508 Compliance and Formula 409

It's a numbers game today. So I'm working on a couple of "where'd that come from's" today.

Let's start with 508 Compliance:

508 is the Internet's version of the Americans with Disabilities Act - making legal requirements for designs and accessibility of publicly accessible buildings back in 1990. You know, there have to be ramps into the building, elevators where needed, wider restroom stalls, braille on signs - all of those items. As far as the internet goes, there're a whole different host of potential issues, many centered on the sight and hearing impaired.

So where does the number 508 come from? It refers to the Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: per Wiki...

In 1998 the US Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act to require Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. Inaccessible technology interferes with an individual's ability to obtain and use information quickly and easily. Section 508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in information technology, to make available new opportunities for people with disabilities, and to encourage development of technologies that will help achieve these goals. The law applies to all Federal agencies when they develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology. Under Section 508 (29 U.S.C. 794d), agencies must give disabled employees and members of the public access to information that is comparable to the access available to others.

Now for the question I know you've all been asking. Is there really a Formula 410 per the commercial? And if so, how do I get me some?

Sadly, no - at least not that you can get without a prescription or high military clearance. So why Formula 409? Per the products website:

Formula 409 didn't get it's name from the area code where it was developed. And it's not the birthdate of the creator's daughter. Formula 409 got its name from perseverance...

...A Cleaner like that doesn't get created on the first try. And in the eyes of these two persistent scientists, it doesn't get created on the 101st, 201st, 301st, or 401st try either. Only when they had created their 409th formula were these two young men satisfied that they had created the ultimate cleaner. Formula 409.

Wow - I probably would have just bought the other guy's product. But that's just me - not much for patience.