Open Source

DHS has made several of its accessibility-related software projects available for use by the public. These projects may be used freely under the terms of the Illinois Open Source License (see below).

DHS Open Source Projects

  • OneNet Web Content Management System - OneNet a web content management system that enables non-technical authors to create web content that is accessible to people with disabilities. It is a .NET and SQL Server web application.
  • Accessible DynamicMenu JavaScript - DynamicMenu is a JavaScipt class that can be used to make a nested list of links into a dynamic menu that is usable with keyboard commands, large fonts, and screen readers.
  • Accessible SortableTable JavaScript - SortableTable is a JavaScript class that can be used to make html tables sortable in a manner that is usable with keyboard commands, large fonts, and screen readers.

Illinois Open Source License

The Illinois Open Source License (also called the University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License) is a permissive free software licence, based on the MIT and BSD licenses, and recognized by the Open Source Initiative.

Terms

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal with the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

  • Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimers.
  • Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimers in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
  • Neither the names of the State of Illinois, Department of Human Services, nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this Software without specific prior written permission.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTRIBUTORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS WITH THE SOFTWARE.