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Put together documentation and make it publicly accessible and broadly disseminated from all the usual documentation places:
 
Put together documentation and make it publicly accessible and broadly disseminated from all the usual documentation places:
  
* for dreamwidth users  
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=== for dreamwidth users ===
** [[accessibility features in dreamwidth]]
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* [[accessibility features in dreamwidth]]
** [[keeping your layout accessible when you customize it]]
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* [[keeping your layout accessible when you customize it]]
** [[how to write userpic descriptions]]
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* [[how to write userpic descriptions]]
** [[links for end-users to ask for more help or make suggestions]]
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* [[links for end-users to ask for more help or make suggestions]]
* for dreamwidth developers, designers, and documentation producers
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** Style creators: [[creating an accessible style]]
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** Developers, style creators, designers: [[principles of universal design]]
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** Developers: [[resources for creating accessible HTML and AJAX]]
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** Site copy, FAQ, documentation, and support people: [[avoiding language that assumes able-bodied users]]
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** Everyone: [[Accessibility testing]]
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[[Category: Wishlists]] [[Category:Accessibility]]
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=== for dreamwidth developers, designers, and documentation producers ===
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* Style creators: [[creating an accessible style]]
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* Developers, style creators, designers: [[principles of universal design]]
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* Developers: [[resources for creating accessible HTML and AJAX]]
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* Site copy, FAQ, documentation, and support people: [[avoiding language that assumes able-bodied users]]
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* Everyone: [[Accessibility testing]]
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=== Useful resources to document ===
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* our in-house list of [Accessible technology]
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* WebAIM (Web accessibility in mind) if a treasure trove of useful resources
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** [http://www.webaim.org/ main site] and [[http://www.webaim.org/intro/ introduction]
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** [http://www.webaim.org/discussion/ mailing list] (low/medium volume, very good signal-to-noise ratio, beginner friendly)
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** [http://www.webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey/ screen reader users survey]
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** [http://www.webaim.org/simulations/screenreader/ screenreader simulation]: learn what it's like to use a screen reader
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* accessibility validation tools. Note that no tool can do anything more than point out to you something you might look at. No "validated" site is guaranteed to be perfect. [http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/selectingtools.html The w3c explains the limitations of validation tools and how to choose one].
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[[Category: Wishlists]] [[Category:Accessibility]] [[Category:Documentation]]

Revision as of 22:15, 12 October 2009

general wishlist

  • Have a question/option at signup which can funnel people into an area that asks about accessibility needs and shows them what's available for different accessibility needs.
  • For extra shininess, if somebody uses the audio version of the captcha select this option automatically. (with invite codes, we've removed the captcha)
  • Clear and accessible instructions on signup page on what to do if you can't complete the captcha for journal creation. (with invite codes, we've removed the captcha)
  • On all styles, have alt text for all images.

documentation wishlist

Put together documentation and make it publicly accessible and broadly disseminated from all the usual documentation places:

for dreamwidth users

for dreamwidth developers, designers, and documentation producers

Useful resources to document