[FX.php List] Section 508 Compliant Web app?

[Tim 'Webko' Booth]

In my experience, there's a bit of effort to make the original 'html
template' for the site compliant - then it's really not much more difficult
after that.

I always run my pages through the W3C Checker during development - saves a
lot of time down the track.

IMHO - it's less effort to make the pages compliant than, say, designing
for IE6 (which I was forced to do for a particular project a while back...
*shudder*)

Cheers

Webko

On 8 May 2015 at 08:04, Jonathan Schwartz <jonathan at exit445.com> wrote:

> Tim,
>
> Agreed.  The “Not Applicable” comment was in regards to search engine
> performance.
>
> Not having worked with Section 508 before, it’s hard to estimate the
> amount of extra time needed to generate compliant code.   Again, I’m
> thinking that it is some multiple of the original estimate, versus an
> incremental amount.
>
> Jonathan Schwartz
> jonathan at exit445.com
>
>
>
> On May 7, 2015, at 2:50 PM, Tim 'Webko' Booth <tim.webko at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Dear Johnathan,
> >
> > Staff and students can and probably do have accessibility issues as well
> - I know when I was webmaster at the University of Sydney I had to adhere
> to all relevant accessibility standards...
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Webko
> >
> > On 8 May 2015 at 07:00, Jonathan Schwartz <jonathan at exit445.com> wrote:
> > Interesting, but not applicable in this case.  It’s a password-protected
> site for students and staff only.
> >
> > J
> >
> > Jonathan Schwartz
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On May 7, 2015, at 1:55 PM, Dale Bengston <dale.bengston at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Some of the requirements also address color-blindness. Note that most
> of these standards also increase your search rankings.
> > >
> > > Dale
> > >
> > >> On May 7, 2015, at 2:15 PM, BEVERLY VOTH <beverlyvoth at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Yes, you need to have your "design" be compatible for Web
> Accessibility. This links list all the requirements. I'm sure the IWP and
> WebDirect are not compatible. :)
> > >>
> > >> the ideas is to have it ready for screen readers.
> > >>
> > >> Another link that might help: <
> https://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/Accessibility>
> > >>
> > >> Yes, it's a lot of work!
> > >> beverly
> > >>
> > >> On May 7, 2015, at 2:04 PM, Jonathan Schwartz <jonathan at exit445.com>
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Has anyone done a web-accesible project that meets Section 508
> requirements?
> > >>>
> > >>> http://webaim.org/standards/508/checklist
> > >>>
> > >>> This client requirement popped up at the last moment before getting
> an agreement signed with a local California State University.  While some
> of the provisions of Section 508 involve applying industry-standard web
> design practices, most goes beyond. Way beyond.
> > >>>
> > >>> My first reaction is that the time and effort required to implement
> to these standards involves some *multiple* of effort compared to a
> non-compliant project. 2x? 3x? 5x?
> > >>>
> > >>> Feedback?
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Jonathan
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