[Nfb-web] FW: Notes from last meeting and Webmasters Meeting Agenda

Tue Jun 28 15:42:44 UTC 2016

Previous email got cut off, but I wanted to note that in terms of 
accessibility Drupal does an amazing job at making this work. What they 
choose to use as a platform is irrelivant and really doesn't matter all 
that much, what matters is that there is an unaccessible theme floating 
around. Both Wordpress and Drupal are great options and they both have 
their drawbacks and bonuses. It's really easy to do a lot of things in 
Drupal that most people struggle with in Wordpress, but I know others 
feel the same. I encourage people to stick with what they have if it 
works; you'll also find plenty of unaccessible themes for Wordpress as 
well. The issue here is getting something out that is accessible and 
works out of the box; perhaps NFB or whoever is working on this theme, 
once it is actually fixed can create a drupal profile that affiliates 
can use to install their site. you can do all of your customization from 
that option and not have to worry about people having the wrong themes 
or misconfiguring everything. The installation profile is what large 
companies like Acquia and others use to deploy customized Drupal 
instances and is what I used when working on my quality regression test 
framework.

HTH,
On 6/28/2016 11:36 AM, Littlefield, Tyler via Nfb-web wrote:
> I'm not really sure how this is different from a guy whose website
> consists of tons of unlabeled screenshots. That's not all that
> accessible either.
> On 6/28/2016 11:34 AM, Gabe Vega via Nfb-web wrote:
>> This organization has income of millions of dollars per year and this
>> is the most Mickey Mouse operation I ever heard of. Give me a break.
>> nd still using Drupal? Word press excess ability out beats Drupal any
>> day. It's a shame that this is all we get. From a great rich organization
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jun 28, 2016, at 9:26 AM, Bryan Schulz via Nfb-web
>>> <nfb-web at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Regarding the drupal template,
>>> Why does it take so long to actually get the template after it is
>>> announced on lists?
>>> How easy is it for state webmasters to tweak it to make their own
>>> changes?
>>> Why would the national office send out a template that uses combo
>>> lists not accessible by jaws users?
>>> Why can't the national office have training sessions in various
>>> cities to provide training instead of ending up with sites that
>>> continually have problems caused by volunteers who struggle to make
>>> it work when they don't completely know what to fix?
>>> Perhaps these are just local irks.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bryan Schulz
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Nfb-web [mailto:nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gary
>>> Wunder via Nfb-web
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 5:35 AM
>>> To: nfb-web at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: Gary Wunder
>>> Subject: [Nfb-web] FW: Notes from last meeting and Webmasters Meeting
>>> Agenda
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Michael Hansen [mailto:mhansen4 at gmail.com]
>>> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 9:06 PM
>>> To: NFB Internet Support Team - Members
>>> Subject: Notes from last meeting and Webmasters Meeting Agenda
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> All,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We had a short meeting on Monday July 13th. We got an update on the
>>> new Drupal / Word Press Affiliate web template. We also ran through
>>> the agenda for the webmasters meeting. So as a quick reminder here we
>>> go.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Logistics:
>>>
>>> -          The national office can provide a Mixer, Mic, Speaker and,
>>> Laptop. Rachel will make this request of John Berggren.
>>>
>>> -          Gary Wunder will provide internet hot spot so that the
>>> laptop will have internet access.
>>>
>>> -     Rachel will log the laptop into Skype on her account and Mike
>>> Hansen will connect from Lincoln.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Time and Location:
>>>
>>> 8:00 - 9:30 pm—WEBMASTERS MEETING
>>>
>>> Suwannee 20, Level 2
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Agenda:
>>>
>>> Plans for National Convention Webmasters Meeting:
>>>
>>> -          Topic Outline (1 and a half hours to fill)
>>>
>>> o   IST update
>>>
>>> §  Facebook Audit
>>>
>>> §  Website Template
>>>
>>> §  Legal Document
>>>
>>> o   Danielle Trevino - Discuss Affiliate Social Media accounts
>>>
>>> §  Facebook
>>>
>>> §  Twitter
>>>
>>> §  Possibly Periscope
>>>
>>> -          Solicit volunteer webmasters
>>>
>>> -          Discuss available resources
>>>
>>> -          Q & A
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you everyone for you efforts and help.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Let me know if anyone has any questions.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Mike Hansen
>>>
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