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From: Colleen Gratzer, Gratzer Graphics LLC
Date: Oct 10, 2018 10:41AM

Hi, JP.

Right. I expected WCAG AA, and I know about 90% to 95% of the WCAG
guidelines (some such as audio/video-related ones I have no experience
with as of yet).

My screen reader expert is actually a sighted person who can also test
sites a screen reader.

colleen


On 10/10/18 12:22 PM, JP Jamous wrote:
> Colleen,
>
> Definitely, you have to be concerned about the questions you asked. Here is
> what I recommend.
>
> 1. You need to cover WCAG 2.0 Level AA at least. You have to assess pages
> against all level A and AA success criteria as long as they apply.
> 2. Since you have hired a screen reader user to assess your work, I would
> not advise you to do this alone. Typically, it takes a sighted and
> non-sighted individuals to go through the process. You have the automated
> evaluation and the manual evaluation that goes along with it.
>
> If you are interested in learning more, feel free to contact me off the
> list. <EMAIL REMOVED> .
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Colleen Gratzer, Gratzer Graphics LLC
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 11:12 AM
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> Subject: [WebAIM] Website dev questions (was ISO: Other developers)
>
> Hi, everyone. I was originally going to ask this privately, so that's why I
> had asked to contact other developers.
>
> I've been formally trained in InDesign and PDF accessibility practices
> (thank you, Bevi Chagnon of PubCom) but not formally with websites.
> However, I have learned quite a bit of that myself and have built several
> accessible websites (design and development, even so far as to include
> special custom fields for screen reader text that the client can fill out).
> I paid someone to test them all with a screen reader. Knock on wood. All has
> been well so far.
>
> Yesterday, an attorney contacted me (he was referred by a colleague who
> knows I've done accessible sites). His client is a chain restaurant being
> sued by a screen reader user who cannot access their site properly. He asked
> me about fixing it. There's a lot I could do to help BUT i don't know every
> single WCAG or ADA rule, and I know some are ambiguous or not good for
> usability.
>
> So, I'm curious about a few things:
>
> 1. Would the above situation be one that you would even consider getting
> involved in if it were you?
>
> 2. If you are a developer building accessible sites, do you follow every
> single WCAG or ADA rule? What steps to you take to "certify" to the client,
> "hey, this site is now accessible."
>
> 3. Do you have any special accessibility-specific clauses in your contracts
> that protect you in case of a legal issue? I do have one that says if the
> work needs to be accessible, they need to convey that and, if they decide
> against doing that work, i have no responsibility for that. I also have a
> limitation of liability clause, among others that are not
> accessibility-specific. I don't know what more to do to protect my business
> in this way when it comes to accessible sites. (I've had it reviewed by an
> attorney but thinking i need to seek advice from an attorney well versed in
> accessibility laws.
>
> Phew. That was a lot! If you made it this far, LOL, thanks for reading all
> this!
>
>
> Colleen Gratzer
> Creative Director :: Visual Brand Expert :: Accessibility Specialist
> Gratzer Graphics LLC
> https://gratzergraphics.com
>
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