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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
irl-dean-admin@list.eeng.dcu.ie [mailto:irl-dean-admin@list.eeng.dcu.ie]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Colm McBarron<BR><B>Sent:</B> 07 December 2006
14:28<BR><B>To:</B> irl-dean@list.eeng.dcu.ie<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[Retrieved]Re: [Irl-dean] Accessible CMSes<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Hi Eamon,
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>There are 2 different issues when considering CMS
accessibility:</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>1. The (X)HTML output from the CMS (the website).</DIV>
<DIV>2. The CMS interface itself.</DIV>
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<DIV>In the last couple of years many of the CMS vendors have addressed
issues with output - including all of the ones mentioned here - TerminalFour,
pTools, Drupal etc. In other words it's possible to create and maintain an
accessible website with these systems if you follow the WCAG during the
design process.</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>However the interface to the CMS is where accessibility issues are a
bigger stumbling block for users and developers. The challenge here is to
design an entire (web-based) application, process, flow and UI that can be
used by people with disabilities. In our experience no vendor has been
able to do this successfully yet, but there has been some effort in this area
and one would hope to see improvements over the next couple of years.</DIV>
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<DIV>All the best,</DIV>
<DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV>
<DIV>Colm</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Colm McBarron</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Senior Analyst</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">iQ Content Ltd</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Usability | Accessibility | Content | Search</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><A
href="http://www.iqcontent.com">http://www.iqcontent.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Tel: +353 1 817 0768</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Mobile: +353 87 917 5706</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Email: <A
href="mailto:colm.mcbarron@iqcontent.com">colm.mcbarron@iqcontent.com</A></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Blog: <A
href="http://www.iqcontent.com/blog">http://www.iqcontent.com/blog</A></DIV>
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<DIV>On 7 Dec 2006, at 10:49, Eamon Costello wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Hi All,</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">I would like to ask the list if they have any
thoughts/experiences on</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">accessibility of Content Management Systems
(CMSes).</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">I've been hearing talk, in an Irish context, about
Terminal Four but would</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">also be interested to know if anyone has come
across anything open source of</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">note.</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Eamon</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Eamon Costello</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Learning Technology Officer</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Oscail - Distance Education Centre, Dublin City
University Dublin 9 Ireland</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Tel : + 353- 1- 700-8793</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">E-mail:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space>
</SPAN><A
href="mailto:eamon.costello@dcu.ie">eamon.costello@dcu.ie</A></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Web <SPAN class=Apple-converted-space>
</SPAN>: <A href="http://www.oscail.ie">www.oscail.ie</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">-----Original Message-----</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">From: <A
href="mailto:irl-dean-admin@list.eeng.dcu.ie">irl-dean-admin@list.eeng.dcu.ie</A></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">[<A
href="mailto:irl-dean-admin@list.eeng.dcu.ie">mailto:irl-dean-admin@list.eeng.dcu.ie</A>]
On Behalf Of Bob Allen</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Sent: 07 December 2006 10:13</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">To: <A
href="mailto:irl-dean@list.eeng.dcu.ie">irl-dean@list.eeng.dcu.ie</A></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Subject: [Irl-dean] Dramatic situation of website
accessibility</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Hello,</DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Take a look at the results of a recent
international website<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">accessibility test, as published today by the
BBC.</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><A
href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6210068.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6210068.stm</A></DIV>
<DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; MARGIN: 0px"><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Bob Allen</DIV>
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