1. Web Accessibility National Transition Strategy: working toward WCAG 2.0 An accessibility update with Gruden & Sitecore 6 April 2011 Jacqui van Teulingen Director, Web Policy – Accessibility 1 Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO)

2. Why must I ? 1.Social reasons for accessible design 2.Legal obligations and standards 3.Usability benefits that accessibility brings

3. Disability Statistics in Australia 1 in 5 Australians experience long term impairment (3.95m people) 2.6m are under age 65 (equates to 15% of the under 65 population) 86% of people with disability report a core limitation (i.e. mobility communication, restricted in schooling or employment)

4. Not just disability … People using PDAs, web phones, iPhones/iPads People with poor communications infrastructure People with old equipment Older people and casual users People working in restricted access environments People with temporary impairments People coping with environmental distractions

5. WCAG 2.0 Endorsement / Implementation Australian Government endorsed WCAG 2.0 for adoption by agencies as a WhoG ICT Arrangement subject to opt-out. Conformance required at: Level A by 31 December 2012 Level AA by 31 December 2014

6. AGIMO’s Role Develop and oversee a National Transition Strategy for the implementation of WCAG 2.0 Establish Communities of Expertise to collaborate and educate web managers Develop supporting projects to resolve common issues = Mitigation Projects Aim: unified, consistent and cost effective implementation of updated web standard

7. Process to upgrade to WCAG 2.0

8. Current Progress - WCAG 2.0 adoption

9. What should you be doing now? Join Community of Expertise; Review your agency input to Phase 1 Survey; Review your internal Web Management practices core to better Accessibility: Publishing processes, CMS, Information management practices Review your web applications

10. What should you be doing now? Develop an NTS roadmap for your agency that addresses Infrastructure – web applications and upgrade; Capability - training and education needs; Procurement – catalogue procurement activities to leverage improved accessibility; Internal education campaigns; Review of publishing workflows, governance arrangements; Review of CMS.

11. Further advice: Read the National Transition Strategy http://www.finance.gov.au/publications/wcag-2- implementation/http://www.finance.gov.au/publications/wcag-2- implementation/ Participate in the Community of Expertise http://agimo.govspace.gov.au/category/accessibility/ Ask AGIMO for help if needed Keep an eye on Web Guide (WPG) http://webguide.gov.au/accessibility-usability/

12. Resources and Contacts Web Guide: Accessibility Mandate and Advice WCAG 2.0 Community of Expertise (CoE) National Transition Strategy (NTS) Contact the Accessibility Team: Jacqui van Teulingen 02 6215 1508 Andrew Arch 02 6215 1618 Raven Calais 02 6215 2048