{"id":10424,"date":"2022-05-06T14:45:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T14:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/?p=10424"},"modified":"2022-06-02T11:24:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T11:24:31","slug":"sec-508-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animaker.com\/blog\/sec-508-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"How can Animaker users make their videos Sec. 508 Compliant?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A couple of years ago, one of my childhood friends who is visually impaired told me \u2018 I failed out of college, I couldn\u2019t cope-up\u2019. But recently when I met her, she told me she was back in college and succeeding. Thanks to the advances in 508 compliant technology in the past few years that made it easier for the people with varying abilities to have access to education and other opportunities.<\/p>\n

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The use of video content is increasing like never before, especially after the Covid 19 pandemic. Recorded online meetings, Video lectures or Online trainings have taken over the traditional methods. The Cisco Annual Internet report <\/a> predicts that videos will be more than 82% of the consumer internet traffic by 2022! <\/p>\n

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With a huge increase in the consumption of videos, isn\u2019t it important to make sure that the people with disabilities aren\u2019t left behind? <\/p>\n

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Of course, it is! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <\/a> states that almost 61 million adults in the United States live with a disability. Therefore, most of the organizations are now facing the challenges of making these videos accessible to everyone, a requirement imposed by Section 508 compliance in the USA.<\/p>\n

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What is Section 508 Compliance?<\/h4>\n
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Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, 1973 – 29 U.S.C. \u00a7 798, states that while developing, procuring, maintaining, or using electronic and information technology, each Federal department or agency, should make sure that it is suitable for differently abled persons or people with varying abilities. <\/p>\n

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In simple words, it is important for companies to cater to the needs of the differently abled persons by making videos and every content in the digital space accessible.<\/p>\n

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Irrespective of the fact that your organization is required to comply with Section 508 or not, it is important to know how and why to make the videos accessible to diverse audiences all over the world!<\/p>\n

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So, with this article we want to help you make the videos created on our tool\/platform accessible to everyone out there!<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s see how you can make the videos you create on Animaker accessible to people with disabilities.<\/p>\n

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How can you make videos which are Section 508 Compliant?<\/h4>\n
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There is a set of global rules to govern the making of videos for people who are differently abled. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) devises a standard for web content accessibility that meets the needs of individuals, organizations, and governments internationally.<\/p>\n

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According to WCAG, the following are the basics to make a video Section 508 compliant.<\/p>\n

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