1. AccessODF:
Accessibility Evaluation and
Repair for LibreOffice /
OpenOffice.org Writer
Christophe Strobbe
K.U.Leuven, Belgium
christophe.strobbe@esat.kuleuven.be
AEGIS Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 29-30 November 2011
2. Before AccessODF ...
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odt2daisy
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Export DAISY books from Writer
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http://odt2daisy.sf.net/
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odt2braille
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Export Braille or emboss from Writer
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http://odt2braille.sf.net/
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Techniques for accessible authoring
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see ADOD presentation
AEGIS Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 29-30 November 2011
3. AccessODF Objectives
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Quality of DAISY & Braille output
depends on accessibility of source
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→ Users asked for accessibility checker
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Help users evaluate and repair
accessibility issues in Writer
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for ODT (and DOC & DOCX)
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for ODT as source for DAISY & Braille
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for ODT as source for PDF
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4. AccessODF Status
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First version released 8 November 2011
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Identifies 30+ errors and warnings:
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image / formula / object without text
alternative
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no default language for the document
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span of text / hyperlink without
language identification
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table created with tabs / spaces
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text & background have low contrast
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5. AccessODF Status
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DAISY-specific checks
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Image format not supported by DAISY
(only PNG and JPG)
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More than 6 levels of headings
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Braille-specific checks
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Table or image caption cannot be linked
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Material is transposed from its original
location. (Lists, text boxes and images
inside a table.)
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6. Support for Accessibility Repair
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Not just errors and
warnings:
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“Repair” button: active
when (semi-)automatic
repair is possible, e.g.
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empty heading:
automatic
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missing alt text: semi-
automatic
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8. AccessODF Wish List
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Accessibility evaluation in Impress
(presentations)
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Test effect of floating objects and
frames on reading order
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Find incorrect language identifications
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Support for abbreviated forms
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More translations: please volunteer ;-)
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9. Where to Go...
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AccessODF:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/
accessodf
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Or through LibreOffice extentions
repository
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In English, Dutch, Greek, French
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Use the software, submit bugs, use our
forum
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