Why Standards Harmonization is Essential to Web Accessibility
by Judy Brewer

Table of contents

• Why Standards Harmonization is Essential to Web Accessibility
• Overview
• Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
• Five Layers of WAI Work
• WAI Guidelines
• Education and Outreach Working Group
• Web Accessibility Standards Harmonization
• Current Situation
• Web Accessibility Guidelines Over Time
• Current Adoption of WAI Guidelines
• Fragmentation Types
• Fragmentation Drivers
• Consequences
• Web Developers
• Authoring Tool Developers
• Evaluation Tool Developers
• Organizations
• Browers, Media Players, and Assistive Technologies
• Information Repositories
• People with Disabilities
• Prerequisites for Convergence
• W3C/WAI Promotion Efforts on Standards Harmonization
• Action Steps for Consideration
• Resources