Examples of accessible sitesThere would be benefits for us all (I think) if we could make a list of SharePoint sites that are accessible, sites we could show clients that don't believe that this can be done with SharePoint.<br><br>Lets help eachother and make a list!<br><br>// Chris<br>© 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:52:06 Z126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fehttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fehttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665feJechttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=JecExamples of accessible sitesThere would be benefits for us all (I think) if we could make a list of SharePoint sites that are accessible, sites we could show clients that don't believe that this can be done with SharePoint.<br><br>Lets help eachother and make a list!<br><br>// Chris<br>Thu, 29 May 2008 08:11:01 Z2008-05-29T08:11:01Zhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#09dc2f89-92e8-4253-81fe-f72ea6e2b801http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#09dc2f89-92e8-4253-81fe-f72ea6e2b801Waldek Mastykarzhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Waldek%20MastykarzExamples of accessible sitesJust recently we have delivered two accessible sites in SharePoint 2007. Unfortunately the editors, working with the websites, have input inaccessible content. This proves that accessibility isn't a one-time challenge and maintaining an accessible web site is the biggest challenge.<font face=Arial size=2></font>Fri, 30 May 2008 08:46:34 Z2008-05-30T08:46:34Zhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#f37945a3-e34c-4d85-8444-d248d3c1e46chttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#f37945a3-e34c-4d85-8444-d248d3c1e46cTed Ahttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Ted%20AExamples of accessible sitesI would certainly be interested in this as well. As I go through SharePoint 2007 sites out there, I immediately check to see how well they're built.<br><br>One of the sites I've looked at is http://www.amhb.ab.ca/Pages/default.aspx and may be an example of what Waldek might be talking about. I found that some of the initial layout to be more accessible, but then it appears later content added in web parts in the middle of the page that certainly are not.<br><br>I'll post any more examples I find.<br>Fri, 30 May 2008 16:54:03 Z2008-05-30T16:54:03Zhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#5aae6f8a-13c1-45b6-baed-310e65dfac74http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#5aae6f8a-13c1-45b6-baed-310e65dfac74Waldek Mastykarzhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Waldek%20MastykarzExamples of accessible sitesThe sites I was talking about are http://www.surfnet.nl and http://www.oasen.nl. In both cases we have provided accessible framework which hasn't been benefit of by the editors.<font face=Arial size=2></font>Sat, 31 May 2008 08:15:55 Z2008-05-31T08:15:55Zhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#06aafc89-497f-46c1-bbd6-6fb6792af5e3http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#06aafc89-497f-46c1-bbd6-6fb6792af5e3Kanwal Khipplehttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Kanwal%20KhippleExamples of accessible sitesThe best place to check out for what is possible with sharepoint http://www.wssdemo.com/Pages/topwebsites.aspx<br>This showcase definitely has 300+ sharepoint sites. <br> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:59:42 Z2008-07-24T12:59:42Zhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#3b7186ff-d54b-4cc9-a7ca-a3518d80edf6http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#3b7186ff-d54b-4cc9-a7ca-a3518d80edf6Mike Walsh MVPhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Mike%20Walsh%20MVPExamples of accessible sites While the wssdemo set of sites is very good, it is NOT a set of accessible sites.<br><br>Please stick to the topic in this forum when you reply.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:11:02 Z2008-07-25T06:11:02Zhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#2fb9dddf-850a-457e-a2cd-c596ed7b0f76http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#2fb9dddf-850a-457e-a2cd-c596ed7b0f76Randy Drisgillhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Randy%20DrisgillExamples of accessible sites To be fair, the WSSDemo site does have a column for whether the site is Accessible or not. Though I love the site, I'm not sure the criteria for whether a site gets marked as accessible or not is clearly defined (I think he is just checking to see if they have a font size control):<br><br><a href="http://www.wssdemo.com/Pages/websites.aspx?SortField=Accessibility&amp;SortDir=Desc&amp;View={790D6E19-210C-477B-BC6A-9D1197A3063F}&amp;FilterField1=Accessibility&amp;FilterValue1=1">http://www.wssdemo.com/Pages/websites.aspx?SortField=Accessibility&amp;SortDir=Desc&amp;View=%7B790D6E19%2D210C%2D477B%2DBC6A%2D9D1197A3063F%7D&amp;FilterField1=Accessibility&amp;FilterValue1=1</a><hr size="1" align="left" width="25%">Randy Drisgill | <a href="http://blog.drisgill.com">The Mossman Blog</a> | <a href="http://www.sharepoint911.com">SharePoint Branding Services</a>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:56:15 Z2008-10-03T16:56:15Zhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#9168a566-5352-42ce-bdf2-ce0a4b91afa9http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#9168a566-5352-42ce-bdf2-ce0a4b91afa9Ricardo Magalhãeshttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Ricardo%20Magalh%u00e3esExamples of accessible sites I have been involved in developing one Portuguese government agency website with Level AA of accessibility:<br><br>http://www.apambiente.pt<br><br><hr size="1" align="left" width="25%">Ricardo MagalhãesWed, 08 Oct 2008 10:02:19 Z2008-10-08T10:02:19Zhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#15a5f86a-2478-4062-b6e8-8565bd807f64http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#15a5f86a-2478-4062-b6e8-8565bd807f64Vince Rothwellhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Vince%20RothwellExamples of accessible sites A couple of sites here...<br><br><a href="http://www.equalityhumanrights.com">http://www.equalityhumanrights.com</a> (MOSS)<br><br>and<br><br><a href="http://www.spworks.co.uk">http://www.spworks.co.uk</a> (WSS)<br><br>Of course this does depend on your own view of accessible, there are a lot of considerations around accessibility and very few sites tick all the boxes.<br><br>--Vince<hr size="1" align="left" width="25%">Vincent Rothwell - http://blog.thekid.me.uk/default.aspxTue, 04 Nov 2008 21:19:39 Z2008-11-04T21:19:39Zhttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#a4c6d259-3be4-43be-a6fa-2eb82d4c8f1ahttp://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointaccessibility/thread/126d48bb-4b5f-434a-9a36-9305a48665fe#a4c6d259-3be4-43be-a6fa-2eb82d4c8f1aDeanB61http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=DeanB61Examples of accessible sites I've just finished doing some work on the NHS 'Choices' site. www.nhs.uk<br><br>Now I've moved onto writting a site for a local government. We are aiming for AA on this site too.<hr size="1" align="left" width="25%">BissekerTue, 11 Nov 2008 13:59:51 Z2008-11-11T13:59:51Z