Sakai 2.8.0 Accessibility Documentation

Draft Sakai 2.8 Accessibility Statement

Consistent with the goal to make Sakai the most innovative and powerful Collaboration and Learning Environment, the Sakai community with the support and encouragement of the Sakai Foundation will ensure that all of the core features of Sakai 2 are accessible and usable by the greatest number of potential users, including people with disabilities.

Ensuring that Sakai 2 has as few accessibility barriers as possible provides a rich and enjoyable user experience for all users. Therefore, we will continue developing the Sakai 2 core to meet or exceed the accessibility design principals found in recognized international standards. Our goal is to meet all of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria and to use emerging standards and best practice design techniques (such as the WAI-ARIA Suite) that support existing and emerging adaptive technologies.

Leveraging accessibility experts in the Sakai Community, all future development on tools intended for inclusion in Sakai 2's product core will undergo regular, documented usability and accessibility evaluations throughout the design and development process to ensure that it meets these goals.

Accessibility Help Information

An "Accessibility Information" help page is provided with the default installation of Sakai. A copy of the page as provided with Sakai 2.8.0 can be found here:
http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/2ACC/Sakai+2.8+Accessibility+Information+Help+Page

Reporting Accessibility Issues / Asking for Further Accessibility Information

To report accessibility problems with using Sakai, or to request further accessibility information or help, please notify the Sakai Accessibility Working Group Lead (please use the subject line "Sakai Accessibility Issue"). Contact information for the Working Group can be found here:
http://confluence.sakaiproject.org/display/2ACC/Accessibility+Working+Group#AccessibilityWorkingGroup-contact

Sakai 2.8.0 Accessibility Improvements

Web Accessibility Compliance

A description of the process followed, and the results of the Sakai 2.8.0 accessibility review efforts that were used to determine the current accessibility compliance information above can be found here: Sakai 2.8.0 Accessibility Review