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Accessible IT Frequently Asked Questions

Category: Guidelines and Standards
Question: #8
Is BOBBY a Standard?

Answer:

No. "Bobby" was an web markup accessibility checker developed by the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), and later sold to the Watchfire group. Although not the first, Bobby was one of the most popular checkers for web accessibility, partly due to a campaign that involved having pages, which passed an evaluation against the Section 508 standards, a seal that stated "Bobby Approved".

Example image that states HTML pages on this site are Bobby approved
(example of the 'Bobby Approved' seal)

However, Bobby checks for Section 508 compliance was only partial at best, and did not guarantee accessibility of web pages. Confusion led many people to beleive that 'Bobby' was an actual standard, when in fact 'Bobby Approved' usually meant that the pages passed only a subset of the Section 508 Standards tested by the Bobby software.

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General
1. What is Information Technology?
2. What is AIT?
3. What is the difference between Accessible Information Technology (AIT) and Assistive Technology (AT)?
4. Can AIT be used in the classroom to support learning?
Guidelines and Standards
5. What is Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act?
6. What is W3C Web Accessibility Initiative?
7. Are there laws related to Telecommunications?
8. Is BOBBY a Standard?
K-12 Bulletin on Accessible IT
9. How can the use of accessible AIT be promoted to K-12 educational entities?
AccessIT's Article
10. How widespread is the use of information technology in K-12 education?
AccessIT's Article
Post-Secondary
11. Does Section 508 apply to a state university or community college?
Resources for Parents
12. How do Parents play a role in Education-based IT in education?
13. Are local schools required to be accessible for children with mobility limitations?
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Mon Jan 28, 2019


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