- From: Charmane K. Corcoran <corcora1@msu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 18:11:18 -0400
- To: w3c-wai-eo@w3.org
I saw on the change log that I was supposed to send something to the list about content management systems being problematic for standards harmonization. I do not recall for sure what that was about. Huge apologies but here is what I think is the issue in my opinion. Content management systems set up templates that allow certain users to change only the content. That way the templates and certain items that are common across the site are not inadvertently changed. This is true in very large and expensive content management systems as well as very inexpensive and user-friendly systems. The problematic issue is this. The accessibility must be properly coded into the template and the style sheet. If that is not done then every page is theoretically going to be not accessible. We have one unit on campus that purchased a very expensive content management system that, for some reason, have the templates changed, and is not able to make it compatible with lower end browsers or accessible in certain ways. It would seem that it could be changed but then the question could be at what cost to the owner. Some accessibility is coded in the style sheet, some in the template, some in the content, some in the data base, etc. How the content is to be delivered may drive how the accessibility is set up and who would have to take responsibility for it in the development process. Canned templates are helpful only to the degree that they would allow the users to insert accessibility coding. If this is off target, my apologies.... Charmane -- MSU: Advancing Knowledge. Transforming Lives. Libraries, Computing & Technology: Connecting People and Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Have a Productive Day! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charmane K. Corcoran Information & Project Principal Michigan State University Client Advocacy Office 316A Computer Center East Lansing MI 48824 E-mail: corcora1@msu.edu Phone: Dept. Office - 517/353-4856 Direct/Vmail - 517/355-4500 Ext. 244 FAX: Office: 517/355-0141 HmPg: http://www.msu.edu/~corcora1/
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