BS 8878 and the Holistic Approaches to Web Accessibility

BS 8878 and the Holistic Approaches to Web Accessibility Brian Kelly UKOLN University of Bath Bath, UK UKOLN is supported by: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/meetings/cetis-accessibility-sig-2011-02/ This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence (but note caveat) Acceptable Use Policy Recording this talk, taking photographs, discussing the talk using Twitter, IM, etc. is permitted if distractions to others are minimised. Blog: http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/ Twitter: @briankelly @ukwebfocus

About Me ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Introduction

About This Talk ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Introduction

About WAI ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web Accessibility & WAI Slide from talk at W4A 2005

Limitations of the Model ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Is there a plan B in case this model fails to ever take off? Is it desirable to base legal requirements on an unproven theoretical framework? Slide from talk at W4A 2005 Web Accessibility & WAI

WCAG 1.0 Limitations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Slide from talk at W4A 2005 Web Accessibility & WAI

Nitpicking? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web Accessibility & WAI Slide from talk at W4A 2005 Nightmare Scenario Case taken to court in UK. Defence lawyers point out ambiguities & inconsistencies. Case lost, resulting in WCAG’s relevance being diminished.

Holistic Web Accessibility ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],This approach reflects current UK emphasis on blended learning (rather than e-learning) 1 Developing A Holistic Approach For E-Learning Accessibility , Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2004, Vol. 30, Issue 3 Holistic Approaches Slide from talk at W4A 2005

Legal Issues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The approach outlined in this paper appears to fit in well with UK legislation Holistic Approaches Slide from talk at W4A 2005

Universal Access? PO U R? 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

Second Life: User Perspective ,[object Object],“ Do you think that this will be a really useful tool for people who are unable to get around, who have problems of mobility in real life? ” “ Yes, because you can have friends without having to go out and physically find them ”. The danger is that organisations will ban SL as they feel if fails to comply with accessibility guidelines.

Stakeholder Model ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Slide from talk at W4A 2007 Developed by Jane Seale, Southampton University

Accessibility 2.0 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Slide from talk at W4A 2007

Repositories – Case Study ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Slide from talk at W4A 2007

Putting The User First ,[object Object],The rules The solution The user Example “ UK Government requires all government Web sites to comply with WCAG AA” Web Adaptability Slide from talk at OzeWAI09 The context The user The solution The guidelines Where we should be ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Web Adaptability Framework ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Alternative to a one-size-fit-all approach To avoid adaptability meaning doing whatever you fancy (e.g. IE-only sites) adaptation needs to be implemented in context of a legal framework, reasonable measures, expectations,… Slide from talk at OzeWAI09 Web Adaptability Reasonable Measures

A Grammatical Perspective ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],understand (All) People understand (all) Web resources Subject – verb – object Resource

A Grammatical Perspective ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],John learns from Web resource Jill appreciates non-Web resource Jim is entertained by Web resource Subject – verb – object Resource Resource Resource

Who’s Using These Approaches? (1) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web Adaptability Slide from talk at OzeWAI09

Who’s Using These Approaches? (2a) ,[object Object],Note this work was described in an award-winning paper on “ Implementing A Holistic Approach To E-Learning Accessibility ” paper by Kelly, Phipps and Howell (2005) Slide from talk at OzeWAI09 ,[object Object],[object Object]

Who’s Using These Approaches? (2b) ,[object Object],Slide from talk at OzeWAI09

Who’s Using These Approaches? (3) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Slide from talk at OzeWAI09

Other Developments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Elsewhere

Limitations of Our Work ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Holistic Approaches Difficulties in embedding approaches in organisation’s policies due to lack of visibility to policy-makers (who may only have heard of WCAG) “ the government is following highly specific [WCAG] points. Some work, some don't," said Kevin Carey, Vice-Chair of the RNIB & director of digital inclusion charity HumanITy .”

About BS 8878 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],BS 8878

BS 8878 & Holistic Approach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],BS 8878

BS 8878 & Holistic Approach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],BS 8878 e.g. WCAG

Holistic Accessibility (1) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Holistic Accessibility

Holistic Accessibility (2 of 3) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Holistic Accessibility

Holistic Accessibility (3 of 3) ,[object Object],[object Object],Holistic Accessibility

But What Do I Do? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Next Steps

Conclusions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Next Steps

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