kansas partnership for accessible technology july 14, 2015 meeting
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ADA 25th Anniversary
July 26th is the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
www.ada.gov/ada_25th_anniversary The Kansas Commission on Disability
Concerns (KCDC) is holding a reception to celebrate July 27th, 1:00 to 2:00 pm Statehouse 2nd floor rotunda
Dole Exhibit Opening
“Celebrating Opportunity for People with Disabilities: 70 Years of Dole Leadership” Presented by the Dole Institute of Politics and the Robert J. Dole
Archive and Special Collections Dedicated to stories from Senator Bob Dole’s decades-long advocacy
for people with disabilities, featuring documents from the Dole Archives.
The kick-off event to the Dole Institute’s special series, “commemorateADA,” recognizing the 25th anniversary of the signing of the ADA and Senator Dole’s important role in the passage of this legislation.
July 26th Open house 2–4 pm Brief speaking program 3 pm
Simons Media Room, Dole Institute of Politics in Lawrence
DOJ ANPRM
Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Governments
Listing in the Spring 2015 Reginfo.gov agenda changed the date for NPRM from unspecified December to unspecified May, and listed an NPRM Comment Period End as unspecified August, but no NPRM has been published.
http://go.usa.gov/3f3PJ
Upcoming Training
PDF Accessibility PDF Form Accessibility
Thursday, July 16 Info and registration:
william.griffiths@dcf.ks.gov Using AMP for Web Accessibility
Wednesday, September 9 Info and registration: http://
oits.ks.gov/kpat/tool/training
AMP Release
AMP has been updated to the Spring 2015 Release since we last met. Introduced AMP for Mobile Info on what’s new at http://bit.ly/1goPVcC Demo video at https://youtu.be/X0JMPrdhjVU
Equidox
Google has approached OITS with a solution that automatically discovers PDF documents and converts them to WCAG 2.0 compliant HTML.
www.equidox.ca
Surveys
WebAIM screen reader user survey webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey6 Open through July 24th
Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, et al., survey on relay call rejections by businesses https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NTJX2FT
COMMUNICATING WITH DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INDIVIDUALS
Robert CooperExecutive Director, Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Review
Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines
Latest stage in the rulemaking process for the update, or “refresh”, of the federal Section 508 standards and Section 255 guidelines
Updates accessibility requirements for ICT in the federal sector covered by Section 508 and, jointly, telecommunications equipment subject to Section 255
Highlighted changes: Broad application of WCAG 2.0 Delineation of covered electronic content Expanded interoperability requirements Requirements for RTT functionality
http://go.usa.gov/3WcfA
Public Comments
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published in February
Public comment period ended May 28 Comments viewable at http://
go.usa.gov/3Wcf9 KPAT comment at http://go.usa.gov/39rfj
Adapting ITEC Policy 1210
7.0 PROCEDURES:7.1 All Entity websites, web services, and web applications must, at a minimum, comply with:
7.1.1 W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Level A and AA Success Criteria (http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG/)
7.1.2 Section 508 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards, Web-based intranet and internet information and applications (36 CFR § 1194.22) (http://section508.gov/index.cfm?fuseAction=stdsdoc#Web)
Expanding Beyond Web Technologies
ITEC 1210 applies only to web technologies; we do not have state policy for the accessibility of other IT.
We have often mentioned in the past that we might want to consider addressing non-web IT accessibility.
Adoption of the new ICT Standards and Guidelines might be a good time to do so, if we desire.
Section 508 has always covered all IT, not just the web.
Current Section 508 Definition of E&IT
Electronic and information technology. Includes information technology and any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, that is used in the creation, conversion, or duplication of data or information. The term electronic and information technology includes, but is not limited to, telecommunications products (such as telephones), information kiosks and transaction machines, World Wide Web sites, multimedia, and office equipment such as copiers and fax machines. The term does not include any equipment that contains embedded information technology that is used as an integral part of the product, but the principal function of which is not the acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information. For example, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) equipment such as thermostats or temperature control devices, and medical equipment where information technology is integral to its operation, are not information technology.
Current Section 508 Definition of IT
Information technology. Any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information. The term information technology includes computers, ancillary equipment, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources.
Current Section 508 Parts
1194.21 Software applications and operating systems
1194.22 Web-based intranet and internet information and applications
1194.23 Telecommunications products 1194.24 Video and multimedia products 1194.25 Self contained, closed products 1194.26 Desktop and portable computers
Proposed ICT Refresh Definition of ICT
Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Information technology and other equipment, systems, technologies, or processes, for which the principal function is the creation, manipulation, storage, display, receipt, or transmission of electronic data and information, as well as any associated content. Examples of ICT include, but are not limited to: computers and peripheral equipment; information kiosks and transaction machines; telecommunications equipment; customer premises equipment; multifunction office machines; software; applications; websites; videos; and, electronic documents.
Proposed ICT Refresh Definition of IT
Information technology. Shall have the same meaning as the term “information technology” set forth in 40 U.S.C. 11101(6).
40 U.S.C. 11101(6) (Public Buildings, Property, and Works) reads:
(6) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘information technology’’—(A) with respect to an executive agency means any equipment or interconnected system or
subsystem of equipment, used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the executive agency, if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency that requires the use—
(i) of that equipment; or
(ii) of that equipment to a significant extent in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product;
(B) includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources; but
(C) does not include any equipment acquired by a federal contractor incidental to a federal contract.
Proposed ICT Refresh Chapters
Chapter 4: Hardware Chapter 5: Software Chapter 6: Support Documentation and
Services
Other States
The following states have comprehensive IT accessibility standards: Massachusetts Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Texas Virginia
Overview
There is current activity in mobile web and app development, which is expected to dramatically increase in prevalence and importance in the near term and into the foreseeable future.
Major area of focus in upcoming Strategic Plan Now is the time to set accessibility standards. What form should they take?
Application of other policy (e.g., ITEC 1210, perhaps in expanded form)
Section of another policy (yet to come) Standalone mobile accessibility policy Other, non-policy guidance
What should their content be?
WAI Sources
Mobile Web Best Practices (MWBP) 1.0 (2008 Recommendation) http://www.w3.org/TR/mobile-bp/
Relationship between Mobile Web Best Practices (MWBP) and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) (2009 Working Group Note) http://www.w3.org/TR/mwbp-wcag/
Mobile Web Application Best Practices (MWABP) (2010 Recommendation) http://www.w3.org/TR/mwabp/
Mobile Accessibility: How WCAG 2.0 and Other W3C/WAI Guidelines Apply to Mobile (2015 Public Working Draft) http://www.w3.org/TR/mobile-accessibility-mapping/
Other WAI Resources
Mobile Accessibility overview http://www.w3.org/WAI/mobile
Web Content Accessibility and Mobile Web: Making a Website Accessible Both for People with Disabilities and for Mobile Devices http://www.w3.org/WAI/mobile/overlap.html
Shared Web Experiences: Barriers Common to Mobile Device Users and People with Disabilities http://www.w3.org/WAI/mobile/experiences.html
Other Resources
Developer documentation from platform vendors
Best Practices in AMP AMP for Mobile
(FYI: SSB is offering a webinar showcasing AMP for Mobile on July 23rd. See info.ssbbartgroup.com/AMP-for-Mobile.html)
KPAT Resources
Many of these are currently collected at http://oits.ks.gov/kpat/resources#mobile.
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