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ISO/IEC JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility (SWG-A ) JTC 1 SWG-A N 332 200 8 -0 6 - 17

ISO/IEC JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility (SWG-A ) JTC 1 SWG-A N 332 200 8 -0 6 - 17 Document Type: Report Title: Report on W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Activities Source: Judy Brewer, WAI Director

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ISO/IEC JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility (SWG-A ) JTC 1 SWG-A N 332 200 8 -0 6 - 17

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  1. ISO/IEC JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility (SWG-A) JTC 1 SWG-A N 332 2008-06-17 DocumentType: Report Title: Report on W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Activities Source: Judy Brewer, WAI Director Requested For consideration at the June 2008 SWG-A meeting. Action: JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility SecretariatITI/INCITS1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005jgarner@itic.org

  2. REPORT ON W3C wEB ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVE (wai) ACTIVITIES Judy Brewer, WAI Director ISO/IEC JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility (SWG-A) Meeting Tokyo, Japan: 16-19 June 2008

  3. Content WAI Guidelines WAI-ARIA WAI-AGE Harmonization Activities Resources Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  4. World Wide Web Consortium Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  5. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG 2.0 • WCAG 2.0 Candidate Recommendation • 30 April 2008 • Test WCAG 2.0 • diverse Web sites and applications • Evaluate conformance • assess understandability, feasibility • Adjust at-risk items • listed in “status” section Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  6. WCAG 2.0 Overview • Improvements • more precisely testable • technology-neutral • fewer constraints for developers • improved accessibility support • Structure • 4 principles, 12 guidelines • ~60 success criteria • 3 levels Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  7. WCAG 2.0 Supporting Materials • Techniques for WCAG 2.0 • sufficient, additional, common failures, test procedures • How to Meet WCAG 2.0 • customizable reference • Understanding WCAG 2.0 • intent, examples, resources, techniques, key terms • Testing • samples, procedures Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  8. WCAG 2.0 Completion Steps • Public Working Drafts (already) • Last Call Working Drafts (already) • Candidate Recommendation (current) • Proposed Recommendation (3Q 2008?) • W3C Recommendation (4Q 2008?) • (completed Web standard) • authorized translations... Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  9. Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines ATAG 2.0 • ATAG 2.0 Working Draft • Accessibility of authoring interface • Production of accessible content • All authoring tools • HTML editors • content management systems • blogging & wiki software • Additional working drafts expected Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  10. User Agent Accessibility Guidelines UAAG 2.0 • UAAG 2.0 First Public Working Draft • Synchronize with WCAG & ATAG 2.0 • Update technologies covered • Better address specific problems • interoperability with assistive technology • support for rich media • keyboard support • Reviewed SWG-A User Needs Matrix Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  11. WAI-ARIA Accessible Rich Internet Applications Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  12. WAI-ARIA • WAI-ARIA • Overview, Primer, Best Practices, FAQ • Making dynamic Web content accessible • Ajax, DHTML, other dynamic technologies • Accessibility of widgets, navigation, drag & drop... • Nearing Last Call Working Draft • resolving namespace/syntax issue • WCAG 2.0 Techniques • support WAI-ARIA Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  13. WAI-AGE Ageing Education & Harmonisation Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  14. WAI-AGE • Reviews & compares needs of older Web users • parallel needs of users with disabilities • terminology, audience different • Web Accessibility for Older Users: A Literature Review • Educational materials • industry-focused • user-focused • Task Force • Harmonization focus Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  15. Accessibility & Mobile Web Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  16. Accessibility & Mobile Web • Relationship between Mobile Web, WCAG 1.0, 2.0 • cross-mapping of provisions • Shared user experiences • between people with disabilities & mobile Web users Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  17. Harmonization Activities Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  18. Harmonization Activities • TEITAC • US Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee • shared harmonization goal; results still incomplete • EC Mandate M376 • JIS Accessibility Working Group • Accessibility Interoperability Alliance • Open Accessibility Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

  19. Resources www.w3.org/WAI/ WAI guidelines Introducing, managing, evaluating accessibility WAI Working Groups, about WAI Translations of WAI documents Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

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