WebCMS 101Jurden Bruce – Web Services – [email protected]
Who Am I? Web Enthusiast/Techie Problem Solver Always learning new things. Contact me:
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Introduction
Allows publishing, editing, modifying content and site
maintenance from a central location.
What is a CMS?
Publisher/Owner
Writer Writer Writer
Editor Editor
Content Contributors Organization
The people that know the area and audience.
They can create quality web content that provides useful information.
Keep it short and too the point.
Why do you need content writers?
To help them help you create web content
Make it as easy as possible to contribute
Establish standards that create consistency
Increase efficiency Get the greatest impact out of each
contribution
Reasons for Training
Understanding the audience Writing content for the online medium Writing web content with great headings and
summaries Keeping content simple, to the point and easy to
read Building links to create a network Including useful examples Rewriting or commenting on existing content to
keep events alive, FAQ’s current and news viral Web writing for search engines and people
Important things to teach
ADA? The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
and, if the government entities receive Federal funding, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, generally require that State and local governments provide qualified individuals with disabilities equal access to their programs, services, or activities unless doing so would fundamentally alter the nature of their programs, services, or activities or would impose an undue burden.
Why is ADA important?
Accessible A web page that can be used in a variety of ways and that
does not depend on a single sense or ability. Alternate methods
Different means of providing information, including product documentation, to people with disabilities. Alternate methods may include, but are not limited to, voice, fax, relay service, TTY, Internet posting, captioning, text-to-speech synthesis, and audio description.
Exception A justified, documented non-conformance with one or more
standards or specifications of Chapter 206 and/or Chapter 213 of this title, which has been approved by the agency head.
Meaning?
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What’s Wrong?
YouTube can help!If the video's in English, YouTube can use speech processing algorithms to determine when the words in a transcript should be displayed.
Captions on video
Not on Youtube:Provide captions or transcript, or
link to a page with comparable information.
An individual with a disability complained that a Florida resort attempted to charge him a pet fee because of his service animal. The resort adopted a policy welcoming service animals, modified its website and reservation materials to state that there is no charge for service animals, and posted signage regarding the new policy.
An individual who is blind complained that a company's secure website log-in process was inaccessible to individuals with vision disabilities because of a captcha, a string of irregularly-shaped letters intended to verify that the individual accessing the website is a person, not a computer. The company agreed to add an audio captcha option. http://www.ada.gov
Real life Examples Jan 2011-Mar
Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI/Resources/
A customizable quick reference to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 requirements (success criteria) and techniques http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/
Texas Administrative Code http://
info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=5&ti=1&pt=10&ch=206&sch=C&rl=Y
Learn about ADA on your own
Connecting to WebCMS Previewing your content Editing your site Adding other peoples content
Demo
Questions?