[IL-Talk] chicago.gov/coronavirus data access

Thu Mar 26 19:44:12 UTC 2020

Dear all, 

The City of Chicago would like our feedback on the accessibility of Covid19
information as it relates to low vision. Can some of you who are not screen
reader users look at the PDF download and the HTML page and send feedback to
me at pattischang at gmail.com <mailto:pattischang at gmail.com> . I will
correlate the responses and send them in. Please do not simply reply to this
message. We want to capture the info in one place and send it as a whole.
Thanks. 

Patti S. Gregory-Chang Esq.

Treasurer

National Federation of the Blind of Illinois

773-307-6440

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From: Jason Kunesh <Jason.Kunesh at cityofchicago.org> 
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2020 2:14 PM
To: Patti S Chang <pattischang at gmail.com>; davant1958 at gmail.com
Cc: Laurie Dittman <Laurie.Dittman at cityofchicago.org>; Carleton Nolan
<Carleton.Nolan at cityofchicago.org>; Sybil Madison
<Sybil.Madison at cityofchicago.org>; Amrit Mehra
<Amrit.Mehra at cityofchicago.org>
Subject: Re: chicago.gov/coronavirus data access

Hi Patti-

Sorry, I'm still catching up on my inbox. We'd be happy for any feedback
people are willing to provide. We have been following WCAG 2.0 guidelines
for color contrast and enforcing with testing, but as I mentioned before,
the system is new. It would be great to know if it serves as intended and to
receive comments on the PDF would be great, as it is not yet in our new
system.

Thanks again,

j

Jason Kunesh

Design Director

Department of Assets, Information, and Services (AIS)

Bureau of Information Technology

City of Chicago

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312-597-2186 mobile

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Subject: RE: chicago.gov/coronavirus data access 

Thanks for being responsive. I just checked it with JAWS. I found it
readable for the most part. It is confusing when the foot note numbers
appear. Maybe those could be tagged with note 1, note 2, and note 3. Are
those supposed to be at the top of the  page? JAWS reads them first. Also
headings would add readability. I can't speak to the low vision useability
myself but we have members who can check it if you like. Really appreciate
this. It is very important that vonerable populations have access to the
same info as others. Many blind people are elderly or have other health
issues such as diabetes. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in the
U.S. and is also a risk factor for Covid19. 

Would you like me to ask our low vision members to take a look at it for
contrast and the like?

Patti S. Gregory-Chang Esq.

Treasurer

National Federation of the Blind of Illinois

773-307-6440

 <mailto:Pattischang at gmail.com> Pattischang at gmail.com

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Subject: chicago.gov/coronavirus data access

Hi Patti & Denise-

Thanks for sharing your feedback earlier today. I'd like to share with you
our accessibility improvements to the latest data section for your feedback.

We are still tweaking the appearance of this page, and and a few minor color
contrast issues, but it presents the information in the PDF in HTML text,
which we hope is more perceivable:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/covid-19/home/latest-data.html

In addition, we have updated the accessibility features in our PDF, attached
here. We would appreciate any feedback you would have on it. We will also
review it with our graphics production team tomorrow.

Apologies again for the inconvenience, have a great night.

Best,

j

Jason Kunesh

Design Director

Department of Assets, Information, and Services (AIS)

Bureau of Information Technology

City of Chicago

312-744-7610

312-597-2186 mobile

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