Web Accessibility (ADA Section 508): What does it mean for your website?
Meetup: Tampa Bay (formerly St. Petersburg)
Featured Speaker: Joe LoPreste Steve Curtis
What is ADA Section 508 (WCAG 2.0)and what does that mean for developers?
253 million people worldwide have some sort of visual impairment. As developers, we can help a lot of people by making the web accessible to everyone. We will explain in English what ADA Section 508 is and what that means for developers and web accessibility.
We will also explain some things developers can do to help their clients become compliant and avoid expensive lawsuits.
Featured Speakers: Joe Lopreste and Steve Curtis of St Pete Design. Steve Curtis is co-owner of St. Pete Design which he founded in 2012. He has been developing WordPress websites since 2008. Joe LoPreste is a proud father of 2 amazing girls 17 and 13. He is a St. Pete native and has been working with technology for the last 10+ years.