Concrete5 and ADA - Section 508
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Am working on an RFP which requires a CMS that is ADA compliant or at least a "best effort" approach.
Has anyone used the open source AChecker http://www.atutor.ca/achecker/ with or for C5?
They have a nice video http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/files/demos/achecker_basic1.mov...
I am new to C5 and looking for a contact or resource that can help me with making a C5 site ADA compliant or close to.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience.
Has anyone used the open source AChecker http://www.atutor.ca/achecker/ with or for C5?
They have a nice video http://www.atutor.ca/atutor/files/demos/achecker_basic1.mov...
I am new to C5 and looking for a contact or resource that can help me with making a C5 site ADA compliant or close to.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience.
I just ran a check on some of my c5 sites using their public checker and the only flags that came up were from my own HTML errors. Nothing that c5 did caused any Known Problems so I would say you are completely safe using c5 for your project.
Cool. This makes me feel much better as I write the response for the RFP :)
Is there anyone I can recruit for these types of services if I am awarded the RFP?
I assume this resource would be required during the design, layout of the site so to catch or resolve ADA issues during creation rather than being handed a theme or design that is riddled with too many resolution requirements.
An iteration process scenario. Design home page then check ADA, Design sub pages, check ADA, Implement Add on check ADA etc... that sort of process. Is this a good way to address it?
Also: Has anyone actually used ADA software on C5 sites that pass verification?
See: http://websitetips.com/accessibility/tools/#freetools...
I ask so to better understand if a Forum Member of the newly created C5 site I plan to take on actually attempts or needs to use special software to read or hear the website>
The Client issuing the RFP is a National E-health advisory and communication platform for everything related to standardizing Electronic Health policies.
So it would be huge for C5 and customers to hit a home run on this one.
Is there anyone I can recruit for these types of services if I am awarded the RFP?
I assume this resource would be required during the design, layout of the site so to catch or resolve ADA issues during creation rather than being handed a theme or design that is riddled with too many resolution requirements.
An iteration process scenario. Design home page then check ADA, Design sub pages, check ADA, Implement Add on check ADA etc... that sort of process. Is this a good way to address it?
Also: Has anyone actually used ADA software on C5 sites that pass verification?
See: http://websitetips.com/accessibility/tools/#freetools...
I ask so to better understand if a Forum Member of the newly created C5 site I plan to take on actually attempts or needs to use special software to read or hear the website>
The Client issuing the RFP is a National E-health advisory and communication platform for everything related to standardizing Electronic Health policies.
So it would be huge for C5 and customers to hit a home run on this one.
So while some blocks may not be suitable for you, like the Superfish dropdown menu, or some of the other addons that make heavy use of JQuery, the vast majority of what you may need is totally doable with c5.
Even cooler, you could have 1 Theme for Non-ADA users and another for ADA users and then just test for the appropriate user-agent(browser/plugins
) to determine which version to display.
Andrew has a nice writeup on how to make a mobile version of a website but the same tricks can be applied for any custom user-agent.http://www.concrete5.org/documentation/how-tos/tutorial-building-an...