U.S. Access Board Advisory Committee Named 10
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."
Those Odds (Score:2)
10-20% (always half your job odds, no one likes you) is pretty good odds for getting a job
Re:Those Odds (Score:3, Insightful)
Board membership (Score:3, Informative)
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
Re:Those Odds (Score:2)
As an aside, your assumption of aimless and ill-informed behavior by the academic/political members is generally off the mark. Many non-disabled people end up in the field due to close p
Re:Those Odds (Score:1)
What were the odds? (Score:2)
Re:What were the odds? (Score:2)
They missed the ball a bit, if you ask me. It should have been the Access Board Advisory Committee of the United States.
Or ABACUS for short.
Re:What were the odds? (Score:1)