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April 18, 2023 - Keeping high-priority rushed content accessible (view source)
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* For urgent content we have a team that drafts the content and prepares it within the CMS so there is no version control on documents
* For urgent content we have a team that drafts the content and prepares it within the CMS so there is no version control on documents
** This also helps clear up how the content will look on the web and helps to reduce last minute changes
** This also helps clear up how the content will look on the web and helps to reduce last minute changes
'''Q: Is it hard to get people to create alt text or long descriptions?'''
'''Q: Is it hard to get people to create alt text or long descriptions?'''
* Online we add a request form so people can request an alternate format if the PDF has accessibility issues, and then create an accessible format for them
* Online we add a request form so people can request an alternate format if the PDF has accessibility issues, and then create an accessible format for them
** [https://beta.novascotia.ca/documents/french-language-services-plan-2022-2023-communications-nova-scotia Example of a start page for one of our PDFs]
** [https://beta.novascotia.ca/documents/french-language-services-plan-2022-2023-communications-nova-scotia Example of a start page for one of our PDFs]
'''Q: Do you have rules where everything you post must be accessible like we do in the Government of Canada?'''
'''Q: Do you have rules where everything you post must be accessible like we do in the Government of Canada?'''
* A lot of things are still being drafted so it’s just kind of best effort to make things accessible as opposed to an actual requirement
* A lot of things are still being drafted so it’s just kind of best effort to make things accessible as opposed to an actual requirement
'''Q: Is the weight behind a requirement helpful? Have you seen a move from a nice to have to a must have?'''
'''Q: Is the weight behind a requirement helpful? Have you seen a move from a nice to have to a must have?'''
* People say ‘I want this to be accessible’ but they don’t fully understand what that is - they have the terms but not a deep understanding of accessibility
* People say ‘I want this to be accessible’ but they don’t fully understand what that is - they have the terms but not a deep understanding of accessibility
* We try to explain why certain practices are more accessible than others
* We try to explain why certain practices are more accessible than others
'''Q: What about processes- how do you make sure you come back afterwards to ensure an accessible document if you’ve posted an inaccessible one in a rush?'''
'''Q: What about processes- how do you make sure you come back afterwards to ensure an accessible document if you’ve posted an inaccessible one in a rush?'''
* Formalizing it helps with the education piece and helps to ensure the client comes to us first next time
* Formalizing it helps with the education piece and helps to ensure the client comes to us first next time
* It becomes more apparent to our senior management that accessibility is a requirement
* It becomes more apparent to our senior management that accessibility is a requirement
'''Q: Do maps need to have accessible versions?'''
'''Q: Do maps need to have accessible versions?'''
* Yes
* Yes
'''Q: Has anyone been experimenting with ChatGPT for plain language?'''
'''Q: Has anyone been experimenting with ChatGPT for plain language?'''