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

[BEVERLY VOTH]

When I worked with the Tx School for the Blind, the design was not "pretty", but was highly functional.  Mostly you throw out the fancy stuff and make it like old HTML (early versions). Keep, mostly, in mind that screen readers go top to bottom and left to right. Columns will not allow for easy reading. And 'alt' everything that is not 'readable' text.

Beverly
On May 7, 2015, at 6:04 PM, 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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