Hi all,

I work for a software house that supplies a web product to UK Councils. We are currently preparing to rewrite the application where one of our main goals is to produce a truly accessible/compliant interface (XHTML, W3C, DDA etc..). The reason for this is accessibility and XHTML compliance is a must for our customers. We are aiming to achieve the following targets:

•  XHTML 1.0 Transitional
• Admin Interface - Single A Compliant
• Public Interface - Double A Compliant

We are looking at basing the next generation system on top of an existing CMS application such as DNN. I have spent a lot of time going through DNN forums that discuss the accessibility/XHTML issues however most of the threads are from 2006, and therefore very dated.

So I decided to start this thread to try to get a better understanding of where DNN is at regarding accessibility and compliance.

Does anybody know if:

• DNN (out-of-the-box) is XHTML compliant? If it is, then to what level?
• DNN (out-of-the-box) is compliant with accessibility standards? If it is, then to what level?
• There are any working projects for creating an accessible/complaint version of DNN?
• The DNN team have any present/future plans relevant to this thread?

Any advice that you could provide would be really appreciated.

I did find the following statement on DNN’s online help in the “Benefits of DotNetNuke” section: “The DNN framework also complies with the ADA (American Disability Association) standards for accessible websites.”. Although this isn’t directly relevant to UK legislation; it’s promising all the same.
 

Thanks in advance,
 
Andy 

Timo, head of our Skinning project, is focussing on XHTML compliance of core framework and new module releases.

Hi,

I actually think this is a VITAL area for DNN since in UK businesses have a legal obligation to ensure their sites are accessible. By using frameworks such as DNN one would hope that one gets this automatically without writing it seperately.... I am sure alot of the XHTML and Section 508 compliance is in DNN. However it would be very useful to have a formal statement about DNN's compliance.....

Sam