Thanks Ian - Thanks useful.
-Brendan On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Ian Walls <[email protected]> wrote: > You can check Koha against WCAG 2.0 AA using open source AChecker ( > http://AChecker.ca). Last time I ran it, our default template did very > well. It helps that we're web-based, and our philosophy of not being too > Javascript dependent pays off here. > > You can also download the Fangs and WebAIM Firefox extensions to check for > accessibility issues, and see the interface more like a user with assistive > technologies. > > Cheers, > > Ian > On Apr 29, 2013 6:42 PM, "Brendan Gallagher" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Paul - >> >> We also received this (ByWater) - I was traveling list week so I didn't >> have time to respond. I did get an email back today after replying with >> the documentation that Robin talks about in here. I have not had time to >> read it yet (other projects first). Once I read it and respond - I will >> also respond here. (May take me a few days to get to it) >> >> Cheers, >> Brendan >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Paul Poulain <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Hi Koha-devel, >>> >>> We recieved through our website the following message. As I suspect >>> BibLibre was not the only one to get it, did someone answer ? (and what >>> kind of answer) ? >>> >>> >>> -------- Message original -------- >>> Sujet: [site biblibre] Canadian Library Association Information Request >>> Date : Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:29:57 +0200 >>> De : [email protected] >>> Pour : [email protected] >>> >>> Robin Gallagher a envoyé un message via le formulaire de contact sur >>> http://www.biblibre.com/fr/contact. >>> >>> Dear BibLibre Representative: >>> >>> I am contacting you on behalf of the Canadian Library Association's >>> Government Library and Information Management Professionals Network. >>> >>> Canadian federal government departments have been ordered to modify their >>> websites and web applications to comply with the Web Content >>> Accessibility >>> Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 by July 2013. Within the federal library community, >>> there has been some concern about compliance of library management >>> systems to >>> this standard. >>> >>> As a result, the Canadian Library Association (CLA) is conducting a >>> survey of >>> major vendors of library and information management systems on the >>> compliance >>> of their products to either the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines >>> (version >>> 2.0) and/or Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act, as well as plans >>> they >>> may have to update their products to comply. The information collected in >>> this project will be published to the Network blog and communicated to >>> the >>> CLA membership. >>> >>> Could you direct me to the member of your organization best suited to >>> answer >>> a few questions about how your systems meet -- or intend to meet -- >>> accessibility standards? >>> >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> >>> Robin Gallagher >>> Project Manager, CLA Accessibility & Library Management Systems Project >>> Email: [email protected] >>> >>> >>> Report as inappropriate: >>> http://www.biblibre.com/en/mollom/report/session/1304178e5e9c410b0b >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Koha-devel mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel >>> website : http://www.koha-community.org/ >>> git : http://git.koha-community.org/ >>> bugs : http://bugs.koha-community.org/ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Brendan A. Gallagher >> ByWater Solutions >> CEO >> Support and Consulting for Open Source Software >> Installation, Data Migration, Training, Customization, Hosting >> and Complete Support Packages >> Headquarters: Santa Barbara, CA - Office: West Haven, CT >> Phone # (888) 900-8944 >> http://bywatersolutions.com >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Koha-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel >> website : http://www.koha-community.org/ >> git : http://git.koha-community.org/ >> bugs : http://bugs.koha-community.org/ >> > -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brendan A. Gallagher ByWater Solutions CEO Support and Consulting for Open Source Software Installation, Data Migration, Training, Customization, Hosting and Complete Support Packages Headquarters: Santa Barbara, CA - Office: West Haven, CT Phone # (888) 900-8944 http://bywatersolutions.com [email protected]
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