Questions about liveSTORYBOARD CMS and Accessibility

liveSTORYBOARD CMS can support any level of accessibility standards compliance (Section 508, WAI Priority 1 - 3). Because content schemas and stylesheets are fully configurable, clients can decide what level they wish to support.

The liveSTORYBOARD team wholeheartedly embraces the efforts to make the web accessible to all, and we have provided the tools for liveSTORYBOARD CMS subscribers to follow best practices. It is important to note, however, that building a truly accessible site is not automatic, and software alone can not fully ensure how accessible a site is. Let's assume some of the basic rules of Section 508 are the level of accessibility you'd like to comply with - for example, making sure that all images have the "alt" attribute. The schema used for creating and validating content may require that all images have the "alt" attribute, so a user will not be able to save any content without supplying alternative text. This site will pass automated tests, but passing validation tests alone is not enough - web writers must take extra care to ensure that the "alt" attribute, in this example, is meaningful in order to make the content truly accessible.

By following Accessibility Guidelines when building a web site, you will not only help the millions of web users with various disabilities, you will widen your site's audience and increase your potential customer base. Web site accessibility compliance is also required by law in many cases.

Here are some recommended Accessibility resources to start with.

Our site (www.livestoryboard.com) generally complies with WAI Priority 2 Accessibility guidelines.