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Accessibility Toolkit
The Victorian Government Accessiblity Toolkit has been developed to assist government departments and agencies to make their websites comply with the W3C accessibility guidelines. The toolkit has been updated to include how to comply with WCAG 1.0 Level AA requirements and also new sections added on web 2.0 type technologies.
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- Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - 2009
- This toolkit shows departments and agencies how to conform to this standard and the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0. The toolkit is designed for Victorian Government business managers and web site owners to enable them to effectively present the business case for accessibility and manage the processes involved.
- Accessibility Toolkit - Section 1 (Version 2)
- This toolkit shows departments and agencies how to conform to this standard and the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0.
- Accessibility Toolkit - Section 2 (Version 2)
- This section introduces accessibility and describes the benefits of making web sites accessible. The purpose is to give Victorian Government departments and agencies an understanding of how accessible sites help people with disabilities, as well as the benefits to the wider community.
- Accessibility Toolkit - Section 3 (Version 2)
- This section covers: Building an accessible site; Making an existing site accessible; Maintaining an accessible site; Incorporating accessibility into tenders; Checklists for building, fixing and maintaining web site accessibility compliance and Victorian Government case studies by Victoria Online, youthcentral and the Department of Education. This section is relevant if you want information on the process of implementing accessibility requirements and are not sure where accessibility fits within the web development lifecycle.
- Accessibility Toolkit - Section 4 (Version 2)
- This section covers Understanding and testing the 16 Level A checkpoints broken up into particular areas. In addition there is a section on non-Level A checkpoints that have become essential in the years since the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0 have been developed.
- Accessibility Toolkit - Section 5 (Version 2)
- Sometimes conformance to the accessibility guidelines takes time. If this is the case there are some quick and easy fixes that you can do immediately that will enable people to access the essential areas of your site.
- Accessibility Toolkit - Section 6 (Version 2)
- When attempting accessibility conformance you may find it difficult to follow some accessibility guidelines. This section covers what to do in some of these situations.
- Accessibility Toolkit - Section 7 (Version 2)
- This section of the Accessibility toolkit reviews automated testing tools. It provides an overview of Page-by-page accessibility evaluation tools, Specific accessibility evaluation tools, and Entire site accessibility evaluation tools.
- Accessibility Toolkit - Section 8 (Version 2)
- This section lists general accessibility links, guidelines and standards and accessibility tools
Site Articles
- Victorian Government Accessibility Toolkit - Version 2 June 2007
- Version 3 of the toolkit has been published in pdf and word formats. An accessible HTML version of the toolkit is currently being developed and will be published shortly. Until this occurs Version 2 of the toolkit is made available in HTML. This is Section 1 of the Victorian Government's Accessiblity Toolkit providing an overview of the contents of the toolkit.
External Links
- Victorian Government Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - September 2009 - in pdf format (2898kb)
(This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Department of Business and Innovation, Information Victoria, September 2009 - Version 3.1.1 - March 2011 (minor edits). "The Victorian Government’s Accessibility Standard requires that: All websites must be Level AA compliant (W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0); Where audience needs are specific, websites should become Level AAA as appropriate. This toolkit shows departments and agencies how to conform to this policy and the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0. The toolkit is designed for Victorian Government business managers and web site owners to enable them to effectively present the business case for accessibility and manage the processes involved..."
An accessible HTML version of the toolkit is currently under development.
- Victorian Government Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - September 2009 - in word format (4990kb)
(This document requires the use of Microsoft Word Reader). Department of Business and Innovation, Information Victoria, September 2009 - Version 3.1.1 - March 2011 (minor edits). "The Victorian Government’s Accessibility Standard requires that: All websites must be Level AA compliant (W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0); Where audience needs are specific, websites should become Level AAA as appropriate. This toolkit shows departments and agencies how to conform to this policy and the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0. The toolkit is designed for Victorian Government business managers and web site owners to enable them to effectively present the business case for accessibility and manage the processes involved..."
An accessible HTML version of the toolkit is currently under development.
This category last updated: 14 May 2010
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