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The Support-EAM Project

An e-Accessibility Quality Mark

to Promote Social Inclusion

Dominique BURGER, [email protected] - Association BrailleNet

Pierre GUILLOU, [email protected] - Association BrailleNet


Contents

• an eAccessibility QM ?– At European level, what are the choices ?– At national levels, what are the choices ?

• Support EAM Project ?

• Positive effects to all ?


Contents

an eAccessibility QM ?– At European level, what are the choices ?– At national levels, what are the choices ?




eEurope: an Information Society for all

[2000-2002] eEurope 2002: eAccessibility as a target– 2001: W3C/WAI WCAG as de facto standard

for all public Web sites

– 2002: AA for all Web sites

[2002-2005] eEurope 2005: eAccessibility as an horizontal action

– 2003: provision of an eAccessibility mark for goods and services


National policies on Web Accessibility

CountriesLaw on Web accessibility

Public Web sites

Austria Yes Yes

Belgium - Yes

France Yes Yes

Germany Yes Yes

Ireland Yes Yes

Italy Yes Yes

Netherlands - Yes

Portugal Yes Yes

Spain Yes Yes

Sweden Yes Yes

United Kingdom Yes Yes


National interpretations of Web Accessibility

CountriesLaw on Web accessibility

Public Web sites

Indirect WCAG reference

“National”label

Austria Yes Yes Yes -

Belgium - Yes Yes Yes

France Yes Yes Yes Yes

Germany Yes Yes Yes -

Ireland Yes Yes Yes -

Italy Yes Yes Yes Yes

Netherlands - Yes Yes Yes

Portugal Yes Yes Yes -

Spain Yes Yes Yes -

Sweden Yes Yes Yes -

United Kingdom Yes Yes Yes Yes


The current situation in Europe


Needs in Europe

• Avoid fragmentation• Harmonisation • WCAG • System of verification• Common rules for Web industry


Needs in Europe

• Avoid fragmentation• Harmonisation • WCAG • System of verification• Common rules for Web industry

Unified methodology

eAccessibility Quality Mark


Contents


Support EAM Project ?



www.support-eam.org2004 - 2006

Objectives



Objectives• Unified Web Accessibility Evaluation Methodology (UWEM).



Objectives• Unified Web Accessibility Evaluation Methodology (UWEM).• e-Accessibility Quality Mark and a European Authority.



Objectives• Unified Web Accessibility Evaluation Methodology (UWEM).• e-Accessibility Quality Mark and a European Authority.• Accredited regional Helpdesks in Europe.



Objectives• Unified Web Accessibility Evaluation Methodology (UWEM).• e-Accessibility Quality Mark and a European Authority.• Accredited regional Helpdesks in Europe.

7 PartnersBrailleNet (France), Fundosa Teleservicios (Spain), Bartimeus Accessibility Foundation (Netherlands), Dublin City University (Ireland), Universität Linz (Austria), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), AccessInMind Ltd (the United Kingdom).

FundingThe INFSO DG of the European Commission(the 6th Framework Program).


WAB Clusterwww.wabcluster.org

The WAB Cluster is the European Web Accessibility Benchmarking Cluster.

It is a cluster of 3 European projects to develop a harmonized European methodology for evaluation and benchmarking of websites [24 organisations].

www.eiao.netwww.support-eam.orgwww.bentoweb.org


WAB Clusterwww.wabcluster.org



European Workshop

« Policies and legislations in favour of

e-accessibility in Europe »Paris, 31 January 2005

In the presence of Madame Marie-Anne MONTCHAMP

State Secretary for Persons with Disabilities

20 presentations from 10 countries

Governmental organisations, Companies, organisations of/for

handicapped persons

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, the

Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Participants from 16 countries



• Within the WAB Cluster, development of a Unified Web Accessibility Methodology (UWEM), in coordination with WAI, based on W3C/WAI and to be synchronised with the foreseen migration from WCAG1.0 to WCAG2.0.

• UWEM 0.5 soon on www.wabcluster.org



Survey online (Feb-March 2005): “Stakeholders’ needs for a Quality Mark”

• Objective: to collect opinions and wishes about a quality scheme for the accessibility of Web sites and other possible accompanying services to support e-accessibility in Europe.

• About 450 answers from more than 20 countries were received. • They represent a great variety of stakeholders (public organisations,

Web designers, …)

• Result: Stakeholders are prepared to seriously take into account the different aspects involved in Web accessibility, including the technical and financial ones. They ask for criteria, methodology, services and Quality Mark.



CEN/ISSS Workshop (April 2005 – March 2006)

“Specifications for a complete European certification scheme concerning the delivery of a Quality Mark for

Web Content Accessibility”

• announced January 31st 2005

• launched April 14th 2005 – 70 participants - 45 Organisations - 14 countries

• 1st of 3-4 working meeting : June 22nd, Paris



CEN/ISSS Workshop

• based on existing standards (EN45000 series – ISO standards)

• compatible with schemes developing in several countries (the Nethelands: ACC-RvA; France: BNET-ADAE, Spain: AENOR-ANEC…)



CEN/ISSS Workshop

• Applicable to– Voluntary self certification– Mandatory self certification– Voluntary third-party certification– Mandatory third-party certification

• But the Workshop will NOT recommend any of these schemes.



Third Party Certification

ConformityCheck

Certificate

Independant Organisation

Developer/owner

Web Site

Accessibility Specification

Contract



ConformityCheck

Declaration

Quality Assurance

Developer/owner

Web Site

Accessibility Specification

Conformity Declaration


Contents



Positive effects to all ?


Positive effects of a Quality Mark

Nationalpolicies

Nationalpolicies

Web siteowner

Web siteowner

NTIcompanies

NTIcompanies ISPISP

TelecomcompaniesTelecom

companies

TrainingcompaniesTraining

companies

UserUser

QualityMark

QualityMark


Thank you !

Questions are welcome.

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