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2. WCAG 2.0 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Update DRAFT Last Updated 16 August 2007 Note: This document contains unapproved draft ideas and should not be referenced or quoted under any circumstances.

3. Talk about today 1.What is WCAG - along with Who, Where, When, Why, and How 2.What WCAG 2 gives you - Applies to more advanced technologies - Clearer criteria - Flexible, adaptable - Practical implementation examples and info 3.Making accessibility easier & better - Authoring tools and browsers 4.What you can do now

4. We won’t cover  The basics of Web accessibility and WCAG 1.0  The business case  Policies, laws,  … and such Will provide resources for these.

5. WCAG = Web Content Accessibility Guidelines  International standard  Applies to Web pages, sites, applications  For: Web developers and designers, Authoring tool and evaluation tool developers, and Others who need a technical standard. (not for novices)

6.  The standards-making body for the Web  International, multi-stakeholder  Formal process Who develops WCAG

7. How WCAG is developed, Stage 1 WCAG Working Group development Community|Public review and comment WCAG Working Draft

8. Getting better with age For example, clearer with less jargon  2006 Draft: 4.1.1 Web units or authored components can be parsed unambiguously, and the relationships in the resulting data structure are also unambiguous.  2007 draft: 4.1.1 Parsing: Content implemented using markup languages has elements with complete start and end tags, except as allowed by their specifications, and are nested according to their specifications.

9. Getting better with age  Note new and improved documents: WCAG 2 FAQ WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference Summary of Issues, Revisions, and Rationales for Changes to WCAG 2.0 2006 Last Call Draft

10. When will WCAG 2.0 be completed?

11. Milestones  Working Drafts  Last Call Working Draft

12. Milestones  Public Working Drafts  Last Call Working Draft  Candidate Recommendation Implementations  Proposed Recommendation  W3C Recommendation = Web Standard

13. How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process: Milestones and Opportunities to Contribute

14. WCAG 1.0 --> WCAG 2.0

15. WCAG 2.0 WD  Principles  Guidelines WCAG 1.0  Guidelines

16. WCAG 2.0 WD  Principles: POUR 1.P erceivable 2.O perable 3.U nderstandable 4.R obust  Guidelines WCAG 1.0  Guidelines

17. What WCAG 2 gives you  Easier to understand success, that is: more precisely testable (do still need human)

18. WCAG 2.0 WD  Principles: P-O-U-R  Guidelines Success Criteria Level A, AA, AAA WCAG 1.0  Guidelines Checkpoints Priority 1, 2, 3

19.  WCAG 1.0 Checkpoint 2.2 Ensure that foreground and background color combinations provide sufficient contrast when viewed by someone having color deficits…

21.  WCAG 1.0 Checkpoint 2.2 Ensure that foreground and background color combinations provide sufficient contrast when viewed by someone having color deficits…  WCAG 2.0 Success Criteria Text (and images of text) have a contrast ratio of at least 5:1… (from the May 2007 Draft)

22. What WCAG 2 gives you  Applies to more advanced Web technologies - current, future, non-W3C  Adaptable, flexible for different situations, and developing technologies and techniques

23. WCAG 2.0  www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/  Formal Web standard draft, planned to become a “W3C Recommendation”  “Normative”

24. WCAG 2.0 Techniques  “Informative” supporting document  Examples for HTML, CSS, etc.  Can be updated

25. WCAG 2.0 requirements are more flexible

26. More design flexibility  WCAG 1.0 Checkpoint 7.1: Until user agents allow users to control flickering, avoid causing the screen to flicker  WCAG 2.0 allows more movement within defined parameters

27. Scripting allowed!

28. Scripting Techniques  Providing client-side validation and alert  Using functions of the Document Object Model (DOM) to add content to a page  Using Dynamic Web Content Accessibility to programmatically identify form fields as required ...

29. Flexibility for rich Internet applications  WAI-ARIA: Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite  Techniques for meeting WCAG 2.0  E.g., accessible and highly usable expanding and collapsing menus/tree controls/nav bars

30. WAI-ARIA status  Implementations already in browser and screen reader  Documents 1.Technical material for tool and specification developers 2.Best practices for Web content developers

31. WCAG 2.0 flexibility for different situations Accessibility Supported Technologies (formerly “Baseline”)

32. What WCAG 2 gives you  Extensive supporting materials, - practical implementation guidance

33. WCAG 2.0 WD  Principles: P-O-U-R  Guidelines Success Criteria Level A, AA, AAA 2.0 Support  Techniques +  Understanding WCAG 1.0  Guidelines Checkpoints Priority 1, 2, 3 1.0 Support  Techniques

34. WCAG 2.0 Techniques  “Informative” supporting document  Reference manual Understanding

35. WCAG 2.0 Techniques Understanding

36. WCAG 2.0 Techniques Understanding Quick Reference!

39. WCAG 2.0 Techniques Understanding Overview WCAG 2 FAQ Issues, Changes Quick Reference!

40. What WCAG 2 gives you  Applies to more advanced Web technologies - current, future, non-W3C  Adaptable, flexible for different situations, and developing technologies and techniques  More precisely testable  Extensive supporting materials, - practical implementation guidance

41. Accessibility ≠ WCAG Accessibility = people using Web  WAI Resources How People with Disabilities Use the Web Involving Users in Web Accessibility [Design and] Evaluation  Videos  …

42. Understanding accessibility issues | how people with disabilities use your site

43. Who is responsible for Web accessibility?

44. Components of Web Accessibility Web Content (WCAG)

45. Components of Web Accessibility User Agent (UAAG) Web Content (WCAG)

46. Components of Web Accessibility User Agent (UAAG) Authoring Tool (ATAG) Web Content (WCAG)

47. Making accessibility easier for site developers and better for users!

48. A c t i o n ! Actively encourage accessibility improvements in tools

49. A c t i o n ! What else you can do now

50. Get into WCAG 2.0 Drafts

51. Using it www.w3.org/WAI/ WCAG20/quickref/ Quick Reference! Learning about it www.w3.org/WAI/ intro/wcag20.php Overview Start here with WCAG 2.0

52. Talked about today 1.What is WCAG - along with Who, Where, When, Why, and How 2.What WCAG 2 gives you - Applies to more advanced technologies - Clearer criteria - Flexible, adaptable - Practical implementation examples and info 3.Making accessibility easier & better - Authoring tools and browsers 4.What you can do now

53. Questions?  WCAG 2 FAQ www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/wcag2faq  WAI Interest Group mailing list archive: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/ subscribe: www.w3.org/WAI/IG/Overview.html#Uselist

54. Actively encourage real accessibility Reward web sites, tools, developers, Thank you!

55.  W3C WAI www.w3.org/WAI/ www.w3.org/WAI/  Introduction to Web Accessibility www.w3.org/WAI/intro/accessibility www.w3.org/WAI/intro/accessibility  Understanding Web Accessibility[??non-W3C ok?] www.uiaccess.com/understanding.html www.uiaccess.com/understanding.html  Developing a Web Accessibility Business Case for Your Organization www.w3.org/WAI/bcase/Overview www.w3.org/WAI/bcase/Overview  How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process www.w3.org/WAI/intro/w3c-process www.w3.org/WAI/intro/w3c-process  WAI Resources www.w3.org/WAI/Resources/Overview www.w3.org/WAI/Resources/Overview

56.  Overview of WCAG 2.0 Documents www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag20 www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag20  WCAG 2 FAQ www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/wcag2faq www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/wcag2faq  WCAG 2.0 Quick Reference www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/ www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/  Summary of Issues, Revisions, and Rationales for Changes to WCAG 2.0 2006 Last Call Draft www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2007/05/change-summary www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2007/05/change-summary  WAI-ARIA Suite Overview www.w3.org/WAI/intro/ariawww.w3.org/WAI/intro/aria