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Web Accessibility Initiative 2014 Update Andrew Arch - @amja Member, WAI Education & Outreach Working Group Canberra Web Accessibility & Inclusive Design #cwaid
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Outline of W3C WAI accessibility activities and releases during 2013 present at the Canberra Canberra Web Accessibility & Inclusive Design meetup. Feb 2014.
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Web Accessibility Initiative2014 UpdateAndrew Arch - @amja
Member, WAI Education & Outreach Working Group
Canberra Web Accessibility & Inclusive
Design #cwaid
Integrated Accessibility Guidelines
WCAG(web
content)
Integrated Accessibility Guidelines
WCAG(web
content)
UAAG(user agent)
Integrated Accessibility Standards
Diagram of the relationship between authoring and evaluation tools, Web content, and user agent tools such as browsers and assistive technologies. As each component adheres to common standards, accessibility and interoperability are improved. At the W3c, groups of experts work in collaboration on the
ATAG – authoring tools accessibility group;
WCAG – web content accessibility group; and UAAG – user agent accessibility group, and others.
WCAG(web
content)
ATAG(authoring
tools)
UAAG(user agent)
Raise your hand if you’re aware of: WCAG 2.0?
UAAG 2.0?
ATAG 2.0?
HTML 5.0?
CSS 3.0?
WAI-ARIA?
Indie UI?
Raise your hand if you’re aware of: WCAG 2.0?
UAAG 2.0?
ATAG 2.0?
HTML 5.0?
CSS 3.0?
WAI-ARIA?
Indie UI?
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
IndieUI
Independent User Interface (IndieUI)• A way for user
actions to be communicated to web applications independently of the device
WCAG 2.0 becomes an ISO Standard WCAG 2.0 became ISO/IEC 40500:2012
in October 2012
Expected to increase internationally harmonised uptake of WCAG 2.0
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
WCAG 2.0 internationalised Authorised translations released
• Swedish – October 2012• Russian – March 2013• Estonian – October 2013
WCAG 2.0 Translations has a list of other completed and planned translations
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
WCAG 2.0 for non-web ICT
Working Group Note (WCAG2ICT)
Guidance on Applying WCAG 2.0 to Non-Web ICT• September 2013• Informative only• Guidance on the interpretation and
application of WCAG 2.0 to non-web documents and software
• Collaborative effort to support harmonised accessibility solutions
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
WCAG 2.0 clarifications
Techniques for WCAG 2.0
Understanding WCAG 2.0• Understanding Techniques for WCAG
Success Criteria• September 2013• Reinforcing that W3C’s techniques are informative and are not intended to be required
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
UAAG 2.0
Implementing UAAG 2.0• Mobile Accessibility Examples
• Extending browser accessibility to mobile users• June 2013
UAAG Last Call Working Draft - For Review• November 2013 - Comments by 16
December• Anyone interested in
• Browsers• Media players• Assistive technologies
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
W3C process
How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process• Working Draft(s)• Last Call Working Draft• Candidate Recommendation • Proposed Recommendation• W3C Recommendation (Web
Standard)
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
ATAG 2.0
ATAG 2.0 & Implementing ATAG 2.0• Web page authoring tools / HTML editors• CMSs/LMSs• Convert/Save to HTML tools• Multimedia authoring tools• Blogs, Wikis, Social media, etc
Implementation testing – Candidate Recommendation• November 2013
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
HTML accessibility
HTML5 Description Extension (HTML5 longdesc)• Last Call Working Draft
• September 2013• Provision for adding longer text
description to complex images in HTML5
Role Attribute 1.0• W3C Recommendation – March 2013• XML attribute – semantic info in documents
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
WAI-ARIA
Accessible Rich Internet Applications
WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices 1.0• Implementation advice and examples• Draft for review – March 2013• Proposed Recommendation – Feb 2014
WAI-ARIA 1.1• Working Draft for review – November 2013
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
WAI-ARIA continued
Using WAI-ARIA in HTML• Working Draft for review – November 2013
WAI-ARIA User Agent Implementation Guide• For developers of web browsers and other
user agents• Exposing features to accessibility APIs• Last Call Working Draft – November 2013• Proposed Recommendation – Feb 2014
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
IndieUI
IndieUI Events (for mobile and more)• Draft for review – July 2013
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
Web Accessibility Testing
Website Accessibility Conformance Methodology (WCAG-EM)• Draft for Review – February 2013• Final working draft for review – February
2014
Easy Checks – A first review of web accessibility• Nine easy things for non-experts to check• Call for review – December 2013
• Nearly final – please give feedback
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
WAI Task forces
Mobile Accessibility Task Force• Develop specific mobile guidance related
to WCAG and UAAG
Cognitive Accessibility Task Force• Develop specific guidance related to
cognitive and learning disabilities
Participants called for• See Participating in WAI
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
Training resources
Developing Web Accessibility Presentations and Training: Resources Material• Updated February 2013
Tutorials for developers• In preparation
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
Workshops
Referencing and Applying WCAG 2.0 in Different Contexts• May 2013
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
R&D Symposiums
Text Customisation for Readability• 19 November 2012
Easy to Read on the Web• 3 December 2012
User Modelling for Accessibility• 15 July 2013
Accessible e-Learning• 16 December 2013
Developed with material from W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) www.w3.org/WAI/
Keeping up-to-date
Participation opportunities• Participate in Working Groups or Task Forces• Review Guidelines and Documents• Submit Techniques for Implementing Guidelines• Monitor mailing lists
WAI Interest Group• A public group with a mailing list for general
discussion on Web accessibility• WAI-IG mailing list archives
