Key points
508 training video for ATSDR and state health departments designed for ATSDR public health assessments, health consultations, and letter health consultations
Webinars
- 508 Compliance for Health Assessors: Creating Accessible Word Documents - In this webinar, you will learn about Section 508 and why accessibility is important to your work. You will learn how to summarize best practices for developing accessible public health documents in Word. You will also become familiar with related tools and resources.
Tools
- 508 Checklist for Public Health Documents - You can use this checklist to ensure public health assessments, health consultations, and letter health consultations are 508 compliant. The checklist focuses on issues commonly encountered in those public health documents.
- Alt Text for PHAST Equations - This document provides the alt text for the PHAST equations used to calculate site doses and adjusted air concentrations should you include the equations in your public health documents. The alt text will be needed for 508 compliance.
Content Source:
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry