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W3C

Implementation Techniques for
Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines Wombat:

Tier 1: Make the tool itself accessible

Working Draft 11 September 2002

This version:
http://www.w3.org/WAI/AU/2002/WD-ATAG-WOMBAT-TECHS-20020911/tier1
Latest version:
http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG-wombat-techs/tier1
Previous version:
http://www.w3.org/WAI/AU/2002/WD-ATAG-WOMBAT-TECHS-20020820/tier1
ATAG 1.0 Recommendation:
http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG10
Editors of this chapter:

Jan Richards
Charles McCathieNevile


Guideline 1. Ensure that the authoring tool is accessible to authors with disabilities

ATAG Checkpoint 1.1: Ensure that the authoring interface follows all operating environment conventions that benefit accessibility (Applies at three priority levels: [Priority 1] for standards and conventions that are essential to accessibility; [Priority 2] for those that are important to accessibility; [Priority 3] for those that are beneficial to accessibility).

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Markup tools technique Multimedia tools technique Content tools technique Programming tools technique The techniques for this checkpoint include references to checklists and guidelines for a number of platforms and to general guidelines for accessible applications. This list does not cover all requirements for all platforms, and items may not apply to some software. In addition, not all of the guidelines and checklists for application accessibility are prioritized according to their impact on accessibility. For instance, the priorities in "The Microsoft Windows Guidelines for Accessible Software Design" [MS-SOFTWARE] are partially determined by a logo requirement program. Therefore, developers may need to compare the documents they are using to other UAAG 1.0 [UAAG10] that has a priority system that is directly compatible with the priorities in [ATAG10]. Also, when user interfaces are built as Web content, they should follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 [WCAG20].

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ATAG Checkpoint 1.2 : Ensure that the authoring interface enables accessible editing of all element and object properties. [Priority 1]

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ATAG Checkpoint 1.3: Ensure that the authoring interface enables the author to edit the structure of the document. [Priority 2]

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ATAG Checkpoint 1.4 Allow the display preferences of the authoring interface to be changed without affecting the document markup. [Priority 1]

This allows the author to edit the document according to personal requirements, without changing the way the document is rendered when published.

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ATAG Checkpoint 1.5: Ensure that the authoring interface enables accessible navigation of editing views via the document structure. [Priority 1]

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ATAG Checkpoint 1.6: Ensure the authoring interface allows the author to search within the editing views. [Priority 2]

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