Resources
FOLIO:
FOLIO Accessibility Guidelines
Accessibility tab in FOLIO's Feature Backlog
Stripes Components, the building blocks of FOLIO's user interface
ui-testing, automated regression tests for FOLIO's UI
Accessibility Guidelines:
W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 – required by law in many countries, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Content_Accessibility_Guidelines#Legal_obligations
Useful Websites:
Accessibility for Teams (accessibility.digital.gov) – A ‘quick-start’ guide for each role: Product, Content, UX, Visual design, Front end
University of Colorado Usability Lab
University of Colorado Universal Design
Web Accessibility Initiative, Web Accessibility Perspectives, Explore the Impact and Benefits for Everyone: video clips that illustrate the importance of web accessibility
WebAIM: resource for anyone interested in web accessibility
The A11Y Project, provides an accessibility checklist and a list of accessible widgets.
Popular Screen Readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver*) Overview authored by UMich
Keyboard Shortcut - Best Practices (blog post)
Keyboard Shortcut - Best Practices (msg board)
Guide to Reduced Motion for Scrolling and Movement-Inhibited Users
HTML Resources:
- Alt Text Decision Tree : A great way to see when/how to use alternative text for images and other style components.
- Banner Landmark Guidelines: WCAG Best Practice for screen readers
- W3C Markup Validation Service: An easy way to find and fix HTML errors
Testing Tools:
Web Accessibility Validation Evaluator (WAVE): Free tool that identifies accessibility errors. Tool checks that your website is compliant with the following guidelines: 508 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
Colour Contrast Analyser: Free tool that verifies whether your library website is accessible for colorblind users. It also verifies that your design is in compliance with WCAG guidelines tied to the use of color
Content Readability: Tool evaluates the reading level of your content. Free to copy/paste content or URL
WAVE, Web Developer: Firefox/Chrome Extensions for Web Developers
QA Checklist Example:
Note: Use WCAG Success Criteria as a checklist if WCAG conformance is required by law or policy. See https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/conformance
Univ of Washington IT Accessibility Checklist & Tutorial
After the System Upgrade or Migration.pdf
integrated-library-systems-ils-checklist.docx
Regulations
Understanding accessibility requirements for public sector bodies and Accessibility and assisted digital: gov.uk about Accessibility Regulation 2018 that implements the EU Directive
Accessibility regulations - what you need to know: jisc.ac.uk about Accessibility Regulation 2018 that implements the EU Directive