Currently, the VDOE website meets W3C’s WCAG 1.0 Level A and current federal Rehabilitation Act Section 508 standards. The agency is working towards WCAG 2.0 Level AA compliance.
The goals of the VDOE Website Accessibility Plan are as follows:
All new content posted on the VDOE website after January 18, 2018, will meet W3C’s WCAG 2.0 Level AA compliance.
All content on the VDOE website posted prior to January 18, 2018, that does not meet W3C’s WCAG 2.0 Level AA compliance:
Will be monitored and reevaluated annually on January 18
Will be remediated by content owners until all files are compliant
Scope
This action plan addresses the accessibility of content on the main VDOE website available at http://www.doe.virginia.gov and on all other websites established by agency staff for official purposes, including conference registration sites, social media sites, and technical assistance sites.
Timeline for accessibility transition
Goal
Preparation
Transition
Implementation
Monitoring
All new content posted on the VDOE website after January 18, 2018 meets W3C’s WCAG 2.0 Level AA compliance
Webmasters to inventory tools available to VDOE staff
Webmasters to identify additional tools needed
Webmasters to identify training
Webmasters to create templates
Webmasters to create checklists for content creation
Webmasters to create VDOE Accessibility awareness knowledge center requirement
Web team members and representatives to assist with raising accessibility awareness
All VDOE staff must read VDOE Accessibility statement as knowledge center requirement to ensure that they have a basic understanding of the importance of accessibility and current accessibility laws
Each VDOE office identifies staff to be responsible for accessibility of their content
All VDOE staff with web responsibilities complete training
VDOE staff uses templates, checklists and guidance to create new content that meets WCAG 2.0 Level AA
Each VDOE office is responsible for testing files for web
Webmastersissue compliance warnings for web requests
Webmasters prepare and distributes quarterly accessibility reports
Each VDOE office is responsible for testing files for web. Any file that is not compliant may be held for posting by the webmasters
Webmasters evaluate and updates resources and templates
All new VDOE staff reads VDOE Accessibility statement as knowledge center requirement
Webmasters prepare and distribute quarterly accessibility reports
Each VDOE office is responsible for testing files for web. Any file that is not compliant may be held for posting by the webmasters
Webmasters evaluate and update resources and templates
All new VDOE staff reads VDOE Accessibility statement as knowledge center requirement
All new VDOE staff with web responsibilities complete training
All content posted prior to January 18, 2018 on the VDOE website will meet W3C’s WCAG 2.0 Level AA compliance with annual monitoring and reporting
Webmasters to provide analysis of current accessibility situation
Webmasters to provide office accessibility plan template
Each VDOE office uses template plan to identify and prioritize content for revision or removal
Each VDOE office uses template plan to identify and prioritize external content for revision or removal
Each VDOE office updates or removes contents based on their quarterly plan
Each VDOE office quarterly plan is updated and stored on the I:drive each quarter
Office of Communications to review updated office plans
Each VDOE office is responsible for testing files for web. Any file that is not compliant may be held for posting by the webmasters
Webmasters to continue to analyze all content posted prior to January 18, 2018 and monitor until updated to the new standard
Each VDOE office to review progress each year and prepare annual remediation plans by January 18 until all content is compliant
in the federal register to update Section 508