Greetings all.

THE QUESTION:
Is Xara structured to compose a fully functional 508 compliant site?

SOME DETAILS:
I'm a Visual Information Specialist for a U.S. federal government agency. I might be taking over some duties involving our intranet site.

508 Compliancy is mandated for all federal website in order to accomodate access for users with certain impairments or special needs.

A functional site doesn't necessarily make it 508 compliant. There's a level of code and script working under the hood that enable a site to meet compliancy standards.

http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?...=content&ID=12

Many government agencies use Adobe Dreamweaver; claiming it to be the industry standard. Other "techies" rely on strict HTML coding. Although I have a very basic knowledge base in HTML; it's definately NOT my bag.

Having used Dreamweaver to some extent; as a graphic designer I find the ease and flexibility of Xara would be my weapon of choice.

Xara and 508 Compliancy: A match made in heaven IF I can provide management with some compelling evidence and documentation for the purchase of Xara Xtreme Pro for the purchase of the software.

Your input will be greatly appreciated.