Biography

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Neal Albritton has often been referred to as a "Section 508 Guru." He is best known for his work in the field of web accessibility as a national consultant, web designer, and through his contributions to the State of California's implementation of Section 508 Web Accessibility Standards. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of ADCS-LLC and Section508Guru.com; is the Citywide ADA Coordinator for the City of Sacramento, California; is Vice President of the California Association of ADA Professionals; and a member of the California Association of Equal Rights Professionals. In 2009, through a grant from the Department of Rehabilitation and the Alliance for Technology Access, Neal authored the "Accessibility Checklist", a document outlining best practices for organizations to create accessible alternative formats, electronic communications and collaboration tools, and website content. In 2006, he co-authored the Accessibility Standards that were adopted for planning new and redesigned California state government websites. He has collaborated with Google and Adobe to improve the accessibility of their search engine and PDF products. Neal continues to deliver workshops on such technical topics as "Designing Accessible Websites", "Creating Accessible PDF", "Customer Service Aspects of Accessibility", and "Section 508 Compliance".