Accessibility Kit for SharePoint

NEW POST: Web Part css adapters and chrome

AndersR — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:17:46 GMT

I am a bit dissapointed to see, that the web part css adapters merely add a class to some textboxes.

I had expected them to do something about the obnoxious web part chrome!?!

AndersR

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lawrenceliu — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:34:45 GMT

The Accessibility Kit for SharePoint (AKS) provides templates, master pages, controls, and web parts along with technical documentation that enable designers and developers to advance the accessibility of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 based web sites and applications for people with disabilities, especially those who are vision impaired.

Microsoft has hired HiSoftware to develop the AKS. The decision was made primarily based on HiSoftware’s in-depth expertise and broad industry experience in providing tools and services for improving software accessibility to the point of compliance with key industry and goverment standards and beyond. The contractual Statement of Work calls for HiSoftware to deliver a kit that can significantly reduce the time, knowledge, and effort required to implement a SharePoint-based web site that conforms to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Priority 1 and 2 checkpoints, which are collectively known as WCAG 1.0 AA. The AKS can also be used to address the exceptions that have been identified in the U.S. government’s Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act’s Voluntary Product Accessibility Template or VPAT documents for MOSS 2007. While most of our customers find the improvements in accessibility (more info at Office Online) over previous versions of SharePoint to be adequate for their needs, a growing number has asked us to provide even more. The AKS is our near term response. Longer term, we plan to make significantly further improvements in accessibility in the next version of SharePoint, but we don't have any details to disclose at this time.

The AKS 1.0 is now available as a free download at http://aks.hisoftware.com.

NEW POST: Cannot find it

beaufort — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:57:43 GMT

Where can I find the AKS 1.0?
I can't find it on http://aks.hisoftware.com

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lawrenceliu — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:07:13 GMT

The AKS 1.0 will be available at http://aks.hisoftware.com by November 27th.

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lawrenceliu — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:06:19 GMT

The AKS 1.0 will be available at http://aks.hisoftware.com shortly after Thanksgiving.

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lawrenceliu — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:46:35 GMT

The AKS 1.0 is now available at http://aks.hisoftware.com.

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lawrenceliu — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:46:20 GMT

Project Description

The Accessibility Kit for SharePoint (AKS) provides templates, master pages, controls, and web parts along with technical documentation that enable designers and developers to advance the accessibility of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 based web sites and applications for people with disabilities, especially those who are vision impaired.

Microsoft has hired HiSoftware to develop the AKS. The decision was made primarily based on HiSoftware’s in-depth expertise and broad industry experience in providing tools and services for improving software accessibility to the point of compliance with key industry and goverment standards and beyond. The contractual Statement of Work calls for HiSoftware to deliver a kit that can significantly reduce the time, knowledge, and effort required to implement a SharePoint-based web site that conforms to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Priority 1 and 2 checkpoints, which are collectively known as WCAG 1.0 AA. The AKS can also be used to address the exceptions that have been identified in the U.S. government’s Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act’s Voluntary Product Accessibility Template or VPAT documents for MOSS 2007. While most of our customers find the improvements in accessibility (more info at Office Online) over previous versions of SharePoint to be adequate for their needs, a growing number has asked us to provide even more. The AKS is our near term response. Longer term, we plan to make significantly further improvements in accessibility in the next version of SharePoint, but we don't have any details to disclose at this time.

The AKS 1.0 is now available at http://aks.hisoftware.com.

RELEASED: Accessibility Kit for SharePoint 1.0 (Nov 13, 2007)

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:44:18 GMT

AKS 1.0 is now available at [url:http://aks.hisoftware.com].

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Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:44:18 GMT

AKS 1.0 is now available at [url:http://aks.hisoftware.com].

CREATED RELEASE: Accessibility Kit for SharePoint 1.0 (Nov 13, 2007)

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:38:16 GMT

AKS 1.0 is now available at [url:http://aks.hisoftware.com].

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lawrenceliu — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:36:32 GMT

Project Description

The Accessibility Kit for SharePoint (AKS) provides templates, master pages, controls, and web parts along with technical documentation that enable designers and developers to advance the accessibility of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 based web sites and applications for people with disabilities, especially those who are vision impaired.

Microsoft has hired HiSoftware to develop the AKS. The decision was made primarily based on HiSoftware’s in-depth expertise and broad industry experience in providing tools and services for improving software accessibility to the point of compliance with key industry and goverment standards and beyond. The contractual Statement of Work calls for HiSoftware to deliver a kit that can significantly reduce the time, knowledge, and effort required to implement a SharePoint-based web site that conforms to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Priority 1 and 2 checkpoints, which are collectively known as WCAG 1.0 AA. The AKS can also be used to address the exceptions that have been identified in the U.S. government’s Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act’s Voluntary Product Accessibility Template or VPAT documents for MOSS 2007. While most of our customers find the improvements in accessibility (more info at Office Online) over previous versions of SharePoint to be adequate for their needs, a growing number has asked us to provide even more. The AKS is our near term response. Longer term, we plan to make significantly further improvements in accessibility in the next version of SharePoint, but we don't have any details to disclose at this time.

The AKS 1.0 is now available at http://aks.hisoftware.com.

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lawrenceliu — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:36:06 GMT

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lawrenceliu — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:34:02 GMT

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lawrenceliu — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:33:10 GMT

Project Description

The Accessibility Kit for SharePoint (AKS) provides templates, master pages, controls, and web parts along with technical documentation that enable designers and developers to advance the accessibility of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0 based web sites and applications for people with disabilities, especially those who are vision impaired.
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Microsoft has hired HiSoftware to develop the AKS. The decision was made primarily based on HiSoftware’s in-depth expertise and broad industry experience in providing tools and services for improving software accessibility to the point of compliance with key industry and goverment standards and beyond. The contractual Statement of Work calls for HiSoftware to deliver a kit that can significantly reduce the time, knowledge, and effort required to implement a SharePoint-based web site that conforms to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Priority 1 and 2 checkpoints, which are collectively known as WCAG 1.0 AA. The AKS can also be used to address the exceptions that have been identified in the U.S. government’s Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act’s Voluntary Product Accessibility Template or VPAT documents for MOSS 2007. While most of our customers find the improvements in accessibility (more info at Office Online) over previous versions of SharePoint to be adequate for their needs, a growing number has asked us to provide even more. The AKS is our near term response. Longer term, we plan to make significantly further improvements in accessibility in the next version of SharePoint, but we don't have any details to disclose at this time.

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