Kansas Partnership for Accessible Technology July 8, 2014 Meeting

STATUS UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Previously  WAI-ARIA 1.0  Matterhorn Protocol  Version 1.02 released April 30   Section 508 Refresh  Proposed rule submitted to OMB in February, due to be published in the Federal Register

Previously  DOJ ANPRM  NPRM date now unspecified August   Window-Eyes for Office   AMP Spring 2014  KPAT website updated

Previously If you haven’t already, please see the April presentation at for details and links.

Accessing Social Media  FCC Accessibility and Innovation Initiative event  July 17 8am–3pm  “to facilitate a collaborative, cross-sector exchange of information about making social media tools and content accessible to people with disabilities, including information about authoring tools, client apps, and best practices”  Webcast on  #AccSocMedia  More info at

AMP Training  Three dates:  Tuesday, September 9  Thursday, September 18  Wednesday, September 24  1:30–3:00pm  Landon State Office Building Room 855  to

STATE ADA COORDINATOR REPORT

WEB ACCESSIBILITY STRATEGIC PLAN

Recap  Last meeting, results of the statewide AMP and CommonLook Clarity assessments of website accessibility were presented in summary.  This led to discussion of how to actively engage agencies to drive down violations, raising the idea that we should develop a strategic action plan for doing so.

Working Group  A working group was convened to draft a “framework” for this plan, to serve as a starting point.  Mike Burgess, Department of Labor  Kit Cole, The University of Kansas  Matt Powell, Historical Society  Cole Robison, OITS

Proposal  Meet with agency web developers individually in a hands-on workshop setting to work with them to address some of their most basic issues  Start slow, with a few “pilot” agencies  AMP data used in agency selection to target greatest potential impact

Proposal  Focus on in-house development  (Question: What to do about third-party development?)  HTML now, PDF later

Proposal  Handling of the way agencies are invited to participate is key  Informally when possible, to dispel any perception of onerousness  With executive leadership, so development staff know participation is “approved”

Proposal  3–4 hour sessions  On agency’s premises  Provide overview of AMP findings  + accessibility & 1210 intro if necessary  Work on agency’s content  Emphasize items that:  Are most critical  Can be addressed most quickly  Occur as global or pattern violations

OPEN DISCUSSION

Next Meeting Tuesday, October 14, 2014 Time: 2:30–4:30 PM Location: Landon State Office Building Room SW Jackson Street