[WG: Accessibility] FW: !Draft! Accessibility Improvements for Sakai 2.9.0 Release Notes
Humbert, Joseph A
johumber at iupui.edu
Mon Nov 5 08:15:17 PST 2012
Revised draft with intro narrative:
The Sakai Accessibility Working Group (AWG) is comprised of accessibility experts, student users and Sakai developers from numerous higher education institutions. During our 2.9.0 accessibility review the group evaluated 21 tools for accessibility, filed 125+ new accessibility Jiras, and helped to resolve 56+ new and outstanding accessibility Jira issues. The AWG collaborates with many of the different working groups in the Sakai community to identify and remediate accessibility issues across the Sakai environment. We are closely connected with the Quality Assurance (QA) working group and participate in the Sakai release QA testing process. The biggest accessibility challenges the AWG has resolved for the Sakai 2.9.0 release are:
* Worked with multiple Sakai community groups to push for and achieve the inclusion of the more accessible CKEditor as the default WYSIWYG editor
* Evaluated and achieved significant accessibility improvements to the brand new NeoPortal
* Significantly improved the accessibility of dynamic menus in the resources tool
Below you will find the non-comprehensive list of accessibility improvements for the Sakai 2.9.0 release. For a complete and in-depth analysis of all accessibility improvements to Sakai 2.9.0 visit the Accessibility Working Group's webpage (http://bit.ly/sak-awg).
Accessibility Improvements in Sakai 2.9.0 (56 Jiras Resolved)
* The CKEditor is now the default editor throughout the Sakai platform (SAK-17880)
* NeoPortal Improvements (22 Jiras Resolved)
o Improved Keyboard-only and screen reading navigation of NeoPortal Worksites menus and submenus (SAK-22747, SAK-22309, SAK-22026, SAK-22308, SAK-22029, SAK-20916, SAK-22796, SAK-22754, SAK-22781)
o Improved Keyboard-only and screen reading navigation of the "More Sites" drawer, menus and sub menus in the NeoPortal (SAK-22747)
o Improved Keyboard-only and screen reading navigation of the Preferences Page reorder tool in the NeoPortal (SAK-22232, SAK-22592)
o Improved menu navigation for Mac OSX Voiceover users in the NeoPortal (SAK-20398)
o Improved consistency in the accessible text labels provided in the Neoportal for users adaptive technology (SAK-22028)
o Improved the link text of non-unique ambiguous links in the NeoPortal navigation (SAK-22030, SAK-21270)
o Improved NeoPortal ARIA landmarks (SAK-22021)
o Improved skip navigation links in the NeoPortal (SAK-21507, SAK-19559, SAK-21502, SAK-22136)
o Improved NeoPortal color contrast issues (SAK-20474)
* Portal Chat Improvements (7 Jiras Resolved)
o Silenced ARIA live updates in the Portal Chat(SAK-22143)
o Improved keyboard focus of Portal Chat tool (SAK-22144)
o Improved Portal Chat form control labels (SAK-22061)
o Improved heading structure in the Portal Chat tool (SAK-22027)
o Alternative text attributes for images have been added in the Portal Chat tool(SAK-22141, SAK-21503)
o Improved link text in the Portal Chat tool (SAK-21504)
* Profile 2 Improvements (3 Jiras Resolved)
o The default email notification language is programmatically set in the Profile2 tool (SAK-22223)
o Added form control labels to the form controls on the My Profile page of Profile2 tool (PRFL-773)
o Improved keyboard accessibility of My profile page in the Profile2 tool (PRFL-768)
* Improved accessibility of the form controls on the Site Browser page (2 Jiras Resolved)
o Added fieldsets for radio button groups on the Site Browser page (SAK-21797)
o The academic search term is only enabled when appropriate radio button is selected on the Site Browser page (SAK-21804)
* Mailsender improvements (2 Jiras Resolved)
o Improved form control labels in Mailsender tool (MSND-69)
o Added the default human language to Mailsender tool (MSND-67)
* New Course Creation Improvements (4 Jiras Resolved)
o Improved accessibility of required form controls when creating a new course (SAK-22584)
o Important instructions for creating a new course are now accessible (SAK-22581, SAK-22582, SAK-22583)
* Other Individual Improvements (15 Jiras Resolved)
o Improved Labels for buttons with ASCII characters, plain English text has been added so the buttons are understandable to users of adaptive technology (SAK-11653)
o Improved accessibility of Resources tool "Add" and "Action" menus (SAK-20401, SAK-22483)
o Improved the links text of non-unique ambiguous links in the Assignments tool (SAK-19591, SAK-19590, SAK-19891)
o Improved form control labels in BasicLTI tool (BLTI-87)
o Improved the accessibility of required form controls on the New Account page (SAK-21808)
o A label has been added to the user search textbox in the Users tool (SAK-21807)
o Labels have been added to multiple form controls throughout the Gradebook tool (SAK-22570, SAK-22569, SAK-22556, SAK-22553)
o Form control labels have been improved in the Worksite Setup tool (SAK-22579)
o Improved the accessibility of required form controls on the New User page of the Users tool (SAK-22567)
- Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: accessibility-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org [mailto:accessibility-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf Of Mary Stores
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 10:24 AM
To: accessibility at collab.sakaiproject.org
Subject: Re: [WG: Accessibility] FW: !Draft! Accessibility Improvements for Sakai 2.9.0 Release Notes
Hi Joe,
I do think that Gonzalo's narrative fits with the list of fixes and improvements. It's a quick summary of what would be seen if you looked at the list and checked all the Jiras.
Mary
Quoting "Humbert, Joseph A" <johumber at iupui.edu<mailto:johumber at iupui.edu>>:
> Hi all,
>
> I wanted to clarify two things for the group in regards to what Neil
> Caidin wants from our group. First, he asked for a summation of the
> accessibility issues that have been fixed for Sakai 2.9.0. He will
> include this list in the Sakai 2.9.0 release notes. I have included
> my draft below. I think what Gonzalo is suggesting is needed, but I
> don?t feel it fits into the format of previous release notes.
> Instead, I would like to include the intro narrative Gonzalo suggests
> on the groups Accessibility Status webpage
> (https://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/2ACC/Sakai+CLE+Current+Ac
> cessibility). I think including a link to this statement in the
> release notes is the way to go.
>
> The second item Neil requested from our group was and few short
> talking points/sentences he can use in his Sakai CLE 2.9.0
> presentations at Educause. I am drafting some statements and will
> send those around to the group very soon. Thankx for all your hard
> work.
>
> - Joe
>
> From: accessibility-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org<mailto:accessibility-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org>
> [mailto:accessibility-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf Of
> Humbert, Joseph A
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 8:04 AM
> To: accessibility at collab.sakaiproject.org<mailto:accessibility at collab.sakaiproject.org>
> Subject: [WG: Accessibility] FW: !Draft! Accessibility Improvements
> for Sakai 2.9.0 Release Notes
>
> Sharing Gonzalo?s comment with the list.
>
> - Joe
>
> From: Gonzalo Silverio [mailto:gsilver at umich.edu]
> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 2:32 PM
> To: Humbert, Joseph A
> Subject: Re: [WG: Accessibility] !Draft! Accessibility Improvements
> for Sakai 2.9.0 Release Notes
>
> Joe,
>
> This list is a great start. I think that a brief intro narrative would
> set the stage nicely. Something that covers the following very briefly
> would do:
>
>
> 1. WAG involvement with the community 2. WAG involvement in the QA
> process 3. Specific challenges that the WAG met. Off the top of my
> head:
>
> * brand new portal with a lot of new interactions
> * CKEditor (big win!)
> * other long standing issues addressed
> and then the list.
>
> Let me know what you think. I would offer to help with this but no one
> seems better suited than you and your team.
>
> - Gonzalo
>
> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Humbert, Joseph A
> <johumber at iupui.edu<mailto:johumber at iupui.edu<mailto:johumber at iupui.edu%3cmailto:johumber at iupui.edu>>> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Below you will find the list of accessibility improvements for 2.9.0 I
> culled for the accessibility Jiras that have been filed, fixed,
> verified and resolved. I would like to get feedback from the group
> before I send the finalized version to Neil Caidin. Thankx.
>
> Joe Humbert, Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Specialist UITS
> Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Centers Indiana University,
> Indianapolis and Bloomington
> 535 W Michigan St. IT214 E
> Indianapolis, IN 46202
> Office Phone: (317) 274-4378<tel:%28317%29%20274-4378>
> Cell Phone: (317) 644-6824<tel:%28317%29%20644-6824>
> johumber at iupui.edu<mailto:johumber at iupui.edu<mailto:johumber at iupui.edu%3cmailto:johumber at iupui.edu>>
> http://iuadapts.Indiana.edu/<http://iuadapts.indiana.edu/<http://iuadapts.Indiana.edu/%3chttp:/iuadapts.indiana.edu/>>
> Accessibility Improvements in Sakai 2.9.0 (56 Jiras Resolved)
>
> ? The CKeditor is now the default editor throughout the Sakai
> platform (SAK-17880)
>
> ? NeoPortal Improvements (22 Jiras Resolved)
>
> o Improved Keyboard-only and screen reading navigation of NeoPortal
> Worksites menus and submenus (SAK-22747, SAK-22309, SAK-22026,
> SAK-22308, SAK-22029, SAK-20916, SAK-22796, SAK-22754, SAK-22781)
>
> o Improved Keyboard-only and screen reading navigation of the ?More
> Sites? drawer, menus and sub menus in the NeoPortal (SAK-22747)
>
> o Improved Keyboard-only and screen reading navigation of the
> Preferences Page reorder tool in the NeoPortal (SAK-22232, SAK-22592)
>
> o Improved menu navigation for Mac OSX Voiceover users in the
> NeoPortal (SAK-20398)
>
> o Improved consistency in the accessible text labels provided in
> the Neoportal for users adaptive technology (SAK-22028)
>
> o Improved the link text of non-unique ambiguous links in the
> NeoPortal navigation (SAK-22030, SAK-21270)
>
> o Improved NeoPortal ARIA landmarks (SAK-22021)
>
> o Improved skip navigation links in the NeoPortal (SAK-21507,
> SAK-19559, SAK-21502, SAK-22136)
>
> o Improved NeoPortal color contrast issues (SAK-20474)
>
> ? Portal Chat Improvements (7 Jiras Resolved)
>
> o Silenced ARIA live updates in the Portal Chat(SAK-22143)
>
> o Improved keyboard focus of Portal Chat tool (SAK-22144)
>
> o Improved Portal Chat form control labels (SAK-22061)
>
> o Improved heading structure in the Portal Chat tool (SAK-22027)
>
> o Alternative text attributes for images have been added in the
> Portal Chat tool(SAK-22141, SAK-21503)
>
> o Improved link text in the Portal Chat tool (SAK-21504)
>
> ? Profile 2 Improvements (3 Jiras Resolved)
>
> o The default email notification language is programmatically set
> in the Profile2 tool (SAK-22223)
>
> o Added form control labels to the form controls on the My Profile
> page of Profile2 tool (PRFL-773)
>
> o Improved keyboard accessibility of My profile page in the
> Profile2 tool (PRFL-768)
>
> ? Improved accessibility of the form controls on the Site
> Browser page (2 Jiras Resolved)
>
> o Added fieldsets for radio button groups on the Site Browser page
> (SAK-21797)
>
> o The academic search term is only enabled when appropriate radio
> button is selected on the Site Browser page (SAK-21804)
>
> ? Mailsender improvements (2 Jiras Resolved)
>
> o Improved form control labels in Mailsender tool (MSND-69)
>
> o Added the default human language to Mailsender tool (MSND-67)
>
> ? New Course Creation Improvements (4 Jiras Resolved)
>
> o Improved accessibility of required form controls when creating a
> new course (SAK-22584)
>
> o Important instructions for creating a new course are now
> accessible (SAK-22581, SAK-22582, SAK-22583)
>
> ? Other Individual Improvements (15 Jiras Resolved)
>
> o Improved Labels for buttons with ASCII characters, plain English
> text has been added so the buttons are understandable to users of
> adaptive technology (SAK-11653)
>
> o Improved accessibility of Resources tool ?Add? and ?Action? menus
> (SAK-20401, SAK-22483)
>
> o Improved the links text of non-unique ambiguous links in the
> Assignments tool (SAK-19591, SAK-19590, SAK-19891)
>
> o Improved form control labels in BasicLTI tool (BLTI-87)
>
> o Improved the accessibility of required form controls on the New
> Account page (SAK-21808)
>
> o A label has been added to the user search textbox in the Users
> tool (SAK-21807)
>
> o Labels have been added to multiple form controls throughout the
> Gradebook tool (SAK-22570, SAK-22569, SAK-22556, SAK-22553)
>
> o Form control labels have been improved in the Worksite Setup tool
> (SAK-22579)
>
> o Improved the accessibility of required form controls on the New
> User page of the Users tool (SAK-22567)
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> accessibility mailing list
> accessibility at collab.sakaiproject.org<mailto:accessibility at collab.saka<mailto:accessibility at collab.sakaiproject.org%3cmailto:accessibility at collab.saka>
> iproject.org>
> http://collab.sakaiproject.org/mailman/listinfo/accessibility
>
> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send email to
> accessibility-unsubscribe at collab.sakaiproject.org<mailto:accessibility<mailto:accessibility-unsubscribe at collab.sakaiproject.org%3cmailto:accessibility>
> -unsubscribe at collab.sakaiproject.org<mailto:-unsubscribe at collab.sakaiproject.org>> with a subject of "unsubscribe"
>
>
>
> --
> - Gonzalo
>
_______________________________________________
accessibility mailing list
accessibility at collab.sakaiproject.org<mailto:accessibility at collab.sakaiproject.org>
http://collab.sakaiproject.org/mailman/listinfo/accessibility
TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send email to accessibility-unsubscribe at collab.sakaiproject.org<mailto:accessibility-unsubscribe at collab.sakaiproject.org> with a subject of "unsubscribe"
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://collab.sakaiproject.org/pipermail/accessibility/attachments/20121105/0bc439d7/attachment-0001.html
More information about the accessibility
mailing list