National Industries for the Blind to Ensure Accessibility of Buildium's Property Management Software

Partnership is NIB's first commercial Section 508 Assurance Service contract

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Industries for the Blind (NIB) secured its first commercial Section 508 Assurance Service contract with Buildium, a cloud-based property management software company based in Boston.

Under the contract, NIB will provide accessibility and usability testing and validation of Buildium's online property and association management applications. These efforts will ensure that people with disabilities can successfully use the software. The agreement includes providing recommendations to improve testing for accessibility in future software development activities.

Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind in Texas, one of 90 nonprofit agencies associated with NIB through the AbilityOne Program, will provide services under the contract through a team of two individuals, one sighted and one blind.

NIB created the Section 508 Assurance service offering to address software, systems, and website accessibility and usability conformance with Section 508, an amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

"We are proud to work with Buildium in this initiative to make sure that people who are blind or have other disabilities face no barriers in using this innovative software," said NIB President and CEO Kevin Lynch. "Buildium offers excellent products for the property management industry and we applaud their foresight in recognizing the need for accessibility."

"One of Buildium's core beliefs is that business software should be simple, affordable and accessible to everyone," said Michael Monteiro, co-founder and co-CEO of Buildium. "Our association with NIB is a natural extension of that, and we're very excited about what the future holds for our partnership."

About National Industries for the Blind (NIB) www.nib.org
NIB is a nonprofit organization focused on its mission to enhance the opportunities for economic and personal independence of persons who are blind, primarily through creating, sustaining and improving employment.  NIB and its network of 90 nonprofit associated agencies nationwide serve as the largest employer for people who are blind by the sale of SKILCRAFT® and other products and services through the AbilityOne Program, established by the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act. 

NIB launched its Section 508 Assurance Service to address software, systems and website accessibility and usability conformance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the web content accessibility guidelines. Section 508 mandates that all electronic and information technology systems, including websites, which are developed, procured, maintained or used by the federal government, must be accessible to people with disabilities.

About Buildium www.buildium.com
Buildium provides simple and affordable cloud property management software solutions to landlords, property managers, condominiums and homeowner associations. Founded in 2004, today more than 5,000 customers use Buildium's online property management software to manage nearly half a million units in 31 countries around the world.

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SOURCE National Industries for the Blind