Shadi Abou-Zahra

Activity Lead, WAI International Program Office
http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/
shadi@w3.org

• International education and outreach
• Standards coordination and harmonization
• Evaluation and conformance assessment
• Web accessibility and older web users
• Research and development, liaisoning

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

"Leading the Web to its full potential"

• Directed by web-inventor Tim Berners-Lee
• International, vendor-neutral consortium
• Multi-stakeholder, consensus process
• Develops open, royalty-free web standards:
  • HTML, CSS, XML, SVG, SMIL, ...
• Operates from MIT, ERCIM, and Keio

Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)

WAI develops strategies, guidelines, resources to make the Web accessible:

• Accessibility support in W3C technologies
• Guidelines for implementing accessibility
• Methods for evaluating accessibility
• Conducting education and outreach
• Coordinating with Research and Development

Today's Training

Web Accessibility Best Practices Training hosted by Information Technology Authority (ITA):

• Introduction to web accessibility and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
• Detailed directions on designing, implementing, and evaluating accessible web content
• Overview of WAI resources that are available to help develop accessible websites

http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/2010/06-WAI-BPE/

Program

• 08:00 - 09:00 Introduction to Web Accessibility
• 09:00 - 09:15 Short Break
• 09:15 - 10:00 Technical Session I
• 10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break
• 11:15 - 12:45 Technical Session II
• 12:45 - 13:00 Short Break
• 13:00 - 13:30 Applying Web Accessibility
• 13:30 - 14:00 Questions and Answers

Introduction to Web Accessibility

• » Welcome and Overview
• Web Accessibility Perspective
• Components of Web Accessibility
• Introduction to WCAG 2
• Short questions and answers

Technical Session I

• Text Alternatives
• Headings and Structure
• Navigation and Orientation
• Visual Design and Styling
• Short questions and answers

Technical Session II

• Data Tables
• Forms and Labels
• Client-Side Scripting
• Other Considerations
• Short questions and answers

Applying Web Accessibility

• Evaluating Web Accessibility
• Practical Tips and Conclusions

Questions?

• Stop me at any time for urgent clarifications
• Quick questions at the end of each session
• Write down questions for the end of the day

Any questions now?