About the Accessibility SIG

Owned by Peter Murray

Last updated: Oct 22, 2019 by Khalilah Gambrell

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The Accessibility SIG works with developers, product owners, and user interface designers to ensure principles of universal design are embedded in the FOLIO platform and apps from their inception. In order to improve overall accessibility within FOLIO, the Accessibility SIG will

review design documents and prototypes
test working code for usability
raise access issues to assist with the remediation of processes
make recommendations to how accessibility and usability will be continuously addressed in the FOLIO development cycle.

Partners:

- Accessibility and Usability Lab at the University of Colorado

- Cornell University Library Usability Working Group

Expected Outcomes

FOLIO platform is WCAG 2.1 AA compliant
Developers, product owners, and user interface designers have the knowledge, the resources, and the tools to validate that features are accessible
Reporting on current state of the accessibility of the FOLIO platform