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Usability University professional development and training program offers courses in October, November and December 2004. Learn more on training available and register at http://www.usability.gov/usabilityuniversity/training.html#oct27.

The National Council on Disability (NCD) report entitled Design for Inclusion: Creating a New Marketplace is now available. The report seeks to educate designers and manufacturers about the way electronic and information technology (E&IT) intersects with the needs of individuals with disabilities, and how designing with access in mind can significantly increase the size of targeted markets for E&IT.

The DOJ Survey has been moved. To locate the survey, go to menu link "508 and You" and select the link to "If you are a federal employee" to locate the link to the survey.

Mark your calendar now to attend IDEAS 2004: the Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase, on November 2-3, 2004.

Micro-purchases extension granted until April 1, 2005. After that time, micro-purchases will be required to conform with section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. The 508 Universe offers free training on subjects pertaining to Section 508, including a NEW course module on micro-purchases.

STEP508 Tool (Second Release) Ready to Download! The Simple Tool for Error Prioritization for Section 508 compliance is now available for federal and other Webmasters to use. This electronic tool uses the output of Section508 compliance tools and evaluates the accessibility errors to determine both the severity of the errors and the effort to fix them. In addition, STEP508 provides a metric that can be tracked over time to determine the level of your Web site's conformance to the 508 guidelines.