Submitted by Everett on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 20:42
As the Drupal Core accessibility maintainer, I from time to time have people ask me about the accessibility of different contributed modules. Several times in the past I've been asked about the accessibility of Panels (where I assume the person means cTools Page Manager as well). Only this week have I had the need to use Panels and Page Manager. This is by no means a thorough review, but my observations as a screen-reader user.
Submitted by Everett on Thu, 11/03/2011 - 06:49
Last week I wrote an article stating that I was planning on performing a jQuery UI accessibility review. Plans have not changed, and I am still planning on performing this review, with the help of several others who have stepped up and offered to help, next week, starting on November 7. This quick article will outline my plan for organizing and performing the review.
Submitted by Everett on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 21:08
Submitted by Everett on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 09:52
Introduction
A little more than a year ago I read Using Drupal, a beginner's guide for Drupal 6. Since the release of Drupal 7 in January I have been asked for recommendations on a beginner's guide to Drupal 7. Drupal User's Guide: Building and Administering a Successful Drupal-Powered Web Site, by @EmmaJaneDotNet, is here, and does a very good job at bringing would-be Drupal site builders and administrators up to speed with the product, and the community. Drupal User's Guide is not a comprehensive tome on Drupal, nor is it going to make you into an expert module developer or custom themer, and this is not its goal. From the preface of the book:
It assumes you want to build a Web site without having to learn any code. It is structured to help you jump right in and start building your own Web sites. If you are new to Web site building, you may find it useful to start at the first chapter and work through to the end of the book. If you are a little more experienced with site building, you can use this book as a reference and jump around to suit your needs. Wherever possible, the topics are cross-referenced. Don't feel that you need to read every single word in this book. Skip the parts that you don't need (or you're not ready for). Learning Drupal shouldn't be stressful, and I promise not to quiz you on whether you read about such-and-such before proceeding to so-and-so. When you need to have specific skills, I'll let you know what the prerequisites are and where you can find them within the book or online.
Note: One important note about the electronic version of this book is that it is a 'secure' file. This means that assistive technology, like the JAWS screen-reader, cannot access the file. I had to run my PDF copy of the book through OCR software before I was able to read the text.
Submitted by Everett on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 19:54
I was first introduced to Drupal while working on a short-term contract at the University of Toronto in the winter of 2009. Soon after I began to research and contribute to the accessibility of Drupal Core. Over the past two years I have essentially served the role of Accessibility Product Manager for the project. I have built many friendships, learned a great deal, and believe that working together with the community we have significantly improved our product.
Submitted by Everett on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 06:02
Yesterday I attended Accessibility Camp Toronto. The Camp was an (un)conference style event, with participants offering topics for discussion at the beginning of the day, which were then quickly scheduled by the event organizers.
I proposed a discussion on Software Accessibility Product Management, in which I used my work as the Drupal 7 Core Accessibility Maintainer (accessibility product manager) as an example. I was happy to be joined by a large number of participants, including Colin Clark, the Technical Lead for the Fluid Project.
Submitted by Everett on Sun, 01/02/2011 - 00:00
Recently on Twitter, members of the Drupal Community have been discussing ideas for the monetization of Drupal contributed projects (modules and themes), much of this has been happening under the tag #DrupalAppStore.
Submitted by Everett on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 00:00
Slides from my DrupalCamp Toronto session: Accessibility in Drupal. Presented 2010-10-16. URLs shortened with the weba.im shortener go to Youtube videos.
Accessibility in Drupal
What, who, why, and how?
Everett Zufelt
ICT Accessibility Consultant
Drupal 7 Core Accessibility Maintainer
Fluid Project Accessibility Consultant
HTML WG Invited Expert
What is accessibility?
Perceivable
Understandable
Operable
Robust
Pages
