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How the Texas Department of Insurance Uses SortSite to Monitor Websites

Discover how the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) uses SortSite to monitor website accessibility. Learn about the features, setup process, and benefits of SortSite for developers, webmasters, and accessibility coordinators.

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How the Texas Department of Insurance Uses SortSite to Monitor Websites

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  1. How the Texas Department of Insurance Uses SortSite to Monitor Websites By Sherry Crysup, TDI EIR Accessibility Coordinator

  2. Introduction • My name is Sherry Crysup. I am the TDI Electronic Information Resource (EIR) Accessibility Coordinator and also the ITS/Applications Accessibility Coordinator. I have been ITS/Applications Accessibility Coordinator since September 1, 2005. I was appointed officially TDI EIR Accessibility Coordinator on June 30, 2009.

  3. Agenda • A brief overview of SortSite • Easy to setup • Reports • Where to get more information • How our developers use SortSite demo • How our webmasters use SortSite demo • Questions

  4. Available SortSite Options • Standard License – only one user and unable to export reports to Excel and Word. • Professional License –allows export reports to Excel and Word. Also can either be a fix or floating. • Suite License – gives all the above plus allows you to create visual site maps. • Online subscription – this is limited by the number of pages you review.

  5. The SortSite product TDI selected • TDI’s choice was a mixture with five fix professional suite and five floating professional. • One of the fixed licenses was use one for a report pc which generates the schedule reports. • The other fixed licenses was for the Webmasters and EIR coordinator. • Last year TDI purchase the five floating licenses for developers so they can use while creating pages.

  6. SortSite is more than an Accessibility Checker • Errors • Broken links • Server Configurations • ASP, ASP.net and PHP script errors • Internet Request for comments (RFCs) • Accessibility • Section 508 • WCAG1.0 and WCAG2.0 with priority AAA • Compatibility • Shows browser-specific behavior, and trigger browser bugs • It doses five different browsers with different versions • iOs, Android, Blackberry • Privacy • US-CAN-Spam Act 2003 • EU Privacy Regulations 2003 • Search • Best practices • Guideline issues for 3 top search engines • Robots.txt • Standards • W3C Standards to include HTML/XHTML, CSS, Style, Deprecated features • Usability • Readability • Indicate navigation problems for all users

  7. SortSite Setup • SortSite follows the very basic installation of software. • After installed it has only two places to update. • Options • Rules SortSite Setup

  8. SortSite Reports • Reports are understandable. • Reports can be auto or manually generated. • Scripts can be setup to let a report do page checks requiring information such as a login. SortSite Scheduler Setup

  9. Using SortSite Reports • Reports can be made available on the intranet to view. • Each area is responsible to review reports and fix any issues. • TDI has a check list for public pages for areas to use. • Webmaster sends out an email to all of the Webteam members when reports have been updated. Report Check List

  10. Where to go for more information? • SortSite Product information page. http://www.powermapper.com/products/sortsite/index.htm

  11. Contact Me • Sherry E. CrysupTDI EIR Accessibility CoordinatorITS/Applications Accessibility Coordinator • Phone Number: 512-305-7322 • For Accessibility issues, either emailAccessibility@tdi.texas.govor my direct email,sherry.crysup@tdi.texas.gov

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