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" <info@bywatersolutions.com> 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 <paul.poulain@biblibre.com>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 : cla.accessibility.project@gmail.com Pour : commercial@biblibre.com
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: cla.accessibility.project@gmail.com
Report as inappropriate: http://www.biblibre.com/en/mollom/report/session/1304178e5e9c410b0b
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