1. A Walk Through WAI Resources
Customize your accessibility program with materials built and maintained at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

2. We are W3C Members Sharron Rush Co-founder, ED of Knowbility
Co-chair EOWG
Robert Jolly
Technology Director, Knowbility
Member contributor EOWG

3. Today we would like to…
Learn about you, your accessibility needs, program goals
Provide background on W3C WAI EO work
Point to resources that will help you (and help you find more)
Provide time and support for hands-on work with the tools
Encourage you to share resources
Invite you to join this work

4. And how about you? What is your role related to accessibility?
Developer?
Designer?
Manager?
Policy Maker?
Advocate?
…. or other role?

5. We know we need to plan for digital accessibility, but…
Intro to Disability Awareness for ACS NCIC
We know we need to plan for digital accessibility, but…
Where do we start?
Knowbility, Inc. 12/16/2010

6. Web Accessibility Initiative
A division of the World Wide Consortium (W3C)
Develop global accessibility standards for web content, assistive technology and other user agents, authoring tools, and more
Education and Outreach is chartered to translate standards for public understanding and use.
w3.org/WAI

7. Essential Web Components
Illustration shows web components used by both developers and users with authoring and evaluation tools on one side and user agents like browsers and assistive technologies on the other. The two sets of tools converge at the top of the diagram labeled web content.

8. Related tech specs and guidelines
The same triangle is now overlaid with a list of specification and guidelines that impact the tools. These include ATAG, WCAG, UAAG as well as HTML, CSS, XML, SVG, SMIL, etc

9. Intro to Disability Awareness for ACS NCIC
Fireman grips firehose with huge output of letters of regulations and guidelines NIMC, DAISY, WCAG, ATAG. 508, etc
Accessible vs Inclusive
Knowbility, Inc. 12/16/2010

10. People
What if we put people first in planning for digital accessibility? Pictures of people of ages, ethnicities, and ranges of ability.

11. Accessibility is actually about people.X
Checklist first item
Checklist second item
Checklist third item
Accessibility is actually about people.

12. Intro to Disability Awareness for ACS NCIC
accessibility
Means that people with disabilities …can acquire the same information …participate in the same activities …actively produce as well as consume online content
We often talk of accessibility in terms of adherence to standards. It is good to remember that accessibility is about inclusive design for real people with human needs
Knowbility, Inc. 12/16/2010

13. Steps to accessibility
Learn from stakeholders
Chart a path
Executive sponsor
Choose/define standard
Adopt explicit policy
Measure and set baselines
Build and integrate teams.
Train across roles
Test, measure, report
Iterate and inclusive practice becomes integral

14. Does WAI demonstrate people’s needs? https://www.w3.org/WAI/

15. Steps to accessibility
Learn from stakeholders
Chart a path
Initiate
Plan
Implement
Sustain
Measure and set baselines
Build and integrate teams.
Train across roles
Monitor, iterate

16. Planning and Managing Guide https://www.w3.org/WAI/impl/Overview

17. Policy is fundamental to success
Current policies data base
Submission form to update policy is linked from that page
Coming soon – new database for policy and laws

18. Steps to accessibility
Learn from stakeholders
Chart a path
Initiate
Plan
Implement
Sustain
Measure and set baselines
Build and integrate teams.
Train across roles
Monitor, iterate

19. Evaluation Resources at WAI https://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/Overview

20. Steps to accessibility
Learn from stakeholders
Chart a path
Initiate
Plan
Implement
Sustain
Measure and set baselines
Build and integrate teams.
Train across roles
Monitor, iterate

21. Getting Started Tips https://www.w3.org/WAI/gettingstarted/tips/index

22. Steps to accessibility
Learn from stakeholders
Chart a path
Initiate
Plan
Implement
Sustain
Measure and set baselines
Build and integrate teams.
Train across roles
Monitor, iterate

23. Training Resources at WAI https://www.w3.org/WAI/train

24. Steps to accessibility
Learn from stakeholders
Chart a path
Initiate
Plan
Implement
Sustain
Measure and set baselines
Build and integrate teams.
Train across roles
Monitor, iterate

25. Monitor and iterate with WAI Tools
Evaluation Tools List
Selecting evaluation tools
Quick Reference (How to Meet WCAG 2)
Before and After Demo
… and more coming soon

26. Get Involved with WAI Be part of community that develops guidelines
Stay in tune with evolving standards:
WCAG
WCAG 2
WCAG 2.1
Silver
Ensure accessibility remains priority

27. (optional) Feedback for new WAI website
View these prototypes:
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28. Then take the survey (deadline is today)

29. Thank you! Sharron Rush Robert Jolly srush@knowbility.org