From 517bc9da1a5a9356ae6f18dc9136389e92e214f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Gifford Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:52:13 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/7] Fixing broken links This is fixes a broken link in the checkboxes - https://canada-ca.github.io/digital-playbook-guide-numerique/views-vues/standards-normes/en/6-build-in-accessibility-from-start.html#services-should-meet-or-exceed-accessibility-standards --- _playbook/checklists.md | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_playbook/checklists.md b/_playbook/checklists.md index 1f39a8ac..54762ec2 100644 --- a/_playbook/checklists.md +++ b/_playbook/checklists.md @@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ There are lots of checklists, rotating through a few of them will help give diff * [W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/test-evaluate/preliminary/) * [18F - USA Government](https://accessibility.18f.gov/checklist/) * [UK's Government Digital Services (GDS)](https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2014/01/13/a-checklist-for-digital-inclusion-if-we-do-these-things-were-doing-digital-inclusion/) -* [Government of Canada](https://canada-ca.github.io/digital-playbook-guide-numerique/views-vues/standards-normes/en/6-build-in-accessibility-from-start.html#services-should-meet-or-exceed-accessibility-standards) * [WebAim](https://webaim.org/standards/wcag/checklist) * [Elsevier's WCAG 2.1 Checklist](https://romeo.elsevier.com/accessibility_checklist/) * [A11yProject](https://www.a11yproject.com/checklist/) From 75f63cbe57d76987c0d352fa0eb0f59a07a48cae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Gifford Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:53:47 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/7] Update follow-global-initiatives.md Removing broken link to https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/content/wai-tools --- _playbook/follow-global-initiatives.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_playbook/follow-global-initiatives.md b/_playbook/follow-global-initiatives.md index 72bbd86e..3c696414 100644 --- a/_playbook/follow-global-initiatives.md +++ b/_playbook/follow-global-initiatives.md @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ They are also investing in prevention by participating in and leading initiative While we have yet to uniformly implement global accessibility standards, the European Commission strategy has started working more closely with the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) to implement best practices. -[A handful of organizations are sponsoring WAI projects](https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/sponsoring/). The European Commission is giving substantial contributions to the [authoritative guide (the WAI-Guide)](https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/content/wai-guide) and [accessibility tools (WAI-Tools)](https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/content/wai-tools) for scalable assessments. This public-facing work both contributes to the practice of open government, and ensures that the tools they develop can be maintained by a broader community. +[A handful of organizations are sponsoring WAI projects](https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/sponsoring/). The European Commission is giving substantial contributions to the [authoritative guide (the WAI-Guide)](https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/content/wai-guide) for scalable assessments. This public-facing work both contributes to the practice of open government, and ensures that the tools they develop can be maintained by a broader community. ## Checklist From 35f15226cf0fca7a351863527f37f269352d1e64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Gifford Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:55:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/7] Update follow-global-initiatives.md - another one https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/content/wai-guide is also broken --- _playbook/follow-global-initiatives.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_playbook/follow-global-initiatives.md b/_playbook/follow-global-initiatives.md index 3c696414..22e844bc 100644 --- a/_playbook/follow-global-initiatives.md +++ b/_playbook/follow-global-initiatives.md @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ They are also investing in prevention by participating in and leading initiative While we have yet to uniformly implement global accessibility standards, the European Commission strategy has started working more closely with the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) to implement best practices. -[A handful of organizations are sponsoring WAI projects](https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/sponsoring/). The European Commission is giving substantial contributions to the [authoritative guide (the WAI-Guide)](https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/content/wai-guide) for scalable assessments. This public-facing work both contributes to the practice of open government, and ensures that the tools they develop can be maintained by a broader community. +[A handful of organizations are sponsoring WAI projects](https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/sponsoring/). This public-facing work both contributes to the practice of open government, and ensures that the tools they develop can be maintained by a broader community. ## Checklist From b3870f38d5f46b0d9dee53f58fe77b9364792b16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Gifford Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:56:29 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/7] Update roles.md - broken link Removing https://www.thebookonaccessibility.com/roles/cms-authors/ --- _playbook/roles.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_playbook/roles.md b/_playbook/roles.md index 0b082c25..6342fbad 100644 --- a/_playbook/roles.md +++ b/_playbook/roles.md @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ We've taken these lists, added other roles that we didn't see included and inclu * Did you have someone review your work? * Is it easy to scan and pick out the main points? Are headings clear and descriptive? * Are you using inclusive language? -* Resources: [CivicAction's Plain Language Guide](https://accessibility.civicactions.com/guide/plain-language), [W3C - Writing for Web Accessibility](https://www.w3.org/WAI/tips/writing/), [Blog post for content authors](https://www.digitala11y.com/authoring-the-authors-accessibility-best-practices-for-content-authors/), [Content Design London - Readability Guidelines](https://readabilityguidelines.co.uk), [Singapore Government Design System - Accessibility for Content](https://www.designsystem.tech.gov.sg/guides/writers-accessibility/), [USA OPM Information Management](https://www.opm.gov/information-management/plain-language/), [Canada: Writing principles for web content](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/government-communications/canada-content-style-guide.html#toc5), [The Book on Accessibility](https://www.thebookonaccessibility.com/roles/cms-authors/) and [plainlanguage.gov](https://www.plainlanguage.gov). +* Resources: [CivicAction's Plain Language Guide](https://accessibility.civicactions.com/guide/plain-language), [W3C - Writing for Web Accessibility](https://www.w3.org/WAI/tips/writing/), [Blog post for content authors](https://www.digitala11y.com/authoring-the-authors-accessibility-best-practices-for-content-authors/), [Content Design London - Readability Guidelines](https://readabilityguidelines.co.uk), [Singapore Government Design System - Accessibility for Content](https://www.designsystem.tech.gov.sg/guides/writers-accessibility/), [USA OPM Information Management](https://www.opm.gov/information-management/plain-language/), [Canada: Writing principles for web content](https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/government-communications/canada-content-style-guide.html#toc5) and [plainlanguage.gov](https://www.plainlanguage.gov). ## Content Designer / Information Architecture * See: [UK DWP: Content Designer](https://accessibility-manual.dwp.gov.uk/guidance-for-your-job-role/content-designer), [UK Service Manual](https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/the-team/what-each-role-does-in-service-team#content-designer) and [NZ Government](https://govtnz.github.io/web-a11y-guidance/roles/content-design/) From dcb07083b379221bcc21ccf185c693b03348c17e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Gifford Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:59:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 5/7] Update 2021-03-12-automated-accessibility-testing-leveraging-github-actions-and-pa11y-ci-with-axe.md - broken links removing links like https://civicactions.com/team/melinda-burgess --- ...y-testing-leveraging-github-actions-and-pa11y-ci-with-axe.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/2021-03-12-automated-accessibility-testing-leveraging-github-actions-and-pa11y-ci-with-axe.md b/_posts/2021-03-12-automated-accessibility-testing-leveraging-github-actions-and-pa11y-ci-with-axe.md index f15c8407..c3e7e8bc 100644 --- a/_posts/2021-03-12-automated-accessibility-testing-leveraging-github-actions-and-pa11y-ci-with-axe.md +++ b/_posts/2021-03-12-automated-accessibility-testing-leveraging-github-actions-and-pa11y-ci-with-axe.md @@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ As noted in our [playbook for automated testing](/playbook/automated-testing): * [The Pa11y website](https://github.com/pa11y/pa11y.github.io) uses Travis CI and pa11y-ci. * The [18F Accessibility Guide](https://github.com/18F/accessibility) uses CircleCI and axe. -Thank you to [Melinda Burgess](https://civicactions.com/team/melinda-burgess), [Luke Fretwell](/about/people/luke-fretwell), and [Mike Gifford](/about/people/mike-gifford) for your support, thoughts, and feedback. +Thank you to Melinda Burgess, Luke Fretwell, and Mike Gifford for your support, thoughts, and feedback. ## What about GitLab? From ae8c8e02a865054916012da78fe3b7008f505232 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Gifford Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:01:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 6/7] Update 2021-5-20-launching-a-community-of-practice-for-accessibility-in-government-services.md - archive.org switch Updating link to archive.org https://web.archive.org/web/20210204213719/https://gcn.com/articles/2021/02/04/accessibility-compliance-as-code.aspx --- ...nity-of-practice-for-accessibility-in-government-services.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/2021-5-20-launching-a-community-of-practice-for-accessibility-in-government-services.md b/_posts/2021-5-20-launching-a-community-of-practice-for-accessibility-in-government-services.md index b4cda62d..736cca86 100644 --- a/_posts/2021-5-20-launching-a-community-of-practice-for-accessibility-in-government-services.md +++ b/_posts/2021-5-20-launching-a-community-of-practice-for-accessibility-in-government-services.md @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ scanning/) on their website. We're also talking about: - * Why we need [accessibility compliance as code](https://gcn.com/articles/2021/02/04/accessibility-compliance-as-code.aspx) + * Why we need [accessibility compliance as code](https://web.archive.org/web/20210204213719/https://gcn.com/articles/2021/02/04/accessibility-compliance-as-code.aspx) * How to [integrate accessibility early](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/04/bake-layers-accessibility-testing-process/) and throughout your process * Why [anchor links are a must for government agencies](https://github.com/CivicActions/accessibility/issues/261) * How to run [automated testing on your GitHub-hosted Jekyll site](https://accessibility.civicactions.com/posts/automated-accessibility-testing-leveraging-github-actions-and-pa11y-ci-with-axe) From 0945e204f0d1ea75be6213e2b00cc1fb34289d82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Gifford Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:04:54 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 7/7] Update 2021-05-20-pre-GAAD-Authoring-Tools-Built-in-Accessibility.md Removing broken link --- ...021-05-20-pre-GAAD-Authoring-Tools-Built-in-Accessibility.md | 2 -- 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/2021-05-20-pre-GAAD-Authoring-Tools-Built-in-Accessibility.md b/_posts/2021-05-20-pre-GAAD-Authoring-Tools-Built-in-Accessibility.md index 1e57104c..9a762170 100644 --- a/_posts/2021-05-20-pre-GAAD-Authoring-Tools-Built-in-Accessibility.md +++ b/_posts/2021-05-20-pre-GAAD-Authoring-Tools-Built-in-Accessibility.md @@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ and people around the world organize events to raise awareness about digital acc 2020 was the 10th anniversary, and also the launch of the [GAAD Foundation](https://gaad.foundation/). I represented Drupal in [Funka's We4Authors Accessibility Cluster](https://accessibilitycluster.com/). Yesterday, [Funka](https://www.funka.com/) organized a pre-GAAD event to highlight the importance of authoring tools. -[Authoring tools with built-in accessibility!](https://accessibilitycluster.com/main-results/pre-gaad-event-19-may-2021-at-13:00-16:00-cet---authoring-tools-with-built-in-accessibility! -) was a wonderful success with over hundred participants from over 35 countries around the world. The We4Authors Cluster is a multi-CMS (Content Management System) group that is working to better support authors. Authors need to be subject matter experts, not accessibility experts, and CMS tools can help make their job easier. It should be simple for everyone to produce accessible content. For folks familiar with the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative, it is essentially looking at implementing [Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 - Part B](https://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG20/#part_b). By bringing together leaders in CMS solutions that are popular with governments in the