Accessibility - Revision history

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WillSkora: added wright state link, although it's pub'd from 2001, still useful

2018-12-28T18:31:23Z

added wright state link, although it's pub'd from 2001, still useful

WillSkora: /* Web Accessibility Policies */

2018-12-13T18:23:36Z

‎Web Accessibility Policies

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2018-11-15T16:16:47Z

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2018-11-13T17:23:39Z

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2018-11-07T18:56:37Z

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2018-06-20T20:07:06Z

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2018-06-20T20:06:42Z

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2018-06-19T20:58:36Z

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2018-06-19T20:57:26Z

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	[https://osf.io/um7sn/ Critical Mass Accessibility] - Lightning talk given by Kate Deibel at C4L 2018; A call to create a library accessibility community.		[https://osf.io/um7sn/ Critical Mass Accessibility] - Lightning talk given by Kate Deibel at C4L 2018; A call to create a library accessibility community.
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		+	===From C4L 19===
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		+	[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uQxxxrqPoyuizyFCW_kvVBAbG-F_Qo0uhRnNsnGiim0/edit#slide=id.p Get To Know WCAG 2.1] - An overview of WCAG 2.1 by Carli Spina

	===Other resources===		===Other resources===

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 [http://diagramcenter.org/standards-and-practices/accessible-image-sample-book.html The Accessible Image Sample Book by DIAGRAM] - Very instructive guide to make accessible images (charts, maps, diagrams) in an educational contexts. It is also available on [https://github.com/benetech/AccessibleImageSampleBook Github].
-[https://pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca/pwaa/ Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy] -  by Digital Education Strategies, The Chang School. A liberally CC-licensed in-depth e-book on how to assess a website for accessibility
+[https://pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca/pwaa/ Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy] -  by Digital Education Strategies, The Chang School. A liberally CC-licensed e-book on how to assess a website for accessibility
 ===Assessing Third Party Vendors for Accessibility===
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 [https://depts.washington.edu/uwitats/checklist/ The University of Washington] and [https://kent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bg9QMVI7bqyvPvL Kent State University (KSU)] require prospective vendors to complete a questionnaire. ''The questions on KSU's form can also be viewed as a [https://www.kent.edu/sites/default/files/file/ICT%20vendor%20form%20-%20question%20preview.pdf PDF]''
-You'll also want to conduct manual testing based on those responses.
+You'll also want to verify the responses by manual testing.
 ===Web Accessibility Policies===
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 Some public libraries (Sacramento, Chicago) are officially organized and structured as a government entity underneath and adopt policies of their respective municipality.
-Others (NYPL) that are self managed and adopt their own web accessibility policies.
+Others (NYPL) that are self-managed and adopt their own web accessibility policies.
 For example:

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 For example:
-[https://www.nypl.org/policies/web-mobile-accessibility NYPL Web Accessibility Policy]
+[https://cpl.org/aboutthelibrary/usingthelibrary/accessibility/ Cleveland Public Library's Web Accessibility Policy]
-Chicago Public Library's  [https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/info/accessibility/ Bibliocommons policy] and their [https://www.chipublib.org/library-policies/website-accessibility-policy/ general website accessibility policies].
+[https://kcls.org/accessibility/ King County (Washington) Library System's Accessibility Policy]
-[https://cpl.org/aboutthelibrary/usingthelibrary/accessibility/ Cleveland Public Library's Web Accessibility Policy]
+[https://www.nypl.org/policies/web-mobile-accessibility NYPL Web Accessibility Policy]
 ===Accessibility Complaints filed against libraries===

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 [http://diagramcenter.org/standards-and-practices/accessible-image-sample-book.html The Accessible Image Sample Book by DIAGRAM] - Very instructive guide to make accessible images (charts, maps, diagrams) in an educational contexts. It is also available on [https://github.com/benetech/AccessibleImageSampleBook Github].
 ===Assessing Third Party Vendors for Accessibility===
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 Chicago Public Library's  [https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/info/accessibility/ Bibliocommons policy] and their [https://www.chipublib.org/library-policies/website-accessibility-policy/ general website accessibility policies].
-[https://cpl.org/aboutthelibrary/usingthelibrary/accessibility/ Cleveland Public Library Web Accessibility Policy
+[https://cpl.org/aboutthelibrary/usingthelibrary/accessibility/ Cleveland Public Library's Web Accessibility Policy]
 ===Accessibility Complaints filed against libraries===

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	===Other resources===		===Other resources===
		+	[https://github.com/mgifford/a11y-courses a11y courses] - comprehensive list of trainings and courses on web accessibility

	[https://github.com/brunopulis/awesome-a11y Awesome-A11Y ] - pretty comprehensive list of specifications, guides, articles, and talks.		[https://github.com/brunopulis/awesome-a11y Awesome-A11Y ] - pretty comprehensive list of specifications, guides, articles, and talks.

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-This page is intended to collect resources related to accessibility as a result from the code4lib 2018 breakout discussions.
+This page is intended to collect resources related to accessibility and was created following a discussion from the code4lib 2018 breakout discussions.
 ==Accessibility Resources==
-===From C4L18===
+===From C4L 18===
 [https://osf.io/um7sn/ Critical Mass Accessibility] - Lightning talk given by Kate Deibel at C4L 2018; A call to create a library accessibility community.
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 ===Assessing Third Party Vendors for Accessibility===
 Before purchasing electronic resources, you should verify if they are accessible and not take the vendor's word (or VPAT).
 First, what questions should you ask a prospective vendor?
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 ===Web Accessibility Policies===
-Some public libraries (Sacramento, Chicago) are officially organized and structured as a government entity underneath and adopt policies of their general city.
+Some public libraries (Sacramento, Chicago) are officially organized and structured as a government entity underneath and adopt policies of their respective municipality.
 Others (NYPL) that are self managed and adopt their own web accessibility policies.
 [https://www.nypl.org/policies/web-mobile-accessibility NYPL Web Accessibility Policy]
 Chicago Public Library's  [https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/info/accessibility/ Bibliocommons policy] and their [https://www.chipublib.org/library-policies/website-accessibility-policy/ general website accessibility policies].
 ===Accessibility Complaints filed against libraries===
-''(This list is not exhaustive)''
+''(This list is not exhaustive and does not include any academic institutions whose libraries may or may not have been included in the complaint)''
 [https://nfb.org/national-federation-blind-settles-complaint-against-sacramento-public-library National Federation of the Blind vs. Sacramento Public Library], 2012.

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	[https://github.com/brunopulis/awesome-a11y Awesome-A11Y ] - pretty comprehensive list of specifications, guides, articles, and talks.		[https://github.com/brunopulis/awesome-a11y Awesome-A11Y ] - pretty comprehensive list of specifications, guides, articles, and talks.
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	[http://diagramcenter.org/standards-and-practices/accessible-image-sample-book.html The Accessible Image Sample Book by DIAGRAM] - Very instructive guide to make accessible images (charts, maps, diagrams) in an educational contexts. It is also available on [https://github.com/benetech/AccessibleImageSampleBook Github].		[http://diagramcenter.org/standards-and-practices/accessible-image-sample-book.html The Accessible Image Sample Book by DIAGRAM] - Very instructive guide to make accessible images (charts, maps, diagrams) in an educational contexts. It is also available on [https://github.com/benetech/AccessibleImageSampleBook Github].

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	[https://github.com/brunopulis/awesome-a11y Awesome-A11Y ] - pretty comprehensive list of specifications, guides, articles, and talks.		[https://github.com/brunopulis/awesome-a11y Awesome-A11Y ] - pretty comprehensive list of specifications, guides, articles, and talks.
		+	[http://diagramcenter.org/standards-and-practices/accessible-image-sample-book.html The Accessible Image Sample Book by DIAGRAM] - Very instructive guide to make accessible images (charts, maps, diagrams) in an educational contexts. It is also available on [https://github.com/benetech/AccessibleImageSampleBook Github].

	===Assessing Third Party Vendors for Accessibility===		===Assessing Third Party Vendors for Accessibility===

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 Complaints were to made to the OCR, the Federal Office of Civil Rights (USA), were made in the 2010s, alleging that the referenced library's website and/or electronic resources were not 'accessible' and did not provide equal or equivalent access to all patrons. The OCR had found the complaints to have merit and began an separate investigation with each library.
-In all cases listed below, the libraries wished to resolved the complaint and entered into agreements with OCR to close the investigation.
+In all cases listed below, the libraries wished to resolved the complaint, entered into agreements with OCR to close the investigation and improve their website's accessibility.
 Boston Public Library, 2017 [https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations/more/01174029-a.pdf 1] and [https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations/more/01174029-b.pdf 2] (pdf)