Extensions proposed by the English Local Government Association (LGA) and the local government OpenCommunity project to the OpenReferral standard for human services data. Schema generator code is given to express the schema in various formats. Data conversion routines to make it conform to the standard. API that serves the data in a format compliant with the standard.
Accessibility criteria
Use colours thoughtfully and with good contrast: Ensure information is not conveyed with colours alone and when colours are used they are sufficiently-distinguishable. Apply this principle to any content that conveys information, like text or charts.
Use text that is easy to read: When displaying text on screen, ensure the font size is large enough and text is on the screen for long enough to read.
Avoid fast-flashing content: Flashing content should be avoided or if included due diligence should be taken to ensure it meets the three-flashes-or-below threshold. There are no more than three flashes within a period of 1 second, as this can provoke seizures in some users with seizure disorders.
Include open captions to meet WCAG Success Criterion 1.2.2 Captions (level A). The should also be:
Synchronised - the text content should appear at approximately the same time that audio would be available
Equivalent - content provided in captions should be equivalent to that of the spoken word
Include a transcript that not only includes what is spoken in the video, but also descriptions of actions or important information on-screen.
Why transcript to make the video accessible to those with hearing impairment or visual disabilities video embed story is in #127
What Create a new standard content page for the video transcript that is linked in the text in the designs (see #127 ). URL: https://openreferraluk.org/video-transcript tell Ailsa once complete and she can upload this content. Transcript doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1frm6-bhxIrVd6AUH9vX0ckg6Y0wm5A8-NdyMtMSeHKI/edit
Accessibility criteria Use colours thoughtfully and with good contrast: Ensure information is not conveyed with colours alone and when colours are used they are sufficiently-distinguishable. Apply this principle to any content that conveys information, like text or charts. Use text that is easy to read: When displaying text on screen, ensure the font size is large enough and text is on the screen for long enough to read. Avoid fast-flashing content: Flashing content should be avoided or if included due diligence should be taken to ensure it meets the three-flashes-or-below threshold. There are no more than three flashes within a period of 1 second, as this can provoke seizures in some users with seizure disorders. Include open captions to meet WCAG Success Criterion 1.2.2 Captions (level A). The should also be: Synchronised - the text content should appear at approximately the same time that audio would be available Equivalent - content provided in captions should be equivalent to that of the spoken word Include a transcript that not only includes what is spoken in the video, but also descriptions of actions or important information on-screen.