IT Accessibility Review
Volume 1, Number 5
TecAccess Achievements
TecAccess Adds PDF Section 508 Testing, Remediation Accessibility and Certification Services
TecAccess, a worldwide leader in electronic and information technology, announced today that it has added Portable Document Format (PDF) file remediation, assessment, and testing to its suite of accessibility services. Rendering PDF documents accessible allows persons with dexterity and vision impairments to navigate though content. It also permits individuals with visual disabilities to decipher PDF content by using screen readers.
In addition to PDF documents, TecAccess assesses, tests, and offers remediation for Internet, e-Learning, telecommunications, and software applications to comply with Section 508 standards. Once remediation is completed, TecAccess will issue a letter of certification to verify that best efforts have been made toward Section 508 compliance.
Richmond Times-Dispatch Radio News Interviews TecAccess President
Richmond Times-Dispatch Radio News interviewed Debra Ruh, president and founder of TecAccess. The interview aired on Wednesday, April 27, 2005, on 100 news affiliated radio stations throughout central Virginia.
Mrs. Ruh discussed the business advantages of hiring persons with disabilities. The radio interview was a prelude to a high profile article about TecAccess that was featured in the business section of the Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper on Sunday, May 1, 2005.
TecAccess Adds JAWS Scripting to its Suite of Services
TecAccess announced that it would add JAWS scripting to its suite of services. Travis Roth, TecAccess Senior Accessibility Analyst, will be one of several associates who will perform this service.
Scripting is a term used to describe the programming language that accompanies JAWS, the screen reading application produced by Freedom Scientific. The powerful scripting interface allows the screen reader to be used with many applications that otherwise do not initially work with JAWS. TecAccess can customize JAWS to provide the user with the information needed to use an application in speech or Braille output. Thus if an organization´s application is partially or completely incompatible with JAWS for marketing purposes or employee usage, it may need JAWS scripts developed.
"We are proud to offer JAWS scripting as a new service," said Debra Ruh, President and Founder of TecAccess. "We have several very talented JAWS scripters who have many years of experience. Our senior JAWS scripter is Travis Roth who has been providing JAWS scripting services and solutions for years."
About JAWS
Developed by Freedom Scientific, JAWS is the most popular screen reader worldwide. JAWS´ internal speech synthesizer reads aloud screen information from software applications and the Internet. JAWS also offers support for refreshable Braille.
For further information, visit:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/software_jaws.asp.
TecAccess Featured in the Business Section of the Richmond Times Dispatch
TecAccess is very honored to be featured in the business section of the Richmond Times Dispatch, Sunday edition. The article was published May 1, 2005.
The high profile piece discusses the reason that Debra Ruh, president and founder of TecAccess, created the top-notch company. The article also highlights the company´s successes from a business and an employee perspective. Associates recount how TecAccess has offered them a key to economic independence.
"TecAccess has meant the freedom to work from home, where I can be with my children who suffer from emotional disabilities," said Tracy Buetow, TecAccess operations manager. "It has also given me the ability to work with people who are greatly gifted and yet overlooked too often. It has truly changed my life and the lives of many others."
According to Richard Belyea, TecAccess CEO, "TecAccess is more than a business. It is proof that persons with disabilities can be an integral and critical part of a business´ success."
