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Preparing judgments that can be listened to Frédéric Pelletier fred@lexum.com. Web accessibility. Web accessibility. WCAG. 1999 - Web Accessibility Initiative ( W3C ) 2008 - WCAG 2.0 4 principles
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Preparing judgments that can be listened toFrédéric Pelletierfred@lexum.com
WCAG • 1999 - Web Accessibility Initiative (W3C) • 2008 - WCAG 2.0 • 4 principles • 12 guidelines, each of which having numerous “success criteria” at three levels: A, AA, AAA
WCAG Main Checkpoints • 1.1 Text Alternatives: Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms people need, such as large print, braille, speech, symbols or simpler language • 1.2 Time-based Media: Provide alternatives for time-based media • 1.3 Adaptable: Create content that can be presented in different ways (for example simpler layout) without losing information or structure • 1.4 Distinguishable: Make it easier for users to see and hear content including separating foreground from background • 2.1 Keyboard Accessible: Make all functionality available from a keyboard • 2.2 Enough Time: Provide users enough time to read and use content • 2.3 Seizures: Do not design content in a way that is known to cause seizures • 2.4 Navigable: Provide ways to help users navigate, find content, and determine where they are • 3.1 Readable: Make text content readable and understandable • 3.2 Predictable: Make Web pages appear and operate in predictable ways • 3.3 Input Assistance: Help users avoid and correct mistakes • 4.1 Compatible: Maximize compatibility with current and future user agents, including assistive technologies
WCAG Main Checkpoints • 1.1 Text Alternatives: Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms people need, such as large print, braille, speech, symbols or simpler language • 1.3 Adaptable: Create content that can be presented in different ways (for example simpler layout) without losing information or structure • 1.4 Distinguishable: Make it easier for users to see and hear content including separating foreground from background • 3.1 Readable: Make text content readable and understandable • 3.2 Predictable: Make Web pages appear and operate in predictable ways
1.1 Text Alternatives • Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms people need, such as large print, braille, speech, symbols or simpler language • 1.3 Adaptable • Create content that can be presented in different ways (for example simpler layout) without losing information or structure • 1.4 Distinguishable • Make it easier for users to see and hear content including separating foreground from background • 3.1 Readable • Make text content readable and understandable • 3.2 Predictable • Make Web pages appear and operate in predictable ways
Create structured content • Separate information from presentation
Preparation Conversion
Drafting • Judges are not to be asked to take web accessibility into consideration when drafting their reasons
Formatting • Spacing and alignments are defined through paragraph parameters • The document is exempt of empty paragraphs or multiple consecutive tab and space characters • Structural elements are explicitly defined through the proper functionality of the word-processing application • Headings • Lists • Quotations • Tables
Metadata and markup • Information conveyed by images or other graphical objects is also available textually • Data tables include explicit • Caption • Table header and data cells • Header, footer and body groups of rows • Summary (if not available textually) • Emphasized or other special text is explicitly defined using semantic markup • The primary language of the document is explicitly defined, as well as words and phrases that are not in the document’s primary language
Preparation Conversion
Conversion • MS-Word’s raw HTML • Upside: provides very granular markup • Downside: markup is not WCAG compliant • WCAG HTML • Lexum’s conversion software makes use of Word’s HTML markup to produce WCAG 2.0 compliant HTML decisions
Conclusion • Judgments’ web accessibility • Challenges • Diversity of authors and inherent complexity • Authoring tools not fully WCAG-compliant • Expected benefits • More structured and re-usable information