Suggestions for landing page for OpenACR section of Section508.gov

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OpenACR is a digital native Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR). The initial development is based on Section 508 requirements. The main goal is to be able to compare the accessibility claims of digital products and services. A structured, self-validated, machine-readable documentation will provide for this.

https://gsa.github.io/openacr/

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Suggestions for landing page for OpenACR section of Section508.gov #336

Open mgifford opened 2 years ago

mgifford commented 2 years ago

Coming from https://github.com/GSA/openacr/issues/271#issuecomment-1045146100

OpenACR will need to be managed from within Section508.gov. There needs to be a landing page to explain this ACR, link to the editor and help provide folks manage the transition.

danid123 commented 2 years ago

From a design and usability perspective I think these are some important points for the landing page:

Many of the interior pages of Section508.gov don't have photos, but I think it's important to show the impact that OpenACR can have on federal employees with disabilities being able to conduct their job duties with minimal friction.
Use of icons with text labels to add visual emphasis and interest and reduce cognitive load
A glossary to explain unfamiliar terms and to demystify acronyms
Role-based content so that vendors, procurement, and accessibility SMEs and advocates can understand how the new format will affect them

melindaburgess commented 2 years ago

We developed content for the OpenACR site which was designed to help folks understand why it is important, regardless of their level of knowledge about accessibility and procurement.

Perhaps some of this content can be adopted into the new OpenACR landing page, or linked to from the landing page:

mgifford commented 2 years ago

See changes in https://github.com/GSA/Section508.gov/pull/229

Formatting did not align with that when it was a subsite.