TecAccess to Offer Free Section 255 Web Conference
For More Information:
Contact: Paul Spicer
Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications
(804) 749-8646
info@tecaccess.net
Rockville, VA - August 21, 2006--TecAccess LLC, an award-winning provider of Section 508 compliance, W3C Standards, and electronic and information technology (E&IT) accessibility solutions, is joining with EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) to offer a free web conference on the topic of Section 255: Accessible Telecommunications.
The highly anticipated conference, hosted on Sept. 27 at 1 PM, EDT, is part of EASI´s popular ongoing workshops and conferences taking place throughout the year. EASI, a premier provider of online training on accessible information technology for persons with disabilities, has reached over 4,000 people in three dozen countries since its first class in 1993.
Invited to present on the topic of Section 255, TecAccess Founder and President, Ms. Debra Ruh, will explain how Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act is a requirement of telecommunications manufacturers and service providers to design products to be accessible, when readily achievable to do so.
This exciting workshop will address such topics as:
- What is covered by Section 255?
- Who is covered by Section 255?
- What does "readily achievable" mean?
- What makes telecommunications products accessible?
- Performance Criteria
- Input, Control, and Mechanical Functions
- Output, Display, and Control Functions
- Product Compatibility with Adaptive Equipment
- Design Planning and Product Information
For more information about Ms. Ruh´s September 17th presentation, or to sign-up for this conference please visit www.easi.cc/forms/ruh.htm or call (949) 916-2837. To learn about other high caliber accessibility courses offered by both EASI and TecAccess, please visit www.tecaccess.net or call (804) 749-8646.
About TecAccess
Winner of numerous awards, including the 2005 Secretary of Labor´s New Freedom Initiative Award, TecAccess is an industry-leading IT firm providing Section 508 compliance and electronic and information technology (E&IT) accessibility solutions for clients in government, private industry, and higher education throughout the world. TecAccess is a certified Woman-Owned and SBA certified 8(a) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) committed to hiring people with disabilities.
For further information about TecAccess, please call: (804) 749-8646 , e-mail info@tecaccess.net, or visit our website at www.TecAccess.net.
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