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AccessABILITY Announces the Release of
the 508 Wizard™ for Visual C++ and Limited Time Special
Offer Pricing Site Licenses as low as $4,999
Tool intended to
save time and costs for identifying, correcting and
validating accessibility errors in Visual C++ desktop
and client/server software applications.
San Diego, CA – February 4, 2004 –
AccessABILTY Software announced today that it has
released the 508 Wizard for Visual C++, it’s third
product of the 508 Wizard product suite. The suite
features development tools that scan the source code of
desktop and client/server applications to help automate
the identification and validation of Section 508
accessibility errors in accordance with the Section 508
of the Rehabilitation Act.
"We are excited about the release of the 508 Wizard for
Visual C++ to meet the increasing demand of our customer
base. Most Federal agencies and large corporations have
a need to write and test software in an accessible
manner across many software languages. Adding the Visual
C++ version to our Java and Visual Basic product suite
will help round out the accessibility needs for most of
these organizations as it relates to desktop and
client/server applications” said Dan Bailey, President
of AccessABILITY Software.
The 508 Wizard’s innovative methodology inserts testing
early into the software development process to allow for
accessibility to be considered from the beginning. This
approach greatly reduces the burden of manual testing
and remediation and most importantly, results in more
accessible software.
The 508 Wizard’s extensive integrated help system is
designed to assist Visual C++ developers in
understanding Section 508 requirements and through
repeated usage of the tool, aid them in understanding
how to build accessible Visual C++ applications.
“The special pricing is aimed at allowing Federal
Agencies and other Organizations to cost effectively do
everything they can do to help insure that they are
adhering to Section 508. One thing that we have realized
is that cost should not be an impediment to assisting
these organizations with their Accessibility strategy”
added Bailey .
About the 508 Wizard
The 508 Wizard™ development tool was introduced to
facilitate an easy and cost effective way for government
organizations, systems integrators and private software
companies to comply with the requirements of Section 508
as mandated by the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d).
According to amendments passed in 1998, Section 508
requires that all Federal agencies and organizations
selling software products to the Federal Government make
electronic and information technology accessible to
employees and individuals with disabilities who utilize
government information.
Section 508, an amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, requires electronic and information technology
that is used, developed, and procured by the Federal
government to be accessible to people with disabilities.
Key features of the Section 508 Wizard include:
• Automatically Scans source code for all 1194.21
paragraph A-L Section 508 violations;
• Identifies the precise location in the source code of
the accessibility errors and allows for immediate
remediation;
• Shows visual and textual examples on how to remediate
and build Section 508 compliant VB, Visual C++ and Java
source code
• Provides a built in Section 508 Reference Guide
• Provides detailed reports for three distinct
audiences: Management, QA Staff and developers;
• Allows for the exporting of compliance reports in XML
and HTML;
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About AccessABILITY Software
AccessABILITY Software, a division of Objectiva Software
Solutions Inc., is a privately held provider of Section
508 compliance products and services. Its patent pending
product, the 508 Wizard™, is the leading Section 508
software development tool for desktop and client/server
software applications. AccessABILITY Software assists
Governmental agencies, System Integrators and Software
companies in accelerating their Section 508 compliance
implementations. The 508 Wizard™ provides software
development staff an efficient development tool to
easily evaluate, remediate, and validate Section 508
compliance of legacy and newly developed VB and Java
source code.
For further information, visit us at
www.accessabilitysoftware.com or contact us at
Info@508wizard.com.
CONTACT: Dan Bailey
AccessABILITY Software
760-635-2675 ext. 112
dbailey@508wizard.com
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