[WG: Accessibility] Sakai is being recognized as "taking accessibility seriously" on the WebAIM e-mail list

[Mary Stores]

Mike,

It doesn't tell you there are fees until you activate the Fees link. 
It's not very obvious, actually; I just clicked on it because I was 
curious. I think to evaluate Sakai for nonvisual certification, it 
would cost $8000 or maybe $6000.

I am in complete agreement with Lucy here. While checking to see that 
all form elements are labeled and that there is a good page layout may 
benefit everyone, they don't list in their criterion anything about 
closed captioning, color contrast ratios, or a lot of other things we 
already check for in our reviews.

Mary

Quoting Michael S Elledge <elledge at msu.edu>:

> Hi Lucy--
>
> Your point is well-taken. Accessibility is certainly more than making
> software accessible for blind persons. Unless I misread the
> description, however, NFB doesn't charge for their reviews.
>
> If there are other agencies that provide similar certification for
> other disabilities, we should  explore them as well. My point is that
> not having certification (from whichever credible organizations
> provide them) will put Sakai at a disadvantage when universities
> choose learning management systems.
>
> It would also be a shame for Sakai not to get the recognition it
> deserves after all the good effort expended on making it more
> accessible.
>
> Mike