KYVL ADA
Workgroup - Meeting Minutes
Meeting: KYVL ADA Workgroup Committee
Absent: Sara King, Bobbie Beth Scoggins, Bryce
Fields
1. Angel Clemons volunteered to be Secretary for the ADA
workgroup.
2. Bryce created the templates and the table of
contents, but was not at the meeting to demonstrate. The accessibility statement and accessibility keys still need to
be finalized. Bryce is also considering
using Word and html documents instead of pdf’s because of the problems
associated with pdf files and Braille.
3. Usability testing
·
The committee generated
the following list of groups we could work with to test the KYVL pages.
OVR
Dept
for the Blind
KDLA
Mike
Garn
KCTS
coordinators
KAMD
& KAMC
KLA,
KSLA, KSME
School
for the Blind
Low
Vision Institute (Lexington)
Dr.
John Musick (Versailles)
Institutional
& library disability coordinators
Other
contacts: VI teachers throughout the states, listservs (KYVL, Tech. Res.
Teachers, etc.)
·
The committee
identified the following disability groups that should be considered during
usability testing:
Motor
Visual
Learning
Hearing
Combinations
·
The committee also
discussed the following issues regarding usability testing:
o
We could start testing
with a limited number of pages. 10-15
pages was suggested as a start.
o
We could do short
surveys instead of a large-scale usability test.
o
We could get a UK
Library School student to work on the project as a independent study or
internship.
o
The testing needs to
include a set of general questions plus a section for comments.
o
The ideal number of
‘testers’ will be 70-100.
o
We need an adult
version and a kids version.
o
We need to identify the
types of assistive software testers will be using. We should provide a list of choices instead of a blank
fill-in-the-box because some testers may not realize that the technology that
they’re using is assistive.
o
We need to have both
remote & on-site testing so that we can monitor some testers and get
feedback from others who will actually be using the pages remotely in the
future.
o
We could use a phased
approach to testing in which we pick a handful of people in the area to come in
and test the pages. However, we need
representatives of all disability groups in this initial test.
o
ACTION: The committee will look for testing instruments
already in existence.
o
ACTION: Lesley will send the URL of the NYPL testing
instrument she found to the committee.
4. Read Michael Providenti’s article, Library Web
Accessibility at Kentucky’s 4-Year Degree Granting Colleges and Universities,
online at http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september04/providenti/09providenti.html
5. ADA Workshop
Introductions: Including Norb Ryan – State ADA Coord, other
major figures
ADA – What is it? Federal and State Law
ADA – Importance? Facilities, IT, Web
Assistive Technology – [KDE
Assistive Tech Centers]
Assistive Technology –
other? Like DHH network, CKRE, KY
Talking Book Library, RFBD [Reading for Blind/dyslexic], APH [American Printing
House for the Blind]
Agencies – OVR, OFB [office
for the blind], DHH [deaf/hard of hearing] – separate these into sessions
K-12/Postsecondary –
textbook accessibility
Web Design – Policy vs
Practice [Michael Providenti]
Social Interaction – what to
do/what not to do
EBooks – public domain
6. The KYVL-ADA workgroup will meet again in mid-January
2005.