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Release 5.3.0
- Overview of Remediated Issues
- Images
- Form Labels
- English Hover Help Text
- Errors and Explanatory Dialog Windows
- Color Contrast
- Accessibility Web Page
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CCCApply Accessibility Efforts
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The OpenCCC account creation and CCCApply college application platforms underwent web accessibility evaluations this past year and now include greater support for potential students with disabilities registering and applying to colleges. The initial focus and remediation efforts addressed specific accessibility issues in both platforms resulting in improvements when interacting by keyboard or when using various assistive technologies (i.e., screen-readers, speech input, screen-magnification, etc.).
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Accessibility evaluations and development will continue for both platforms with a goal of meeting the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, Level AA (WCAG 2.0, AA). Further, a web page identifying the accessibility of the platforms is now publicly available along with contact information for individuals to report an accessibility issue when completing either the OpenCCC or CCCApply applications.
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Overview of Remediated Issues
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Form labels provide a mechanism by which assistive technologies can associate a form field with the associated on-screen text question. All form fields, including text entry, radio buttons, checkboxes, and drop-down menus, were reviewed and modified as needed to programmatically associate the form field with its corresponding on-screen text question. As a result, when using assistive technology and focus is set to a form field, the appropriate text question will be communicated back to the applicant.
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English Hover Help Text
Both the OpenCCC and CCCApply platforms included were designed to include Hover Help on various form fields to assist potential students in creating a new account or completing the college application process, as well as to provide a language translation of the form field instructions in Spanish. A challenge with the Hover Help text was that it would only respond to the use of a mouse and was not supported reliably by assistive technologies. Hover Help information Therefore, in order to comply with screenreaders, keyboard users and other assistive technologies:
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A web page providing accessibility information was created and posted for the OpenCCC account creation application and the CCCApply application; in both locations, the accessibility information is identical and available via a hyperlink from the page footer. The OpenCCC accessibility page is public facing whereas the CCCApply accessibility page requires authentication prior to viewing.
The accessibility page contains information specific to website accessibility, including common keyboard commands for web browsers and contact information for reporting an accessibility issue. The contact information includes an e-mail address specific for accessibility reporting and a phone, TTY, and physical campus address.