Federal law requires a standard of accessibility on any project that receives federal funds. Creating accessible applications is also socially responsible, and implementing these practices can help us set better expectations as community leaders. In a community dedicated to preservation and providing access to to a broad range of assets, accessibility standards should be a priority. We'll explain audits and certification levels, as well as accessibility features that could provide significant value to digital repositories. Using Hyku as an example, a developer will demonstrate practices that are easy to incorporate into the dev process, as well as demo practical examples.

A presentation at Samvera Connect 2019, originally titled "Accessibility Audits & Upgrades in Samvera", described thus

Last modified

• 07/24/2023

Creator

• Kochanski, Kevin

Contributors

• Notch8

Subject

• Samvera Community

Language

• English

Keyword

• Hyku
• Accessibility
• Samvera
• Connect 2019

Date created

• 10/24/2019

Resource type

• Presentation

Source

• c5fac8d7-70d0-4418-bd6d-dce6ccce2e3d

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• In Copyright

License

• Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 International