Accessibility 2.0: People, Policies and Processes

Accessibility 2.0: People, Policies and Processes Brian Kelly UKOLN University of Bath Bath, UK UKOLN is supported by: Co-Authors: David Sloan, Stephen Brown, Jane Seale, Helen Petrie, Patrick Lauke and Simon Ball http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/w4a-2007/ This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence (but note caveat) Acceptable Use Policy Recording/broadcasting of this talk, taking photographs, discussing the content using email, instant messaging, blogs, SMS, etc. is permitted providing distractions to others is minimised. Resources bookmarked using ‘ w4a-2007 ' tag

About This Paper ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

W4A 2005: Reprise ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],WAI’s Limitations

Limitations of the WAI Model ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],WAI’s Limitations Also note increasing importance of evidence-based research. Various UK accessibility studies seem to find that lack of evidence of accessibility of Web sites for PWDs and conformance with WCAG guidelines!

The Importance of Context ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],WAI’s Limitations

Holistic Approach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Follow-up work awarded prize for Best Research Paper at ALT-C 2005 E-learning conference Holistic Approach This approach reflects emphasis in UK on blended learning (rather than e-learning)

Application To Culture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Universal Accessibility? Normal Cancer Man against snow, Austrian Tirol 1974, reproduced with permission of the photographer: Professor Paul Hill The Great Masturbator by Salvador Dali (1929) The Duck-Rabbit CRAFT BREWERY

Articulating the Approach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Our Work

Tangram Model & Testability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Baseline 1 Testable Our Work

Tangram Model ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Stakeholder Model ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Repositories – Case Study ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Cathedral & The Bazaar 2.0 Blended learning E-learning Focus on the journey Clear destination (AAA) Accessibility as a process Accessibility as a thing Social model Medical model Accessibility as a bazaar Accessibility as a cathedral Context to testing Objective testing Blended solutions IT solution Testing in context Remote testing Rapid response Slow-moving Variety of solutions Single solution Devolved Centralised Proposed Approach WAI Approach

Accessibility 2.0 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Legal Framework ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Other country’s legislation also talks about ‘reasonable measures’

Our Next Steps ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Issues For W3C & WAI ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Isn’t it time WAI engages with concerns and moves on from its initial model? Has WAI developed a risk strategy in case of failure of WCAG to be adopted?

Conclusions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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