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Accessibility consultation throughout a rebuild

Gian Wild has a very specific methodology when providing accessibility consultation during the build of a site. More information is available on the Accessibility Services page.

Gian Wild has provided these services to many clients. On this page some example clients are described:

i can do that Volunteering portal

www.volunteer.vic.gov.au
Gian reviewed the designs, functional specifications, web style guide and templates of the first and second versions of the i can do that volunteering portal.  This was followed by a content training session and a complete Level AA audit of the site.  Additional functionality tested included videos, PDFs, references to external web sites and complex forms.

City of Melbourne

www.melbourne.vic.gov.au
Gian Wild reviewed the functional specifications, design and Web Style Guide for the City of Melbourne. In addition, she ran a three hour development training session and provided 15 hours accessibility consultation. This was followed by a complete Level AA audit of the site. Additional functionality testing included the media player, image gallery, post a comment, embedded mapping and full-screen mapping.

DiVine

www.divine.vic.gov.au
Gian Wild was involved in the web development lifecycle on the DiVine web site which is aimed at people with disabilities, written by people with disabilities. The site’s designs, functional specifications and templates were reviewed for accessibility compliance. Furthermore, Gian trained the content authors in writing Level AAA content. The site is now compliant with the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0, Level AAA.

Ergon Energy

www.ergon.com.au
Gian Wild played and is continuing to play a strategic role in the web development lifecycle for Ergon Energy’s web site. In addition to auditing the designs and templates, Gian also ran developer and content author training, and seminars for the web staff. This was followed by a complete Level AA audit of the site.

VicRoads

www.vicroads.vic.gov.au
Gian Wild worked throughout the web development lifecycle on the VicRoads web site, which included auditing the designs and templates, and also ran seminars for the web staff. Currently, the site is undergoing auditing and, at its completion, will be compliant with the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0, Level AA.

Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD)

Gian Wild tested the DIIRD Corporate web site (www.diird.vic.gov.au) and Business Vic (www.business.vic.gov.au) web site, to W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0, Level A, both during the design and template phase of the two sites. At the completion of the two web sites, Gian tested the sites using a variety of automated testing tools, accessibility guidelines, technical environments and adaptive technologies. She worked in close association with the web developers and the project manager to ensure that the fixes were completed in a timely and efficient manner.

Live in Victoria—Department for Victorian Communities (DVC)

www.liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au
Gian Wild worked as the Accessibility Specialist during the build of the Live in Victoria web site. She worked closely with the assigned design team to ensure that the concepts developed for the Live in Victoria web site complied with the accessibility guidelines. Gian then completed the project’s accessibility testing, including a design evaluation of the original concept of Live in Victoria and the accessibility training of the developers working on the CMS. Gian conducted training of content authors and developers on the maintenance of accessible content. Additionally, she provided documentation on how to maintain accessible images, links and text. The site complies with W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Version 1.0, Level AA. Further accessibility features were included, namely, captioned video, text size changer and alternative language versions of the site.

YouthCentral—Department for Victorian Communities

www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au
Gian Wild worked as the Accessibility Specialist during the build of the YouthCentral web site to ensure that the site complied with the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Version 1.0, Level AA. The site was also tested for use on a slow modem, various operating systems and browsers, and on a mobile phone.

Victorian Electoral Commission

www.vec.vic.gov.au
Gian Wild worked on the original Victorian Electorial Commission web site and ensured its compliance to W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0. Level A. More recently she has reviewed the designs and templates for the updated Victorian Electoral Commission web site (Level AA).