Integrating Accessibility Web Authoring Tools

1. Integrating Accessibility Web Authoring Tools • to Achieve Compliance More Quickly FCC Developing for Accessibility Washington DC 6-7 September 2012

2. Discussion Topics • Global Accessibility Trends and Considerations. • Challenges in Creating Accessible Web Content. • Creating Compliant Content During Authoring. • EditLive Demonstration – Creating Accessible Content. • Integrations Tips and Considerations. • Useful Web Sites.

3. Typical Questions • About Accessibility • What is accessible web content? • How many sight-impaired users and customers do I “really” have?

4. Global Trends • Why Web Accessibility Matters • With the dramatic increase in the number of essential services and information sources on the web, web accessibility has become a major focus for advocacy groups, governments, and forward thinking businesses. • Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). • “Ensure equal access to persons with disabilities” W3C WCAG and US Section 508 Accessibility Guidelines. • Governments are increasing enforcement of guideline compliance. Regulatory Enforcement of Accessibility Guidelines is Increasing.

5. Global Trends • Demographics Drive Accessibility Need • Demographics increasingly illustrate the need for and value of accessible websites in order to expand markets. • World Health Organization: “15% of the world’s population lives with a disability”. • U.S. Department of Labor: “20% of the U.S. population will be over 65 in 2030, experiencing some level of impairment”. • Microsoft: “In the U.S. alone, 74.2M computer users have impairments”. Persons with Disabilities are Ready to Become Regular Web Users. Source: Web Accessibility for Better Business Results, Automating Accessibility Compliance during Web Content Editing, G3ict 2012

6. Why Web Accessibility Matters • The objective of web investment is to easily share information externally, internally or between organizations. • Compelling content attracts more users • Accessible content: • Makes the web available to an increased number of users. • Supports web access on mobile devices. • Improves Search Engine Optimization (SEO). • Increases the return on web investment (ROI). • Protects the organization and the brand. Accessible Content Leads to Greater Usage and Better Business Results.

7. THE Value to Developers • of Accessible Tools and Web Content • Makes users more self-sufficient. • Accessible tools enhance usage. • Tables automatically made accessible. • Images are accessible. • Fewer support calls to do the work for users.

8. The Challenge • It is increasingly difficult & expensive to: • Coordinate and Train all authors across organizations on: • Accessibility guidelines. • How to create accessible content. • Ensure content is made accessible at time of creation. • Fix accessibility errors after publication. • Authors often rely upon others to identify errors after publication. • Meet more and more aggressive deadlines. Authors Often Rely Upon Others to Make Content Accessible.

9. EditLive! • Web Authoring Tool • Leading authoring tool for creating accessible web content. • During content authoring, EditLive! users can: • Create content checked for compliance with both Section 508 and W3C’s Guidelines.  • Utilize “Accessibility as You Type” compliance checking. • Run comprehensive Accessibility reports. • Can work with any application used to create web content. • Web Content Management Systems, Social Media, eLearning, custom applications, etc. Creating Accessible Web Content During Authoring Reduces Cost

10. EPHOX EditLive! • Demonstration • Contact tom.smith@ephox.com • To schedule a demonstration or • Go to www.ephox.com/fcc

11. Implementation Tips • EditLive! in Applications • Encoding: • Consistency needed across application. • Configuration File: • Hide unneeded capabilities. • (X)HTML. • Copy / Paste Preferences. • CSS: • Make it easy to apply CSS classes!

12. Implementation Gotchas • EditLive! in Applications • Local Images: • EditLive manages the upload process. • Form Submission Lifecycle: • Loading content via onInitComplete. • URL Encode your content. • Sync vs. Async during form submission. • JavaScript Frameworks: • Show / Hide / Resize of editor. • showInElement() vs. show().

13. EditLive! • Links to Get You Started • EditLive Accessibility Features http://editlive.com/accessibility • EditLive Feature Tour http://editlive.com/features • Demo EditLive Online http://editlive.com/demo • Download EditLive http://editlive.com/releases • EditLive Support http://editlive.com/support • EditLive Product Documentation http://docs.ephox.com

14. Enterprise TinyMCE • Accessible Javascript Rich Text Editor • WAI-ARIA Compliance for TinyMCE: • Developed by Ephox, contributed to the community. • Keyboard Feature Navigation. • Screen Reader ARIA State Detection. • High Contrast Mode.

15. Enterprise TinyMCE • For more information • Demo TinyMCE Online • http://tinymce.ephox.com/online-demo • Download Enterprise TinyMCE • http://tinymce.ephox.com/releases • Ephox Enterprise TinyMCE Services, Extensions, Commercial Licenses • http://tinymce.ephox.com/solutions • Ephox Enterprise TinyMCE Support • http://tinymce.ephox.com/support

16. Questions? • Q&A Time

17. About Ephox • Founded in 1999. • Headquarters in Palo Alto, USA withinternational offices in the UK and Australia. • Partners include IBM, OpenText, EMC and more. • Thousands of customers worldwide. .

18. Thank You! • contact us • Tom Smith • Vice President, Ephox Corporation • tom.smith@ephox.com • +1-678-595-0529 • Michael Fromin • Director Client Services, Ephox Corporation • michael.fromin@ephox.com