Section 508 Compliance refresh question

[philga7]

Hi:

Soon (as in, by January, 2018), the following 508 refresh will be implemented at the federal level for vendors (like mine) who work with the government: https://www.section508.gov/node/493

Is there any information as to whether or not HTML_CodeSniffer is taking advantage of these ongoing updates to Section 508, and, if so, where and/or how can that data be confirmed?

Thanks,

-Phil

[ironikart]

If I understand the documentation on that site the 508 refresh now fully adopts WCAG 2.0 (which HTMLCS already supports). We currently maintain separate standard checks for 508 and WCAG, but it seems like that is no longer necessary, i.e. remove 508 and only maintain WCAG A, AA and AAA.

Does this sound correct?

[philga7]

@ironikart: If you're asking me, yes, that is my interpretation (e.g.: 508 fully adopts WCAG 2.0, the latter presumably being an international standard), as a recent video from CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicade Services, for example) also seems to attest.

If, according to Squiz, this is the response to the refresh, and HTMLCS fully supports, then that would answer my question.

Please confirm that the above is true.

Thanks!

[ironikart]

@philga7 Thanks. I'll keep this issue open as a reminder to remove 508 specific code for the next release.