1. Web and Mobile Accessibility in Health Information Technology Judy Brewer World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative Interagency Committee on Disability Research September 17, 2015

2. Reflecting back, looking forward  Thank you for revisiting accessible HIT  At 2010 conference – a new conversation  At this conference – appreciate the action orientation  Looking forward:  the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has resources which we hope can help  hope to see specific actions come from conference

3. Role of Web accessibility in HIT  Connect to information through Web and mobile  Accessibility & usability linked; both essential  is the content on Web sites accessible?  is the user interface accessible?  do all the browsers support accessibility, and work well with assistive technology?  are accessibility features integrated into mobile?  are the tools for creating content accessible, and do they support production of accessible content?

4. The resources already exist for Web  Mature, freely available standards, guidelines, and frequently updated developer implementation resources  To make content of Web sites accessible:  Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0)  Expecting 508 to move in that direction  To improve accessible authoring:  Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG 2.0)  To improve accessibility of browsers:  User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG 2.0)

5. Also resources for mobile accessibility  Jointly covered by  WCAG 2.0  UAAG 2.0  W3C WAI is developing a combined mobile accessibility resource note

6. Extensive educational materials Such as:  How people with disabilities use the Web  Business case for Web accessibility  Quick tips for Web accessibility  Quick reference for meeting WCAG 2.0  Web accessibility tutorials  WCAG Evaluation Methodology Report Tool

7. Expanding accessibility solutions Deepening the existing coverage for some areas:  Cognitive and learning disability task force  Low vision task force task force

8. Keeping pace with technology evolution  W3C is international, headquartered at MIT  Technology evolution there is outpacing some of my favorite science fiction  WAI develops future-compatible accessibility standards, guidelines, and educational materials  WAI develops user requirements development:  media, TV and web, digital publishing, automotive, web of things, more

9. How can we help?  The HIT community has been slower to take up accessibility solutions than many other fields  What are the specific barriers?  Accessibility itself is not hard; system-wide implementation can be  What specific policies, practices, and resources should the HIT field be taking up?  How soon can those get in place?

10. W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)  WAI website lists standards, guidelines, educational resources, how to participate  While WCAG 2.0 is stable for now, we are planning for future guidelines  use the WCAG 2.0 and ATAG 2.0 standards now  but give us input for the future  we use an open, transparent, multi-stakeholder process  http://www.w3.org/WAI/ http://www.w3.org/WAI/  Thank you NIDILRR and Department of Education for support, now also HHS ACL and the Access Board