KYVL ADA
Workgroup - Meeting Minutes
Meeting: KYVL ADA Workgroup Committee
The meeting began with a general discussion. First,
Enid talked about the charge of the group, which is to assist KYVL in the
process of reworking our website to be ADA compliant. Participants talked about
their past experiences working with ADA compliance. Many points were made
during the discussion:
It can be difficult to locate information on
different assistive technologies and standards. There is no centralized place
to find this information.
There are issues of designing websites that are complaint
and can also be used with wireless devices.
Kentucky law requires all state government agencies
to comply with Section 508. Linnie passed out to the group a copy of the KRS
regulations that discuss ADA complaince.
All KYVL vendors will need to be contacted regarding
their level of ADA compliance.
If a site is to be redesigned, it should be
redesigned for AAA compliance.
Many Internet tools that check a page for compliance
can be fooled and are not always reliable measures of compliance.
It was determined that the group's first step would
be to develop an accessibility statement. Group members will locate examples of
this and share with the group. Michael recommends the online book Dive into
Accessibility as one of the first and best tools for developing a statement.
The differences in assistive technologies was
discussed as an issue. Michael points out that developing a site by following
maximum web accessibility standards will make the site accessible to the widest
variety of assistive software. He also points out that a standards-based site
will be compatible with older versions of web browsers.
A webcast on serving customers with disabilities,
geared towards libraries, will take place on September 24. All are encouraged
to participate if possible. In addition, Strategies for Creating a Barrier Free
Library, which is linked on the work group's site, contains a two-part lesson
on ADA compliance.
In the final part of the meeting the group took a
close look at Northern Kentucy University's Steely Library website, which
Michael is currently making fully standards-based.
NEXT MEETING:
Thursday, October 23, 1:00 to 3:00 pm, CPE offices.