====== Evergreen Voluntary Product Accessibility Template / Accessibility Conformance Report ======

===== OPAC =====

In 2023, the Evergreen Project Board commissioned a VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) review of the OPAC interfaces of Evergreen version 3.11. [[https://evergreen-ils.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Evergreen-VPAT-2.4-Rev-INT-3.11-OPAC.pdf|The Accessibility Conformance Report is available in PDF format.]]

==== Bugs identified in the 2023 ACR ====

  * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1744629|#1744629 The Public Catalog should have a "Skip to main content" link at the top]]
  * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/2048666|#2048666 Landmarks and headings in the OPAC]]
  * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/2048670|#2048670 OPAC links must be underlined or otherwise distinguished]]
  * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/2048671|#2048671 Combobox keyboard operation in the OPAC]]
  * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/2048672|#2048672 OPAC "Browse the catalog" form inputs lack labels]]
  * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/2048674|#2048674 OPAC advanced search form inputs lack labels]]
  * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/2048675|#2048675 OPAC search result sort function refreshes results immediately]]
  * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/2048677|#2048677 OPAC login form does not announce errors to screen reader users]]
  * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/2048682|#2048682 OPAC accordions do not report their expanded/collapsed states]]
  * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/2048685|#2048685 Color contrast in OPAC electronic resources links]] 
  * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/2048686|#2048686 Color contrast in OPAC advanced search accordions]]
  * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/2048690|#2048690 OPAC advanced search lacks instructions]]

See [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bugs?field.tag=accessibility+opac&field.tags_combinator=ALL|all Launchpad bugs tagged OPAC + accessibility]] for additional problems not listed in the report.
===== Staff client =====

Evergreen does not currently have an ACR for the staff client. The Board intends to commission accessibility reports for the various staff modules on a rolling basis beginning in 2024.

However, the Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation (CIDI) [[accessibility:webclient_audit|audited the staff client in 2019]], and that report has led to a number of accessibility improvements. Check the [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bugs?field.tag=accessibility|Accessibility tag on Launchpad]] for the current status of the issues identified in the report.