Web Accessibility Initiative2013 UpdateAndrew Arch

@amjaAustralian Government Information Management OfficeMember, WAI Education & Outreach Working Group

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?

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

2012-13 activity

What has WAI done this past year?

WCAG 2.0 becomes an ISO Standard WCAG 2.0 became ISO/IEC 40500:2012

in October 2012

Expected to increase internationally harmonized 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 (last call) – 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)

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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

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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

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• Exposing features to accessibility APIs• Last Call Working Draft – November 2013

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

Easy Checks – A first review of web accessibility• Nine easy things for non-experts to check• Call for review – June 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

WAI Interest Group• A public group with a mailing list for

general discussion on Web accessibility

• WAI-IG mailing list archives