pm EST

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