On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 10:03:51PM +0000, Tim Donohue wrote:
> Yes, you are welcome to report WCAG compliance issues (v1 or v2) as bugs.  
> Obviously, keep in mind though that DSpace is unable to guarantee WCAG 
> compliance for *content added into DSpace* (as that is based entirely on your 
> local usage of DSpace).  As a simple example, I know WCAG v2.1 A compliance 
> requires captions for prerecorded videos. As DSpace has no video captioning 
> capabilities (and likely never will), it is up to the institution using 
> DSpace to pre-caption any videos they plan to store in their DSpace if they 
> want full WCAG compliance for their DSpace.
> 
> So, in general, for DSpace, the goal is to try to align with WCAG latest 
> guidelines.  But, obviously some guidelines require your own local policies 
> or workflows to ensure content added into DSpace is also WCAG compliant, that 
> your local theme is WCAG compliant (as even tiny changes like color scheme 
> can affect compliance), etc.

Would it require more than reasonable effort for DSpace to provide a
"compliance profile" outlining portions of the standard which DSpace
is expected to implement?  Sites would benefit from a clear
understanding of where to look for noncompliance issues:  DSpace,
local modifications, or user content.

-- 
Mark H. Wood
Lead Technology Analyst

University Library
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
755 W. Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-274-0749
www.ulib.iupui.edu

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