U.S. Access Board Advisory Committee Named

peterkorn writes "The U.S. Access Board — 'an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities' — sets the technical rules for accessibility by people with disabilities of IT sales to the U.S. government, and in U.S. telecommunications equiptment. They have named the composition of the new committee to update the Section 508 accessibility standards and the Section 255 accessibility guidelines. This advisory committee will help the Access Board with an overhaul of the Telecommunication Act Accessibility Guidelines and the set of Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards of Section 508. There were reportedly 4 applicants for each of the 40 slots on the committee."

Board membership

[tlambert]

Board membership is published at their web site and in the Federal Register:

http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/comm-finalnotic e.htm [access-board.gov]

The board consists of 39 representatives from industry and disabilities organizations:

I think the first poster was maybe confused about the appointment of Public members of the U.S. Access Board itself:

http://www.access-board.gov/news/members06.htm [access-board.gov]

-- Terry