A presentation at DrupalCon in in Nashville, TN, USA by Helena McCabe
Core Accessibility: Building Inclusivity into the Drupal Project
Speakers Hook42.com d.o: cehfisher @cariefisher OpenConcept.ca d.o: mgifford @mgifford Lullabot.com d.o: helenasue @misshelenasue Phase2.com d.o: cmcnally @cmcnally
What Is Accessibility and Why Does Drupal Need It?
Who Benefits from Web Accessibility? ● ● ● ● ● SECTION 508
How Do People with Disabilities Use the Web Differently? ● ● ● ● SECTION 508
Why Does Drupal Need Accessibility? ● ● ● SECTION 508
People with Disabilities Are Not an “Edge Case” SECTION 508
People with Disabilities Are Not an “Edge Case” SECTION 508
Why Do Drupal Clients Need Accessibility? ● ● SECTION 508
Why Do Drupal Clients Need Accessibility? All orgs who receive federal funding must comply. Including state and local agencies. The Section 508 was updated in January, the first time in 20 years, dubbed ‘Section 508 Refresh” Formed by the Web Accessibility Initiative after the passage of Section 508 as a technologically-neutral set of best practices for eb ontent ccessibility. Provides developers, product managers with the “why” and techniques for conformance. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: Title III — Accommodations In 2017, digital spaces became the legal responsibility for most organizations to provide accommodation: just like physical spaces.
Why Does Drupal Need Accessibility? SECTION 508
What Are Some Recent Drupal Core Accessibility Improvements?
Important Drupal 8 Wins ● ● ● ●
Drupal.announce() Demo
Continued Efforts ● ● ●
Umami Accessibility ● ● ● ●
Umami Open Issues ● ● ● ●
What Accessibility Initiatives Are We Working on Currently in Drupal 8?
Quick Note on Notation [#2857808] 2857808
Automated Accessibility Testing ● ● ● ● ●
Layout Builder ● ● ● ●
What Are We Looking At Now? ● ● ● ● ●
Supporting Strategic Initiatives ● ● ● ●
How Can the Community Help Improve Accessibility in Drupal?
What Are Some of the Accessibility Challenges? ● ● ● ●
Why Should You Help?
How Can You Help?
Contribute and Connect
Resources
General Resources ● ● ● ● ● ●
Drupal Resources ● ● ● ●
Community Resources ● ● ● ● ● ●
“ The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect. “
More accessibility opportunities! Accessibility BoF Right after this talk! The Accessible Editor A Smarter Way to Test Accessibility
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Drupal has come a long way in terms of accessibility over the years. In Drupal core specifically, we have been making good strides incorporating accessibility best practices into the UX and markup, but there is a lot we can still do!
This core conversation panel will discuss the current state of accessibility in the Drupal 8 project and the out-of-the-box Umami theme project, as well as ways to continue to build accessibility into future versions and themes in Drupal.
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