[publican-list] RFC: Accessibility Review

[Lana Brindley]

On 10/19/2010 11:08 AM, Jeffrey Fearn wrote:
> Lana Brindley wrote:
>> On 10/19/2010 10:28 AM, Jeffrey Fearn wrote:
>>> Hi, it's been a long time since we have done a review of the
>>> accessibility of our output; the web site output has never had such a
>>> review.
>>>
>>> I don't have time to perform or chair such a review, would anyone be
>>> interested in chairing or participating in this effort?
>>>
>>> I believe the web site output has the basic structure required for a
>>> fully accessible site, however it's probable that the bits aren't linked
>>> to in all the correct places, or in all the correct ways.
>>>
>>> e.g. we have a page that doesn't use javascript or objects and links to
>>> all the content, but is it linked to where it's required, and is the
>>> page itself formated in a usable fashion?
>>>
>>> Cheers, Jeff.
>>>
>>
>> Hmm ... accessibility or usability?
>
>
> Accessibility. e.g. US Section 508 compliance.
>

Well, I know nothing about accessibility, so I'll leave that to the 
experts. If ever we decide to do a usability review, though, I'd like to 
be involved.

L

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