Our university is working hard to ensure we meet web content accessibility guidelines for content in our (Cloud-hosted) Jira Service Desk Help Center and associated Confluence spaces, both because we're required by law and because it's the right thing to do. :-)
Is anyone else also part of a similar initiative? Have you worked with any external vendors to do an accessibility audit?
I'm wondering if others have encountered challenges for screen reader users using search on the Help Center, or have noticed the lack of alternative text for images in the new Confluence editor.
Would love to hear any problems and/or workarounds you may be experiencing! Thanks!
Thanks, @Brian Chabot , for your article and code! I appreciate that so many people who care about accessibility are willing to share their resources.
Our school is using the cloud versions of Confluence and Jira, and unfortunately we have a bit less flexibility with customizations.
We have been in touch with Atlassian about our concerns with the new Confluence Cloud editor, and the good news is that it sounds like they are directing some resources into making their cloud products more compliant.
Hi there!
Addteq's app for Jira and Confluence is a great option for visually impaired users! It allows your Jira & Confluence instances to be compliant and offers your users ease of use.
Hope this helps anyone in need!
Thanks, @Jaclyn Mazzarella ! Those add-ons look great options for people using server-hosted Jira and Confluence. Fingers crossed the vendor someday can provide versions for cloud-hosted as well!
It's exciting to see that Atlassian's careers site lists an opening for Head of Accessibility.
Can't wait to see progress being made, particularly for their Cloud products! One of the duties is:
Hurrah!
Hello @Sharon Helms
As an active participant of the Jira Cloud development teams, I can attest we do take accessibility into consideration and internally audit our implementations. We are aware of the gap for our products to fully adopt the accessibility standards and work towards meeting them 🚀
Thank you, @Fernando Bordallo -- that's great to hear!