All you WCAG nuts this is the place for you: how to make Drupal more accessible. Hints, tips, discussion and patch proposals.
A11Y Talks - December 2017
Date: December 20th, 2017 (12pm ET)
Topic: Prioritizing Accessibility
Speaker: Heydon Pickering (https://twitter.com/heydonworks)
YouTube recording: https://youtu.be/B-TW_kbkzo0
TRUE/FALSE: "Open source is not accessible compliant."
Recently, the Chief Information Officer for the Government of Canada - Alex Benay - posted on LinkedIn, seeking input on the following:
"Open source is not accessible compliant."
I'm writing a formal response and wanted to get feedback from the community, specifically the working group on Drupal accessibility.
While we can only speak to accessibility in Drupal, I think it's important to have well-formed arguments that disprove this statement. This is definitely the best place to get those from.
Looking forward to your responses.
Read moreA11Y Talks - November 2017
Date: November 29th, 2017 (12pm ET)
Topic: Panel Discussion on All Things A11Y
Speakers:
Eric Bailey (https://twitter.com/ericwbailey)
Helena McCabe (https://twitter.com/misshelenasue)
Scott O'Hara (https://twitter.com/scottohara)
Scott Vinkle (https://twitter.com/svinkle)
YouTube recording: https://youtu.be/7t6r00Kbu-0
Join us for something a little bit different this month...a panel discussion on all things accessibility with four accessibility experts! There will be a few questions queued up including:
Read moreA11Y Talks - October 2017
Date: October 25th, 2017 (12pm ET)
Topic: Accessibility: Don't turn off that JavaScript just yet
Speaker: Nicolas Steenhout - https://twitter.com/vavroom
Slide deck: http://incl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/accessible-javascript.pdf
YouTube recording: https://youtu.be/nTRsH6z6AFA
Interested in accessibility assistance
Working with several state education grants and even directly with a state education department, my organization has gotten a fair amount of training in accessibility over the last couple of years.
I would like to help the group apply that training to Drupal Core and contributed modules and themes.
Read moreI posted an issue to IMCE to increase its accessibility. What can be done to advance it?
Hi!
I recently posted an issue to IMCE to make it more accessible (link below). I also noticed that IMCE is listed as one of the modules this group (the Drupal Accessibility Group) has listed on its Wiki page as one that it would really like to take the #D8AX pledge. What can be done to advance this issue? Do "vote up" numbers help? Do "followers" help?
https://www.drupal.org/node/2906336
Thanks,
Richard
A11Y Talks - September 2017
Date: September 20th, 2017 (1pm ET)
Topic: Every Day Website Accessibility
Speaker: Scott O'Hara - https://twitter.com/scottohara
Slide deck: http://www.scottohara.me/a11y
YouTube recording: https://youtu.be/byh6G3vViWM
We have all heard about website accessibility and know what it means in a broad sense, but what does website accessibility look like in a practical sense?
In this A11Y talk, Scott O'Hara will address questions like:
- How do I get started in a11y?
DrupalCampPA : Level Up 2017
How to get Drupal.org's CKEditor toolbar instead of mine?
Hi!
Read moreA11Y Talks - August 2017
Date: August 23rd, 2017 (1pm ET)
Topic: Accessibility issues in Drupal + what you can do to fix them
Speaker: Damien McKenna - https://twitter.com/DamienMcKenna
YouTube recording: https://youtu.be/UqDFJedf1pI
Drupal Community accessibility sprint (NL/Remote)
On Sunday, July 2, Synetic organizes a community
sprint to improve the accessibility of Drupal. Will you be there?
A11Y Talks - July 2017
Date: July 12th, 2017 (11am ET)
Topic: Drupal 8 + accessibility
Speaker: Andrew Macpherson - https://twitter.com/MartianWebDev
YouTube recording: https://youtu.be/ktkO4hj3Afo
Wondering what is different in Drupal 8 vs Drupal 7 when it comes to accessibility? Or maybe you want to know more about how to contribute code/documentation or test accessibility bugs in D8? Come and listen to Andrew Macpherson (Drupal 8 core accessibility maintainer) give us the low-down on all things D8 core + accessibility!
Read moreA11Y Talks - June 2017
Date: June 14th, 2017 (11am ET)
Topic: Accessibility in Digital Strategy - Making the inclusive approach a priority
Speaker: Donna Bungard - https://twitter.com/dbungard
YouTube recording: https://youtu.be/RHC3CRr_XQI
A11Y Talks - May 2017
Date: May 14th, 2017 (11am ET)
Topic: Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) and Drupal
Speaker: Mike Gifford - https://twitter.com/mgifford
YouTube recording: https://youtu.be/QnbvgFEMvgA
May 18th is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) and what better day to kick off our new Focus Series dedicated to the education, understanding, and promotion of Accessibility driven design, development, and strategy.
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Accessible Drupal Teasers
We're running into the adjacent links issue in our custom-themed Drupal teasers where a teaser image (linked) floats left, next to the node title (also linked), a short description text (trimmed body text) and a "Continue reading" (i.e., more link).
The DOM looks roughly like this:
<
article class="node__teaser">
[node:title]
[node:body:trimmed]
Read moreWEB COMPONENTS, POLYMER AND DECOUPLING DESIGN IN DRUPAL
Wanted to reference this here in case people didn't see it. We've got https://drupal.org/project/webcomponents module able to go straight from polymer templates to display modes to field UI to rendered output. This completely by-passes the traditional tpl / template file workflow and allows front-end to dictate design to backend (instead of in Drupal where it's usually a mish-mash of both). It's also by-reference so updating your templates sees them updated in Drupal.
https://drupal.psu.edu/blog/post/web-components-polymer-and-decoupling-d...
Read moreAccessible Drupal 8 themes
Hello everyone,
I am new in drupal and I am intrested in creating a new website, as a project. I would like it to follow WCAG 2.0 guidelines. Could you please point out, some accessible themes, to get me started? Or some, that you believe would be good for someone to start working with?
Thank you
2016 Twin Cities Drupal Camp - 2 days left to register
Two days until Drupal Camp: June 23 - June 26. Registration for all four days of camp is just $45. Time is running out so Register today! (And, after you register be sure to sign up for training. Unlike many other camps, our trainings are free -- but space is limited, so don't wait)
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Read moreOnly one week left until Twin Cities Drupal Camp
Only one week until Drupal Camp: June 23 - June 26. Again, registration for all four days of camp is just $45. Register today! (And, after you register be sure to sign up for training. Unlike many other camps, our trainings are free -- but space is limited, so don't wait)
Register today!
Peruse the great schedule of sessions
Read moreAnnouncing Release of 2016 TC Drupal Camp Program & Schedule
This year's Drupal Camp is June 23 - June 26. What are you waiting for? Immerse yourself in Drupal and level up your skills. We offer four days of training and sessions by nationally known trainers and speakers, a great celebration, and Drupal code sprints. Registration for all four days of camp is just $45. Register today! (And, after you register be sure to sign up for training.)
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