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The Norwegian Accessibility Legislation and test

methods

Different needs, equal standards – Warsaw - 28 September 2017

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«A prerequisite for

increased use of ICT is

that online services are

accessible for

everyone.»

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2008

Anti-discrimination and accessibility Act

«The Act shall help to dismantle disabling barriers created

by society and to prevent new ones from being created.»

The purpose of this act is to promote equality irrespective

of disability. Equality shall mean:

a) equal status

b) equal opportunities and rights

c) accessibility

d) accommodation”

What do the regulations say?

«Universal design means that the design or the

adaption of the main solution in information and

communication technology is such that it can be

used by as many as possible.»

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Web solutionsand self-service machines

Legal requirements

BAKER

Central

Government

Private sector

Local Government

Clubs and

organisations

Scope of the Act

Schools and

universities

Scope of the Act

All Norwegian businesses

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What barriers do the users meet?

Inspections

Area surveillance

Information

Legal

framework

How?

Web – prioritized areas

Finance Transport

Public services Media

Inspections

One single website

Thorough test

Focus only on errors

Inspection report

Norwegian Authority for Universal Design of ICT

Sanctions

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Correction planReviewed together with company

Order for rectification Fines

2015-2016 Inspections - findings

Over all high compliance

Room for improvements

All inspections: keyboard navigation.

Other errors:

alt text

html mark up- especially form fields

navigation and contrast.

Correction plans for every inspection except one

No fines and no sanctions

Testing websites

Tilsyn for universell utforming av IKT

WCAG test indicators

Monitoring methodologies

for web-accessibility

in the Europan Union

SMART 2014/0061

Area surveillance

Illustrasjon

2014 Baseline assessment

2021

Explain– Understand– Change

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