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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Who are we? David MacDonald President of CanAdapt Solutions Hands on technology for people with disabilities for 15 years Veteran of WCAG team (13 years) Invited Expert on HTML5 WG, Mobile TF etc. Work with web designers, policy makers Not an official “W3C voice”

Today we will cover 1. WCAG overview and background 2. Principles, Guidelines, Success Criteria 3. Techniques 4. Conformance Criteria 5. Understanding Document 6. How to Meet Document 7. How it all fits together 8. What’s next with WCAG 9. Q & A

How many people get a headache when they hear about WCAG 2.0 compliance?

Why WCAG 2.0 W3C Standard Developed in coordination with international efforts to harmonize on a single standard for Web content. Extensive support material with guidance and examples ISO Standard ISO/IEC 40500:2012 Required and referenced by many jurisdictions, laws, & derivative standards internationally

WCAG ,000 Foot View 4 Principles 12 Guidelines 38 Success Criteria *AA (62 for AAA)

Four Principles Perceivable Operable Understandable Robust

Principles, Guidelines, Success Criteria Perceivable Text alternatives (1 Success Criterion) Time based media (5 SC’s) Info & Relationships (3 SC’s) Contrast (5 SC’s) Operable Keyboard (2SC’s) Enough time (2 SC’s) Seizures (1 SC) Navigation (7 SC’s) Understandable Readable & Understandable (2 SC’s) Predictable (4 SC’s) Error correction (4 SC’s) Robust Works with current & Future Technology (2 SC’s)

Four Principles Perceivable Operable Understandable Robust

How the documents fit together

If you kind of know a technique but can’t remember how to do it 1. Google “WCAG 2” 2. Click “Techniques for WCAG 2” 3. Scroll to “Table of Contents” 4. Select “All ______Techniques on one page” For a technology 5. Hit “Control F” to search keyword.

New Resources A new Quick Reference Guide is being made It will be out soon Let’s take a look at the documents!

Pain points Captioning Complex maps & graphics Colour contrast choices

So why follow WCAG? It’s the law It’s the universal world standard It’s the right thing to do, it provides inclusion Increases customer base for people with disabilities and aging people It improves search engine results It improves mobile access to your web There is a lot of help out there to do it

David MacDonald

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