Accessibility Guidelines
Articles and resources about accessibility guidelines, and in particular government and W3C guidelines.
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WCAG 2.0
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Articles and resources about the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (better known as WCAG 2.0).
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Accessibility Guidelines - W3C - Archive
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Articles and resources about guidelines published by the W3C - World Wide Web Consortium.
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Accessibility Guidelines: Articles - Archive
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Articles and resources about accessibility guidelines, and in particular government and W3C guidelines.
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Accessibility Guidelines: Resources - Archive
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Resources about egovernment accessibility guidelines.
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Creating Accessible PDFs
- HowTo.gov, Page Reviewed/Updated: September 25, 2011. "... Making your PDF documents accessible is important so that all users are able to access your agency's information—no matter its format. Not only is making your content accessible a best practice, agencies are also required by OMB to maintain accessibility and follow standards from Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act as amended in 1998..."
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Communicating data with colour
- Department of Planning and Community Development, April 2011. "... A guideline document, Communicating Data with Colour, highlights the issues confronting people who are colour blind when accessing information, and outlines practical methods and tools for achieving colour accessibility in publications and online..."
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User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 2.0: Updated Working Draft
- W3C, 23 July 2009. "The User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Working Group has published an updated Working Draft of the User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 2.0. UAAG defines how browsers, media players, and other "user agents" should support accessibility for people with disabilities and work with assistive technologies..."
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Relationship between Mobile Web Best Practices (MWBP) and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): Overview
- W3C Working Group Note, 9 July 2009. "Abstract - This technical report describes the similarities and differences between the requirements in Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0 (MWBP). Introductory information and links to related documents are in Web Content Accessibility and Mobile Web: Making a Web Site Accessible Both for People with Disabilities and for Mobile Devices..."
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Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) Working Draft Published
- W3C, 6 August 2008. "The Protocols and Formats Working Group published an updated Working Draft of Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA). WAI-ARIA defines a way to make Web content and Web applications more accessible to people with disabilities. It especially helps with dynamic content and advanced user interface controls developed with Ajax, HTML, JavaScript, and related technologies. WAI-ARIA is introduced in the WAI-ARIA Overview and the WAI-ARIA FAQ..."
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XHTML Access Module
- Module to enable generic document accessibility, W3C Working Draft, 26 May 2008. "Abstract - The XHTML Access module defines an element that, when used in conjunction with other XHTML modules in XHTML Family Markup Languages, enables a more robust accessibility model than is presently possible..."
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User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 2.0: Comments Welcome on First Public Working Draft
- W3C, 13 March 2008. "The User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Working Group has published a first public Working Draft of the User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 2.0. UAAG 2.0 addresses accessibility of browsers and media players and their interoperability with assistive technologies. It will cover more advanced Web technologies than UAAG 1.0..."
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Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0: Working Draft
- W3C 10 March 2008. "The Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines Working Group published updated Working Drafts of Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 and Implementation Techniques for ATAG 2.0. ATAG helps developers design tools that are accessible so that people with disabilities can use the tools, and so that the tools help produce accessible Web content..."
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Work begins on British Standard for website accessibility
- by Rebecca Thomson. Computer Weekly, 15 February 2008. "Work has begun on the development of a full British Standard for developing accessible websites. According to E-Access Bulletin, the free e-mail newsletter on access to technology by people with disabilities, the British Standards Institution (BSI) has assembled a technical committee to oversee the development of a full standard..."
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WAI-ARIA for Accessible Rich Web Applications: First Public Working Drafts
- W3C, 4 February 2008. "The Protocols and Formats Working Group published First Public Working Drafts of: Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) Version 1.0 combines the two previously-published ARIA draft specifications: WAI-ARIA Roles, and WAI-ARIA States and Properties; WAI-ARIA Primer provides background on accessibility issues related to JavaScript, and introduces the technical approach used in WAI-ARIA; WAI-ARIA Best Practices describes how Web content developers can develop accessible rich Web applications using WAI-ARIA. WAI-ARIA defines a way to make Web content and Web applications more accessible to people with disabilities. It especially helps with dynamic content and advanced user interface controls developed with Ajax, HTML, JavaScript, and related technologies. An updated WAI-ARIA Roadmap was also published..."
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Accessibility for Ecommerce High Street Retailers 2007
- Webcredible, December 2007. "The Accessibility for Ecommerce High Street Retailers 2007 report evaluates the accessibility of the UK's leading high street retailers' websites. Based on real world accessibility (not merely box ticking), we devised 20 essential web guidelines that all ecommerce websites should adhere to, evaluating each site against these guidelines..."
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New web accessibility guidelines will be ignored, says critic
- 'All the cool kids already know about it', By Out-Law.Com, 10 October 2007. "New guidelines on web accessibility are nearing completion after years of delay, according to the body behind them. But outspoken critic Joe Clark says the guidelines will be ignored when they are published..."
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Accessibility and 508: A Guide to Web Standards and Government Regulations
- By Bevi Chagnon. CommunityMX, July 6, 2007. "The buzzwords flying around this topic seem endless...usability...accessibility...Web standards...WCAG...WAI. Add government regulations to the mix — such as US Section 508 and Access Board Standards, Canadian CLF Standards, and the European Commission's e-Inclusion policy — and it's enough to drive you crazy! This comprehensive overview clears up the confusion by reviewing what the standards are, who's affected by the government regulations, and what you must do - or are encouraged to do - to be compliant..."
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Testability in WCAG 2.0
- by Jared Smith. WebAIM Blog, June 27, 2007. Jared Smith discusses testability in the web accessibility WCAG 2.0 guidelines.
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Testability Costs Too Much
- by Gian Sampson-Wild. A List Apart Magazine, June 26, 2007. "You'd be forgiven for not recognizing the term "testability," despite its central importance to the W3C's new Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0). There's little mention of testability in WCAG 2.0 documents—and given the verbosity of the guidelines, the absence of information about testability seems almost purposeful. Indeed, testability is one of WCAG 2.0's big secrets: while most of the public complaints about WCAG 2.0 have been about technology neutrality, jargon, and the lack of attention to people with cognitive disabilities, the underlying cause behind these issues—testability—has taken a back seat..."
This category last updated: 26 March 2012