Hi,
I'm a multimedia developer (I can do a bit of everything but always have to learn more to complete a task), I have experience in developing HTML, CSS, Javascript, Actionscript 2 moving to 3 now and a very brief understanding of PHP.
I've recently started learning how to implement Drupal as I have undertaken the development of a website for a public body that requires a CMS and they legally need the site to comply to WCAG Double A standards for site users but not contributors or adminstrators.
I choose Drupal due to the amount of support that is out there and on recommendation from a colleague.
Is this something that drupal can accomplish (WCAG Double A)?
I have started researching the relevant modules I would need to give controls like increasing and decreasing the font size and High contrast. I found one to do the font size but have found it difficult to find one to do the High contrast. I could create one myself as I would normally do for a static site ie javascript to change stylesheets and then figure out how to integrate it into drupal; but if there is one out there ready to got that would save allot of time. I'm from the school of thought that if it's there already and it works there is no need to re-invent the wheel.
I look forward to some replies.
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Look at themeing
Welcome to the group. Drupal 6 is reasonably accessible. But, to ensure that the site is WCAG 2.0 AA compliant you will need to take a look at themeing.
You can start with Accessibility and Themeing.
I understand that the content creation portions of the site don't need to be accessible on the site that you are creating. However, you may wish to consider that:
If site visitors can create comments then this is one form of content creation.
Anyone who is creating content for the site needs to know how to ensure that the content that they are creating is accessible (e.g. using headings and alt attributes on images).
Accessibility Consultant & Web Developer - Zufelt.ca
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Thanks for the reply. I will
Thanks for the reply and link.
I look forward to getting to grips with this.
I will be giving any contributors guidelines for updating content to make sure the site remains as accessible as possible.
Accessibility...
Hi,
I am new to drupal.I need to know whether drupal meets the following:
meeting Australian government standards and compliance.Under the 2000 Government Online Strategy departments and agencies are required to comply with the (World Wide Web Consortium).Agencies must achieve level"A" conformance.
Government Websites & Accessibility
There are a bunch of standards that the W3C has put out. Most government departments are now looking to achieve WCAG 2.0 compliance, and I assume this is what your department needs.
We've been leading an initiative to have federal sites using Drupal start with the following theme which has a lot of accessibility issues built into it:
http://clf.openconcept.ca/
It's based on Zen which is a pretty good framework:
http://drupal.org/project/zen
Much of what needs to happen is on the theme layer and choosing a good starting theme is very useful. This has coordinated some accessibility measurement into the ranking
http://d-theme.com/
Here is a list of themes we've evaluated:
http://openconcept.ca/blog/mgifford/function_assessment_of_valid_drupal_...
Mike
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