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Georgetown at least initially will use the item's title as Alt-text for the thumbnail. Working on better ways to include context information instead of just title. Customized theme uses dc.description.alt information instead of title when it's present in the record. Information in this field can be added when the item is submitted.
AnneVTech: Hope that DSpace 7 will include this functionality (Marianne agreed). DSpace 7 working group is hoping for guidance on accessibility needs of repositories.
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VTech: What if DSpace could be constructed with accessibility features such as skip-navigation features so that users using screen readers could get more directly to the content.
Question: What is the timeframe for providing accessibility guidance?
Answer: Getting good clear guidelines to the developers as soon as possible would be very much appreciated.
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What standards are institutions adopting as a standard? Those requirements would be helpful.
Kate Dohe's institution is going toward WCAG 2 AA by 2020. Our concern is accessibility to the content, but to what extent are DCAT participants involved with the submitters to the repository to increase accessibility from the user end.
Call Attendees
- Terrence W Brady (Georgetown University Library)
- Keith Gilbertson (University Libraries, Virginia Tech)
- Kimberly Chapman (University of Arizona Libraries)
- Marianne Reed (University of Kansas Libraries)
- Claudio Cortese (4Science)
- Suzanne Chase (Georgetown University Library)
- Anne Lawrence (University Libraries, Virginia Tech)
- Pauline Ward University of Edinburgh