ISO/IEC JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility (SWG-A) JTC 1 SWG-A N Document Type: Report Title: Report on W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Activities Source: Judy Brewer, WAI Director RequestedFor consideration at the June 2008 SWG-A meeting. Action: JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility Secretariat ITI/INCITS 1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC

REPORT ON W3C WEB ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVE (WAI) ACTIVITIES Judy Brewer, WAI Director ISO/IEC JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility (SWG-A) Meeting Tokyo, Japan: June 2008

WAI Guidelines WAI-ARIA WAI-AGE Harmonization Activities Resources Content 3 Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

World Wide Web Consortium 4 Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG 2.0  WCAG 2.0 Candidate Recommendation WCAG 2.0 Candidate Recommendation  30 April 2008  Test WCAG 2.0  diverse Web sites and applications  Evaluate conformance  assess understandability, feasibility  Adjust at-risk items  listed in “status” section 5 Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

WCAG 2.0 Overview  Improvements  more precisely testable  technology-neutral  fewer constraints for developers  improved accessibility support  Structure  4 principles, 12 guidelines  ~60 success criteria  3 levels Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan 6

WCAG 2.0 Supporting Materials  Techniques for WCAG 2.0 Techniques for WCAG 2.0  sufficient, additional, common failures, test procedures  How to Meet WCAG 2.0 How to Meet WCAG 2.0  customizable reference  Understanding WCAG 2.0 Understanding WCAG 2.0  intent, examples, resources, techniques, key terms  Testing  samples, procedures samples Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan 7

WCAG 2.0 Completion Steps  Public Working Drafts (already)  Last Call Working Drafts (already)  Candidate Recommendation (current)  Proposed Recommendation (3Q 2008?)  W3C Recommendation (4Q 2008?)  (completed Web standard)  authorized translations... authorized translations... Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan 8

Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines ATAG 2.0  ATAG 2.0 Working Draft ATAG 2.0 Working Draft  Accessibility of authoring interface  Production of accessible content  All authoring tools  HTML editors  content management systems  blogging & wiki software  Additional working drafts expected Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan 9

UAAG 2.0  UAAG 2.0 First Public Working Draft UAAG 2.0 First Public Working Draft  Synchronize with WCAG & ATAG 2.0  Update technologies covered  Better address specific problems  interoperability with assistive technology  support for rich media  keyboard support  Reviewed SWG-A User Needs Matrix User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 10 Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

Accessible Rich Internet Applications WAI-ARIA 11 Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

WAI-ARIA  WAI-ARIA WAI-ARIA  Overview, Primer, Best Practices, FAQ OverviewPrimerBest PracticesFAQ  Making dynamic Web content accessible  Ajax, DHTML, other dynamic technologies  Accessibility of widgets, navigation, drag & drop...  Nearing Last Call Working Draft  resolving namespace/syntax issue  WCAG 2.0 Techniques  support WAI-ARIA Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan 12

Ageing Education & Harmonisation WAI-AGE 13 Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

WAI-AGE  Reviews & compares needs of older Web users  parallel needs of users with disabilities  terminology, audience different  Web Accessibility for Older Users: A Literature Review  Educational materials  industry-focused  user-focused  Task Force  Harmonization focus Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan 14

Accessibility & Mobile Web 15 Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

Accessibility & Mobile Web  Relationship between Mobile Web, WCAG 1.0, 2.0 Relationship between Mobile Web, WCAG 1.0, 2.0  cross-mapping of provisions  Shared user experiences Shared user experiences  between people with disabilities & mobile Web users Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan 16

Harmonization Activities 17 Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan

Harmonization Activities  TEITAC TEITAC  US Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee  shared harmonization goal; results still incomplete  EC Mandate M376  JIS Accessibility Working Group  Accessibility Interoperability Alliance  Open Accessibility Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan 18

WAI guidelines Introducing, managing, evaluating accessibility WAI Working Groups, about WAI Translations of WAI documents Resources 19 Report on W3C/WAI Activities JTC1 SWG-A, June 2008, Tokyo Japan