Accessibility at the Edge Releases Capabilities Report

On November 9, the W3C Accessibility at the Edge Community Group announced publication of its Final Report addressing the trade-offs and benefits of applying dynamic accessibility remediations to web content. The Information Architecture CG members Shari Thurow, Chris Novell, Bev Corwin and Kate Wilhelm contributed perspectives from the IA realm, which has often stressed that IA and accessibility go hand in hand.

An excerpt from the Accessibility at the Edge CG announcement is below:

“Today’s typical web page is a complex blend of multiple original sources, yielding experiences that work well for some users but fail for others, leaving many websites and online applications inaccessible to people with disabilities. In development since Fall 2022, the report titled: Accessibility Capabilities: Post-Source Code and Content features cross-references to WCAG throughout, because WCAG remains the valid yardstick whether applied in-source or post-source.

“Comments are welcome in the github, a11yedge/capabilities or by sending an email to the list, public-a11yedge@w3.org.”

We are announcing a revised date for the IACG annual meeting shortly.

Noreen