Sinc@he meeting at unimc

Web and Web and accessibility @unimcaccessibility @unimc

Sinc@he meeting at unimcSinc@he meeting at unimc

•Norms in web context for PA

•Applications of the norms in our websites

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Norms are focusing on…Norms are focusing on…

• Accessibility• Usability• Transparency• Privacy• Quality of web• Institutional communication

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ACCESSIBILITYACCESSIBILITY

• Definition:

«Content is accessible when it may be used by someone with a disability».

Ability of informatics systems to provide services and open information, within the limits of technological knowledge, without discriminating any user, including people needing assistive technologies and particular settings.

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• Law 4/2004 (Stanca law)– Criteria, principles and methods of assessment to allow

technological access to the people with disabilities

• 75/2005 Presidential Decree to establish criteria and guidelines

• 183/2005 Minister Decree to establish technical requirements

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• Users should be involved to check the accessibility http://www.accessibile.gov.it

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Public Administration Ministry, DigitPA and Formezexamine the reported practices and point out the best

ones

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USABILITYUSABILITY

• Definition: «the chance for users to use web contents easily»

• 5 requirements of usability: – Easy navigation– Content completeness– Information should be clear and understandable– Communication should be effective– Graphics should be eye-catching

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USABILITYUSABILITY

• Digital Administration Code (DAC, DLgs 82/2005) establishes the main principles:

– Information and access keys should• be always available and visible;• be easy to understand and use;

– have up-to-date reliable information– inform the user about the changes that have been carried

out – raise and keep the user interest and attention

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TRANSPARENCYTRANSPARENCY

• Art. 11 150/2009 Decree : "[...] full accessibility of informations [...]”

• European Charter of rights of citizens in the Knowledge Society establishes 4 essential rights:

– to access– to be informed– to be trained– to participate

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PRIVACY PRIVACY

• Privacy Authority/Guarantor (196/2003 Decree) safeguards the rights and dignity respect in personal data treatment

• In 2008, privacy code is updated (L. 133/2008 and 109/2008 decree)

• Main rights established by above law:– User must explicitly allow for the management of his

information– User must be informed about WHO is keeping his data– User can request the update or elimination of his data

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WEB QUALITYWEB QUALITY

• 7-27-2005 Directive points out– Web is the main information channel– Evaluation the customer satisfaction

(users must be able to provide feedback)

• 8/2009 Directive – Public Administration Ministry fixes standards for:– Updating of contents– Usability of services– HTML code accessibility– Identification/matching of site and contents with the public

administration/manager

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ISTITUTIONAL ISTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

• Tools to improve the relationship institution/citizens

– Press office– Customer Relation Office– Web sites/portals– Newsletter

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2 – WEB SITES IN UNIMC2 – WEB SITES IN UNIMC

UTILIZATION OF CMS(Content Management

System)

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WHY A CMS?WHY A CMS?

• Updating/Changes contents have extremely reduced times (DAC)

• Publishers do not necessarily need technical skills• Definition of roles• Definition of areas of competences among different

offices• Workflow of editing and content validation (8/2009

DL)• Access control (8/2009 DL)• Publisher changes can be checked (8/2009 DL)

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WHY PLONE AMONG CMSWHY PLONE AMONG CMS

• Open source system• Programming languages are powerful and reliable

(page template and python script language)• Suitable for large structured portals• Support of local and international community• Scalability (ZEO-zope enterprise object)• Third party products can be deployed

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WHAT’S IN OUR WEBSITES

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USABILITYUSABILITY

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USABILITYUSABILITY

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USABILITYUSABILITY

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USABILITYUSABILITY

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USABILITYUSABILITY /ACCESSIBILITY/ACCESSIBILITY

• CONTROL INFORMATION– Must be available and

perceptible– Easy to understand

and use– Provide a choice of

immediate actions

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USABILITY / TRASPARENCYUSABILITY / TRASPARENCY

• Completeness of the content• Comprehensibility of information• Reliable information

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• Definition of roles

• Definition of areas of expertise

• Publishing Workflow

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• No technical skills• Extremely short

times for page changes

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USABILITY USABILITY / TRASPARENCY/ TRASPARENCY

• Access control• Verify the changes made by the editors

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• Accesskeys

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Ctrl + aCtrl + d Ctrl + r Ctrl + c

Ctrl + m Ctrl + p


• Accessibility requirements for visually impaired– Enlarge font– High Contrast

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ACCESSIBILITYACCESSIBILITY - WiseFirb - WiseFirb

• Graphic version

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• High contrast

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• Text only

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• W3C – xhtml 1.0 & css

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• http://www.wisefirb.it

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UniMC Official Web Portal• It is compliant with web content accessibility

guidelines (WCAG v1.0)• XHTML 1.0 and CSS following the W3C

specifications• “AA” accessibility level (version 1.0 of WCAG)

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• Staff directory (office, role, contacts)

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ACCESSIBILITYACCESSIBILITY• Enabling staff with disabilities

– Special staff directory for switchboard receptionist

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• Enabling staff with disabilities– Special technology

• Screen reader• Braille keyboard


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Thank Thank you!you!

Roberto RascioniCSIA - University of Macerata [email protected]

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