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WAI is a web template designed to be as accessible as possible to all who seek access to information on a website. eXo Platform makes the website with this template available to any user, regardless of its visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities. To achieve this, the goal is to reach a level of access consistent with some standards such as WCAG 2.0 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) and also the RGAA for the French Administration. eXo Platform has been improved to be compliant with these rules. Therefore, by using WAI template, eXo Platform provides users with a way to create an accessible site and accessible contents regardless of their roles. This site is accessible without JavaScript enabled on the browser.
To check the compliance of this template, the following tools are used:
W3C validator XHTML 1.0 Transitional
Achecker with the rules of WCAG 2.0 AA
How to use WAI template
The homepage of WAI appears as below.
This accessible site provides you with some following features:
Skip to content
: Ignores navigation links, banner, or redundant information, and directly go to the main content of a page.
Site map
: Shows a list of pages of the current template.
Accessibility
:
Accesses a specific page about the accessibility policy. It explains what the accessibility is, how
to navigate into the site, and describes the available features of the accessible portal.
Font size
: Selects your desired font size, including Normal, Medium, and
Large
sizes. The default size is Normal.
Color themes
: Changes the skin color of the website into High Contrast, or
return to the default skin with Normal Contrast.
Search
: Searches for accessible content in the website.
Breadcrumb
: Eases and keeps a consistent navigation. With the breadcrumb, you can easily navigate in an
accessible website.
Navigation without JavaScript: One of the successful criteria of a website is to have accessible links and menu before the content when it is displayed like a screen reader. If JavaScript is disabled, you are still able to navigate, and the menu is expanded by default in this case.