- From: Steven Dale <sdale@stevendale.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 15:58:21 -0400 (EDT)
- To: <info@atutor.ca>
- Cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
This sounds like a wonderful project. However, I have a question and this project, as outlined here, is a good example of my problem. How do you keep content that is added to a website accessible when the content authors are not web designers? I have tried playing with Macromedia's Contribute, but it still is not very accessibility friendly when creating content. Any ideas? -Steve > > > June 14, 2004 > > ACollab Work Groups 1.1 Released > > > ACollab is a fully accessible, open source, multi-group, Web-based > collaborative work environment. > > ACollab is available as a work groups *addon for ATutor 1.4* , and as a > standalone collaborative work environment that will run on its own. > ACollab is ideal for groups working at a distance developing > documentation, collaborating on research, or writing joint papers, and > ideal for online educators who wish to add group learning activities to > their ATutor courses. > > > * *ACollab 1.1 Features* * > > *Document Drafting Room*: Group members can work within a Web-based > document versioning system, collaborating on document development and > publication. Documents developed in the Drafting Room can be transferred > to the Shared Documents Library once finalized. > > *Shared Documents Library*: Group members can submit documents to the > library, from which other group members, or public members, can retrieve > those documents for viewing or downloading. > > *Events Calendar*: Events can be posted to the calendar by all group > members, to announce activities, meetings, due dates, or other group > related happenings. > > *News & Announcements*: Group administrators, or system administrators, > can post news to be presented to members when they first login to a > group. > > *Group Membership Index*: Group members can view other group members' > profiles and contact information. > > *Mail Inbox*: Members can communicate with each other privately. > > *AChat-PHP*: Accessible synchronous communication is possible between > group members, ideal for online meetings or group socializing. > > *AForum*: AForum is an enhanced version for the ATutor forums. Members > post message for others to retrieve later. Forums can be set to read > only, reply only, as open discussions, or can be hidden from view. > > *Multi-Lingual Interface*: Language can be modified by system > administrators, or new language packs can be created using the ATutor.ca > translation tools. > > *Accessibility Compliance*: Group member, group administrator, and > system administrator tools are all compliant with international > accessibility standards (WCAG 1.0, Section 508 US) so people with > disabilities can participate fully in collaborative and administrative > activities. > > *Group Leaders*: Create chat transcripts, define folders for sorting > documents, assign group membership roles, create and manage forums, > create mailing lists, post news and announcements, and manage group > members. > > *System Administrator*: Create and manage groups, manage the system > languages, and manage all users on a system. > > > * *ACollab Translation* *: > ATutor is currently available in English, with French, Italian, and > Spanish nearing completion. The ACollab translation site is setup to > accept translations for many other languages. For those who have been > involved in translating ATutor, their current translator account will > grant them access to the ACollab translation tools. For others who wish > to translate ACollab, or join a group currently translating, register on > the ATutor.ca Web site, login, then request a translator account through > MyATutor. > > ACollab Translation > http://www.atutor.ca/acollab/docs/howto.php > > MyATutor > http://www.atutor.ca/my/ > > > > * * More About ACollab* * > > For more about ACollab visit the ATutor.ca Web site at the links listed > below: > > ACollab Info: > http://www.atutor.ca/acollab/index.php > > ACollab HowTo: > http://www.atutor.ca/acollab/docs/howto.php > > ACollab Demos > http://www.atutor.ca/acollab/demo.php > > ACollab Download > http://www.atutor.ca/acollab/download.php
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