W3C Web Standard Defines Accessibility for Next Generation Web

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25 Jul 09

Graham Perrin
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- WAI-ARIA
  - the Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite
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- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
  - Please visit http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/ for the most recent version.
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- W3C Web Standard
- Accessibility for Next Generation Web
- Collaborative Effort Results in More Flexible and Testable Standard; Advances Accessibility of the Web
- Press Release
- a new standard
- 11 December 2008
- the needs of users with disabilities and older users
- the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 improve upon W3C's groundbreaking initial standard
- WCAG 2.0 applies to all Web technologies
- Extensive supporting materials
- HTML, CSS, SMIL, Scripting, and Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA)
- the relationship between WCAG 2.0 and other Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) guidelines
- Essential Components of Web Accessibility
  - redirects to http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/components.php
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- Web accessibility helps us reach a broader audience
- increasing usability across a variety of mobile devices
- access to information and communications technologies is
- recognized internationally as a human right
- Adobe, AOL, Google, IBM, International Webmasters Association/HTML Writers' Guild, Microsoft, NIST, SAP, and Vision Australia
- WCAG Working Group
- research, disability, government and standards organizations
- Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, and the United States
- public review
- hundreds of organizations and individuals around the world
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31 Dec 08

queli Coto
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sergioalgar
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Rafael Scapin
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Jim Everett
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11 Dec 08

Kazuhito Kidachi
"Today W3C announces a new standard that will help Web designers and developers create sites that better meet the needs of users with disabilities and older users."

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Christy Tucker
Press release on the new Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, with links to more information. "WCAG at a Glance" is a quick overview of the standards, but probably only helpful if you're already somewhat familiar with online accessibility.

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- WCAG 2.0 explains how to make content:
  
  Perceivable (for instance by addressing text alternatives for images, captions for audio, adaptability of presentation, and color contrast);
  
  Operable (by addressing keyboard access, color contrast, timing of input, seizure avoidance, and navigability);
  
  Understandable (by addressing readability, predictability, and input assistance); and
  
  Robust (for instance by addressing compatibility with assistive technologies).