Discontinuation of Nivo Sliders on WMS websites

25 Oct 2022

The time has come to bid farewell to our old acquaintance, the WMS Nivo Slider slideshow tool. Nivo Slider doesn't allow us to enter alt text for images, so it violates our accessibility standard....

Transforming forms

24 Aug 2022

Many of you have spent your summer pruning the virtual garden that is your website, preparing for the upcoming upgrade to Drupal 9. Webforms are one of the items you may want to clean up, deleting...

Time to get off the carousel?

8 Jun 2022

Summary: Remove or reformat slideshows to ensure your content is accessible for all audience members....

When an accordion sounds the right note

2 Jun 2022

As anyone who has listened to polka will tell you, accordions are a wonderful thing in moderation. And so it is with the accordions available in the WMS. The key to knowing when to use them is to...

Where to get help with web accessibility updates

30 Mar 2022

As of July 2022, McGill's websites must meet web accessibility requirements outlined by the Government of Quebec in the Standard sur l'accessibilité des sites Web (SGQRI 008 2.0). Here are some...

Making effective navigation menus

5 Nov 2021

Menus are an integral part of every site that allows users to find the content they need. Here are some tips and best practices to make navigation on your site a breeze!...

How to avoid getting "lost in translation"

28 Oct 2021

McGill's Digital standards list three key requirements for translated website content:...

Website accessibility in Quebec – Legal requirements at a glance

21 Jun 2021

McGill University follows the Standard sur l'accessibilité des sites Web (SGQRI 008 2.0) to make its websites accessible to all Internet users.

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