[opencms-dev] Status of OpenCms accessibility

[Keith Davey]

I second this.

We are working on the accessibility of an OpenCMS site we have built right
now.
http://www.dublinairport.com

Its going to be a major problem trying to ensure that content entered by
editors is
accessible.

I am happy to have a look at integrating XStandard is anyone can point me in
the
right direction.

Keith

On 5/29/06, Alessandro Magnolo <alessandro.magnolo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
> and dear Alkacon representatives in particular,
>
> I wrote many times about the need of assuring the accessibility of
> content generated by the CMS users (authors). This is especially true
> for Italy, where accessibility is a law requirement for public
> administration sites, and will soon be for all EU countries.
>
> In my opinion OpenCms is a great tool for generating
> standard-compliant websites, especially since the introduction of
> FCKEditor as the default editor (it can produce XHTML Strict code if
> used in Firefox - not in IE, unfortunately).
>
> The next step would be to improve the back-end interface
> accessibility. I know this is a very hard task, but it could start by
> creating a separate accessible interface, to be used initially for the
> simplest tasks, and then growing to become a complete alternative (if
> not "the" interface).
> For example, a first release of the "accessible backend" could show
> the users the list of files in the VFS and allow them to edit and
> publish content (leaving more complex administrative tasks, like user
> management, to the improved/standard interface).
> What do you think about this? What is your experience? Have you
> perceived an interest in backend accessibility in the community of
> OpenCms users?
>
>
> Another step, more oriented towards front-end accessibility, would be
> the integration of an editor explicitly designed with accessibility in
> mind (this means not only valid code, but also checks for
> accessibility tags and attributes enforced in the editor).
> The only one I know is XStandard, that recently announced the
> availability of a freely distributable version of the editor for open
> source CMS developers.
> I attach part of their press release at the end of this message.
>
>
> Again, I'd like to know if this is of interest to the community, and
> what are Alkacon plans for accessibility, in particular regarding
> their stance on accessibility laws for EU countries.
>
> Best regards,
> Alessandro Magnolo
>
> -----
> XStandard is the leading standards-compliant plug-in WYSIWYG editor
> for Windows desktop applications and browser-based content management
> systems (IE/Mozilla/Firefox/Netscape).
>
> The editor generates clean XHTML Strict or 1.1, uses CSS for
> formatting, and ensures the clean separation of content from
> presentation. Markup generated by XStandard meets the most demanding
> accessibility requirements. The editor's cool features include drag &
> drop file upload, spell checking and an image library that integrates
> tightly with your CMS.
>
> We are making XStandard Lite with some Pro features available to
> established vendors of open source CMS who wish to offer XStandard as
> an optional (freeware) editor in their applications.
> Details of the program can be found at
> http://www.xstandard.com/xstandard-lite-for-partner-cms/
> -----
>
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