Via Ryan Duguid and the MSFT SharePoint Blog.

The Accessibility Kit for SharePoint (AKS) v2.0 is now available for download. This new version provides some key new features as listed below.

Key Features in the AKS v2.0

The AKS v2.0 introduces the following:

• Smart Control adapters which greatly reduce the amount of custom configuration previously required for AKS control adapters.

• The Web Part Zone Control Adapter, a special Smart Adapter that modifies the output of SharePoint so that it does not use tables for layout of the Web parts.

• HiSoftware’s Compliant Code Engine (HCCE) to assist organizations in creating code that is compliant to standards-based HTML or XHTML.

• Additional requirements under Canadian Common Look and Feel 2.0 (CLF 2.0) guidelines.

• Examples of remediation to comply with WCAG 2.0 Level AA.

• French language version of AKS 1.0 components.

AKS can significantly reduce the time, knowledge, and effort required to implement a SharePoint-based Web site that conforms to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Priority 1 and 2 checkpoints, which are collectively known as WCAG 1.0 AA. The AKS can also be used to address the exceptions that have been identified in the U.S. government’s Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act’s Voluntary Product Accessibility Template or VPAT documents for MOSS 2007.

Download the AKS v2.0