1. Copyright © 2012 W3C (MIT, ERCIM, Keio) Managing Website Accessibility Conformance Shadi Abou-Zahra W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) http://w3.org/People/shadi/

2. Copyright © 2012 W3C (MIT, ERCIM, Keio) WAI-ACT Project Web Accessibility Initiative - Cooperation Framework for Guidance on Advanced Technologies, Evaluation Methodologies, and Research Agenda Setting to Support eAccessibility (WAI-ACT) – FP7 SSA: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (W3C/WAI) Stiching Bartimeus Accessibility (SBA) FIT Web Compliance Center (Fraunhofer) Johannes Keppler University (JKU)

3. Copyright © 2012 W3C (MIT, ERCIM, Keio) Project Objectives WAI-ACT builds on and extends WAI processes to address the following needs: Expanded cooperation in web accessibility Authoritative guidance on implementation Harmonized evaluation methodologies Coordinated research and development

4. Copyright © 2012 W3C (MIT, ERCIM, Keio) Authoritative Guidance Authoritative guidance on the implementation of accessibility in advanced web technologies: Accessibility Support Database WCAG 2.0 Application Notes W3C Workshop on WCAG2 adoption Guidance for policy makers

5. Copyright © 2012 W3C (MIT, ERCIM, Keio) Harmonized Methods Internationally harmonized methodologies to support evaluation of websites for accessibility: Website Conformance Evaluation Methodology Techniques for accessibility evaluation tools Guidance on finding and using evaluation tools Interactive guide for web accessibility evaluators

6. Copyright © 2012 W3C (MIT, ERCIM, Keio) Research Coordination Common visions and contribution to a coordinated eAccessibility research agenda: Documenting eAccessibility research topics Exploration of eAccessibility research topics

7. Copyright © 2012 W3C (MIT, ERCIM, Keio) Project Highlights Get involved in current and upcoming activities: Accessibility Support Database WCAG 2.0 Application Notes W3C Workshop on WCAG2 adoption Website Conformance Evaluation Methodology eAccessibility research explorations

8. Copyright © 2012 W3C (MIT, ERCIM, Keio) Accessibility Support Goal: To provide a public repository of information on accessibility support in web technologies Collecting information using a test harness Public contribution of test data and reviews Strong focus on advanced web technologies Status: Infrastructure in active development

9. Copyright © 2012 W3C (MIT, ERCIM, Keio) Application Notes Goal: To provide authoritative guidance to support web accessibility implementators Address most frequent accessibility barriers Address use of advanced web technologies Address optimizations for specific contexts Status: Active discussions and planning in the Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG) Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG)

10. Copyright © 2012 W3C (MIT, ERCIM, Keio) Workshop on Adoption Goal: To hold a W3C Workshop on Referencing and Adopting WCAG 2.0 in Practice Collect, discuss, and disseminate best practices International participation of key stakeholders Guidance on avoiding standards fragmentation Status: Exploring potential venues

11. Copyright © 2012 W3C (MIT, ERCIM, Keio) Website Evaluation Goal: To develop and internationally harmonized website accessibility evaluation methodology Selecting representative web page samples Guidance on evaluating samples using WCAG2 Approach for aggregating evaluation results Status: Active development in the WCAG 2.0 Evaluation Methodology Task Force (Eval TF)WCAG 2.0 Evaluation Methodology Task Force (Eval TF)

12. Copyright © 2011 W3C (MIT, ERCIM, Keio) Thank You Shadi Abou-Zahra, W3C/WAI Activity Lead, WAI International Program Office http://w3.org/People/shadi/ shadi@w3.org Get information and get involved: http://w3.org/WAI/ACT/