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/INCITS

1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005

jgarner@itic.org

REPORT ON W3C WEB ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVE (WAI) ACTIVITIES

Judy Brewer, WAI DirectorISO/IEC JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility (SWG-A) MeetingTokyo, Japan: 16-19 June 2008

WAI GuidelinesWAI-ARIAWAI-AGEHarmonization ActivitiesResources

Content3

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World Wide Web Consortium4

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Web Content Accessibility GuidelinesWCAG 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

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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

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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, proceduresReport on W3C/WAI Activities

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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...

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Authoring Tool Accessibility GuidelinesATAG 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

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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

User Agent Accessibility Guidelines

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Accessible Rich Internet Applications

WAI-ARIA11

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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-ARIAReport on W3C/WAI Activities

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Ageing Education & Harmonisation

WAI-AGE13

Report on W3C/WAI ActivitiesJTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

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

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Accessibility & Mobile Web15

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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

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Harmonization Activities17

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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

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www.w3.org/WAI/WAI guidelinesIntroducing, managing, evaluating accessibilityWAI Working Groups, about WAITranslations of WAI documents

Resources19

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