WebCMS 101

WebCMS 101Jurden Bruce – Web Services – webdev@shsu.edu

Who Am I? Web Enthusiast/Techie Problem Solver Always learning new things. Contact me:

Jurden BruceWeb Services Manager936-294-4495 jeb017@shsu.eduhttp://www.shsu.edu/~jeb017

Introduction

Allows publishing, editing, modifying content and site

maintenance from a central location.

What is a CMS?

Publisher/Owner

Writer Writer Writer

Editor Editor

Content Contributors Organization

The people that know the area and audience.

They can create quality web content that provides useful information.

Keep it short and too the point.

Why do you need content writers?

To help them help you create web content

Make it as easy as possible to contribute

Establish standards that create consistency

Increase efficiency Get the greatest impact out of each

contribution

Reasons for Training

Understanding the audience Writing content for the online medium Writing web content with great headings and

summaries Keeping content simple, to the point and easy to

read Building links to create a network Including useful examples Rewriting or commenting on existing content to

keep events alive, FAQ’s current and news viral Web writing for search engines and people

Important things to teach

ADA? The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

and, if the government entities receive Federal funding, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, generally require that State and local governments provide qualified individuals with disabilities equal access to their programs, services, or activities unless doing so would fundamentally alter the nature of their programs, services, or activities or would impose an undue burden.

Why is ADA important?

Accessible A web page that can be used in a variety of ways and that

does not depend on a single sense or ability. Alternate methods

Different means of providing information, including product documentation, to people with disabilities. Alternate methods may include, but are not limited to, voice, fax, relay service, TTY, Internet posting, captioning, text-to-speech synthesis, and audio description.

Exception A justified, documented non-conformance with one or more

standards or specifications of Chapter 206 and/or Chapter 213 of this title, which has been approved by the agency head.

Meaning?

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What’s Wrong?

YouTube can help!If the video's in English, YouTube can use speech processing algorithms to determine when the words in a transcript should be displayed.

Captions on video

Not on Youtube:Provide captions or transcript, or

link to a page with comparable information.

An individual with a disability complained that a Florida resort attempted to charge him a pet fee because of his service animal. The resort adopted a policy welcoming service animals, modified its website and reservation materials to state that there is no charge for service animals, and posted signage regarding the new policy.

An individual who is blind complained that a company's secure website log-in process was inaccessible to individuals with vision disabilities because of a captcha, a string of irregularly-shaped letters intended to verify that the individual accessing the website is a person, not a computer. The company agreed to add an audio captcha option. http://www.ada.gov

Real life Examples Jan 2011-Mar

Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI/Resources/

A customizable quick reference to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 requirements (success criteria) and techniques http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/

Texas Administrative Code http://

info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=5&ti=1&pt=10&ch=206&sch=C&rl=Y

Learn about ADA on your own

Connecting to WebCMS Previewing your content Editing your site Adding other peoples content

Demo

Questions?