WAI-Overview
by
charles mccn
Table of contents
Making The Web Accessible
Overview
I. Why Accessibility?
People: Doors opened by the Web
People: Access for all
People: Barriers to Access
Design: Functional Requirements
Design: Device Independence
Design: Graceful Transformation
Market
Law
II. W3C and WAI
What WAI does
III. Principles of Accessible Design
Standards and conventions:
IV. Quick Tips, Guidelines and more
The Quick Tips
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
WCAG - hit and myth
WCAG hit and myth
Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
The Authoring Tool Guidelines
Authoring Tools - building the future
User Agent Accessibility Guidelines
V. What does Accessibility look like?
SVG - semantics for structure
And user control of presentation
Fix this - making a site accessible
Fix 1: Ensure Scripts are accessible
Fix 2: Provide equivalent alternatives
Fix 3: Make frames accessible
Fix 4: Specify colours appropriately
Fix 5: Use meaningful link text
Fix 6: Add structure
Fix 7: Use style sheets
A much more accessible version
VI. Resources to Get Started
Get Involved!
Questions and discussion