ASPA/WCD 508 Program
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What is the ASPA/WCD 508 Program?
 | The ASPA/WCD 508 Program is housed within the OS/ASPA Web Communications and New Media Division.
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Schedule of ASPA/WCD 508 Program Training 
ASPA/WCD 508 Program Executive Training (approximately 30 minutes) - geared toward department-heads and those requiring a broad overview of our program:
- The Executive Training slides are located on the ASPA/WCD Intranet page. (Users will need access to the HHS Network in order to view this page.)
ASPA/WCD 508 Program Comprehensive Training (approximately 3 hours) - geared toward website developers and those who will be using the Accenture/Maxamine software to conduct issue management.
- To view a recorded version of the ASPA/WCD Comprehensive Training, visit our intranet page. (Users will need access to the HHS Network in order to view this page. Please note that a closed captioned version of this training is also available. Please contact Tishia.Humes@hhs.gov, ASPA/WCD 508 Program Coordinator, for log-in and password information.)
Resources for Program Participants
Frequently Asked Questions: Visit the ASPA/WCD 508 Program Frequently Asked Questions page.
Program Participants: Visit our intranet page to access the Scan Schedule and WCD/508 Program Training Documents. (Users will need access to the HHS Network in order to view this page.)
508 Expert Reviews: The ASPA/WCD 508 Team is comprised of Section 508 experts who are happy to assist you with interpreting your Accenture scorecard reports and general 508 inquiries. To schedule a consultation, please contact ASPA/WCD 508 Program Manager Tishia Humes@hhs.gov.
508 Lab: Test documents and webpages for 508 compliance and accessibility using the WCD collection of assistive and evaluative technologies.
Contact: Tishia Humes - Tishia Humes@hhs.gov, or call 202-205-7358 to schedule an appointment
Additional 508 Training Resources
Testing Documents for 508 Compliance - training modules
Creating Section 508 Compliant Microsoft Word Documents (PowerPoint - 1.16 MB)
Creating Section 508 Compliant Microsoft Word Documents - More detail on applying styles (PowerPoint - 2.2 MB)
Creating Section 508 Compliant PDF Documents (PowerPoint - 2.56 MB)
Creating Section 508 Compliant PDF Documents - More detail on tagging and OCR (PowerPoint - 2.2 MB)
Creating Section 508 Compliant Microsoft Excel Workbooks (PowerPoint - 1.88 MB)
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