I'm also interested in participating. Im currently working in an academic Makerspace and we really need FOSS in order to serve both students and the community.
- Phil On Sun, Jun 11, 2023, 9:58 AM Jane Sandberg via Evergreen-general < [email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Benjamin's overview 100%. Also, I do think that a formal > VPAT would be a helpful thing for the community to have -- it's an industry > standard for sure. This has come up in other open source communities > I'm in as well. > > I'd gladly participate in a group, or convene one, to create a VPAT and > document the process so that it is repeatable. Another approach would be > to contract out to a respected accessibility vendor for a VPAT -- I think > this could be valuable to get additional expertise from outside the > community, especially if we could repeat this process on a regular basis > (for example, every other feature release). > > El sáb, 10 jun 2023 a la(s) 12:24, Benjamin Kalish via Evergreen-general ( > [email protected]) escribió: > >> It's several years out of date, but it looks like the Georgia Center for >> Inclusive Design and Innovation did an Accessibility Evaluation >> <https://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=accessibility:evergreen_evaluation_report.pdf> >> of Evergreen in June 2019. >> >> Accessibility has not always been a focus in the community but has been >> getting a lot more love lately and I know some of the problems identified >> in that report have been fixed while others remain. >> >> I'm hoping someone else will chime in if there are more current resources >> we can point you towards. >> >> Benjamin Kalish >> Cataloger / Technology Librarian >> Forbes Library Technical Services >> >> [email protected] >> 413-587-1011 >> >> Support Forbes Library: >> >> - Consider giving a gift >> <https://forbeslibrary.org/giving/donate-online/> to Forbes Library >> - Vote for the Friends of Forbes in the Florence Bank Community Grant >> Program <https://www.florencebank.com/vote>. >> - Join the Friends of Forbes today >> <https://forbeslibrary.org/friends/>! >> >> Currently reading: *Divergence *by C. J. Cherryh >> Just Finished: *Word Nerd: Dispatches from the Games, Grammar, and Geek >> Underground by John D. Williams* >> >> For information about accessibility at the library, please see: >> http://forbeslibrary.org/accessibility/ >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 6, 2023 at 8:36 AM PYF HTMLCSS via Evergreen-general < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi There, >>> >>> I am looking to get evergreen installed in our organization but our IT >>> department requires a VPAT. I was wondering if Evergreen has one? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> - Phil >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Evergreen-general mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Evergreen-general mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general >> > _______________________________________________ > Evergreen-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general >
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