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Rich Internet Applications, as supported by the forthcoming HTML 5 standard.
Mobile applications.
Client-server applications.
Desktop applications.
Embedded Human Machine Interfaces for control applications.
Multichannel and context-aware applications.
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Rich Internet Applications, as supported by the forthcoming HTML 5 standard.
Mobile applications.
Client-server applications.
Desktop applications.
Embedded Human Machine Interfaces for control applications.
Multichannel and context-aware applications.
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Accessu 2016 presentation "Implementing IT Accessibility Strategically"
1. 1
Implementing ICT Accessibility Strategically
Jeff Kline
Program Director
Texas Statewide EIR Accessibility
jeff kline@dir.texas.gov
2. 4
Understanding Disabilities
Blind users access software
applications and the Web using a
screen reader and the keyboard.
“Machine type. Edit.
Model slash version. Edit.
Help to select multiple options. Link.
Operating system slash platform. Listbox. Not
selected AIX. 1 of 30.”
Low vision users need sizable
fonts and contrast settings.
Font size
Larger font
size
Even
larger
font size
Contrast
Poor
contrast
Contrast
Good
contrast
Font size & contrast
Users with limited use of arms and
hands need keyboard accessibility
features and alternative input
methods.
Key Types OS Keyboard Accessibility
Features
Mouse Keys Arrow keys control mouse pointer
Sticky Keys [Ctrl] then [F] activates [Ctrl-F]
shortcut
Slow Keys Ignore short keystrokes
Repeat Keys Turn off keystroke repeat
Adjust delay before repeat begins
Adjust delay between repeats
Alternative input
hardware devices
Joy Sticks Keyboards
Switches Mouth Sticks
Deaf users need alternatives for
audio content (captioning); the
hard of hearing need the ability to
increase volume.
Four score and seven
years ago
"Four score
and seven
years ago"
Color-blind users need more than
color differences.
3. 3
Scenario: Online Recruiting
Corporation X just completed the procurement and deployment
of a large new web application for recruiting new employees and
managing job candidates.
Software Company A developed the product. Both Company A
and Corporation X’s studies indicated that the new system
would offer significant advantages in cost savings, productivity,
and candidate quality over the previous, mostly manual
processes.
Then….
4. 4
A Few Example Areas of an Organization
Where ICT Accessibility Impacts Can Occur
• Internet site and applications development
• Intranet site and applications development
• Procurement
• Sales
• Legal / civil rights
• Executive management
• Internal / external communications / PR
• Department / class required IT
• HR (employees)
• Learning tools (hw/sw)
• System admin user interfaces
• Student services
• Business controls / compliance office
• Etc.
6. 6
IT Accessibility Regulations
There are IT accessibility laws and regulations in
• Various countries around the world
• US federal procurement regulations (Section 508)
• Many US states
Most cite accessibility technical standards
Texas statutes and rules
• Apply to all Texas state agencies and institutions of higher education
– Texas Government Code 2054 Subchapter M
– Texas Administrative Codes
• 1 TAC 206: State Websites
• 1 TAC 213: Electronic & Information Resources
1. US Section 508 is in the final stages of refresh and is adopting
WCAG2.0 AA as its new technical standard
2. DOJ rules on web accessibility for Title II and III entities in progress
(new SANPRM 4/28/16)
7. 7
Reasons for Low EIR Accessibility Adoption
Technical challenges
• Continued investments in inaccessible legacy products and platforms
• Technology gaps due to omission of accessibility criteria during the creation of
new, EIR technology
Organizational Challenges
• Lack of awareness of accessibility and its technical standards
• Accessibility deemed unnecessary or optional
• Accessibility understood too late in project / program to be addressed
• Lack of technical skills, tools, or training programs
• No organizational policies or objectives related to IT accessibility
• No one responsible or accountable for accessibility
8. 8
IT accessibility today is a governance problem
Pushing technical specifications/standards
has not been an adequate adoption driver
• Technical standards are execution criteria not
governance criteria
• Nothing in today’s technical standards address
governance
• No silver bullet technology solutions on the horizon
9. 9
The Procurement Dependency
Vendor sourced IT products and services make up the majority of government IT
• Most products and services do not meet accessibility technical standards (US 508,
WCAG 2.0 AA)
• There will be continued high dependency on procured IT for the foreseeable future
Vendor accessibility documentation – how good is it?
– Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) products
• Accessibility levels documented in vendor published Voluntary Product Accessibility
Templates (VPATs)
– Accuracy varies wildly from vendor to vendor, product to product
– Development services and related deliverables
• VPATs do not apply so other forms of documentation / assessment are required.
10. The Challenges
10
1. How can I be confident about the accessibility information
provided by vendors?
2. To what degree are vendors are committed to future
improvements in the accessibility of their products /
services?
3. What can help vendors and other organizations meet
technical standards and government regulations for ICT
accessibility?
(hint hint: Governance!!)
11. 11
Converging Accessibility Governance Models:
Examples
Type Source
Policy
Requirements
Skills
&Training
Requirements
Reporting
Requirements
Organizational,
Process &
Planning
Requirements
Directive
Office of Management and
Budget
Strategic Plan for Improving
Management of Section 508
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Statute
Province of Ontario Canada
Accessibility for Ontarians with
Disabilities Act (AODA)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Litigation
Settlement
US DoJ
HR Block
PeaPod
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Litigation
Settlement
US DoE
Youngstown State University
University of Montana
Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Policy Driven Adoption for Accessibility (PDAA)
The integration of ICT accessibility governance into
organization policies in a way that enables organizations
to drive themselves to improve accessibility adoption.
• Makes IT accessibility difficult to ignore
• Not prescriptive, tells what, not how
• Governed through non-technical methods
• Accelerates marketplace innovations
13. Policy Driven Adoption for Accessibility (PDAA) - Core
Criteria
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Core Criteria
Policy Creation 1. Develop, implement, and maintain an ICT accessibility policy.
Organization
2. Establish and maintain an organizational structure that enables and
facilitates progress in ICT accessibility.
Business Process
3. Integrate ICT accessibility criteria into key phases of development,
procurement, acquisitions, and other relevant business processes.
Compliance
Planning
4. Provide processes for addressing inaccessible ICT.
Training
5. Ensure the availability of relevant ICT accessibility skills within (or
to) the organization.
Communication
6. Make information regarding ICT accessibility policy, plans, and
progress available to customers.
14. Policy Driven Adoption for Accessibility (PDAA) -
Maturity Model
Core Criteria Launch Integrate Optimize
1.
Develop, implement, and maintain an ICT
accessibility policy.
Have an ICT accessibility
policy.
Have appropriate plans in place to
implement and maintain the
policy.
Establish metrics and track progress
towards achieving compliance to
the policy.
2.
Establish and maintain an organizational
structure that enables and facilitates progress in
ICT accessibility.
Develop an organization
wide governance system.
Designate of one or more
individuals responsible for
implementation.
Implement reporting/decision
mechanism and maintain records.
3.
Integrate ICT accessibility criteria into key phases
of development, procurement, acquisitions, and
other relevant business processes.
Identify candidate processes
for criteria integration.
Implement process changes. Integrate fully into all key processes.
4.
Provide processes for addressing inaccessible
ICT.
Create plans that include
dates for compliance of
inaccessible ICT.
Provide alternate means of access
until the ICT is accessible;
implement corrective actions
process for handling accessibility
technical issues and defects
Maintain records of identified
inaccessible ICT, corrective action,
and tracking.
5.
Ensure the availability of relevant ICT
accessibility skills within (or to) the
organization.
Define skills/job
descriptions.
Identify existing resources that
match up and address gaps.
Manage progress in acquiring skills
and allocating qualified resources.
6.
Make information regarding ICT accessibility
policy, plans, and progress available to
customers.
Make Launch level
information available.
Make Integrate level information
available.
Make Optimize level information
available.
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PDAA Self Assessment Tool
The PDAA Self-Assessment Tool (Open tool)
Results
Company X
Total Points 18
Percent
Complete
30%
30%
Company X
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• Questionnaire regarding an organization’s ICT accessibility policy and
progress against the PDAA Core Criteria.
• Results can be used by both:
o Public / private sector organizations
1. Guide the implementation of organization wide accessibility programs / initiatives
2. Help achieve more accessible ICT and offerings over the long term
o Procurement staff
1. Help assess a vendor’s ability to produce accessible offerings
2. Gauge confidence in vendor’s VPAT or other accessibility documentation
3. Track vendor progress and improvement in ICT accessibility initiatives
4. Use as part of vendor selection decisions
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How does PDAA implementation help vendors?
Organizations with fully implemented PDAA can
have:
• Competitive advantage in public sector solicitations
• Improved Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Increased market share through expansion of customer
base
• Increased brand equity through social responsibility
• Improved ability to hire and retain people with disabilities
• Risk mitigation if ADA complaints / litigation arises
– In ICT accessibility, E for Effort counts!
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PDAA Core Criteria #1
Develop, implement, and maintain an ICT
accessibility policy.
• Creates a foundation on which accessibility programs and
initiatives can be built.
• Ensures continuity of accessibility efforts by supporting
strategic rather than tactical efforts.
• Allows people in different roles across the organization to
understand their responsibilities.
Core Criteria Launch Integrate Optimize
1.
Develop, implement, and maintain an
ICT accessibility policy.
Have an ICT accessibility
policy.
Have appropriate plans
in place to implement
and maintain the
policy.
Establish metrics and track
progress towards achieving
compliance to the policy.
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Policy Exercise
Basic questions organizations
need to answer in
an IT accessibility policy
Responses
Why do we need it?
What do we need to do?
Who is responsible?
Where does it apply?
When should it take effect?
How do we execute?
Other?
Other?
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PDAA Core Criteria #2
Establish and maintain an organizational
structure that enables and facilitates progress in
ICT accessibility.
• Ensures that ICT accessibility roles are identified and
positioned within the organization for greatest impact
• Defines responsibilities across the organization, including
the designation of an executive sponsor.
Core Criteria Launch Integrate Optimize
2.
Establish and maintain an
organizational structure that enables
and facilitates progress in ICT
accessibility.
Develop an organization
wide governance
system.
Designate of one or
more individuals
responsible for
implementation.
Implement
reporting/decision
mechanism and maintain
records.
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Organizing accessibility
• Senior manager “executive sponsor”
• “Neutral” organizational placement
o Analysis of implications based reporting organization
• Centralized accessibility function
o Policy and governance
o Technical consulting
o Business development / sales support
o Project office
o Other?
• Sub-Unit focal points / coordinators
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PDAA Core Criteria #3
Core Criteria Launch Integrate Optimize
3.
Integrate ICT accessibility criteria
into key phases of development,
procurement, acquisitions, and
other relevant business processes.
Identify candidate
processes for criteria
integration.
Implement process
changes.
Integrate fully into all key
processes.
Integrate ICT accessibility criteria into key phases
of development, procurement, acquisitions, and
other relevant business processes.
• Ensures that ICT accessibility is implemented in a
consistent, repeatable fashion
• Removes dependency on specific individuals who “carry the
torch” for specific events or projects where ICT accessibility
is required.
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PDAA Core Criteria #4
Core Criteria Launch Integrate Optimize
4.
Provide processes for
addressing
inaccessible ICT.
Create plans that include
dates for compliance of
inaccessible ICT.
Provide alternate means of access until
the ICT is accessible; implement
corrective actions process for handling
accessibility technical issues and
defects
Maintain records of
identified inaccessible
ICT, corrective action,
and tracking.
Provide a process for addressing inaccessible
ICT.
• Ensures that plans are developed to address ICT
accessibility issues once identified.
• Provides a mechanism to implement accommodations until
the ICT is accessible
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PDAA Core Criteria #4: Examples
Examples of addressing inaccessible ICT
• Corrective actions identification and tracking in product
development life cycle
• Procurement of future, more accessible ICT
• Mechanism for providing alternate means of access until
the ICT is made accessible or replaced
o 1-800 numbers, etc.
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PDAA Core Criteria #5
Core Criteria Launch Integrate Optimize
5.
Ensure the availability of relevant
ICT accessibility skills within (or to)
the organization.
Define skills/job
descriptions.
Identify existing
resources that match
up and address gaps.
Manage progress in
acquiring skills and
allocating qualified
resources.
Ensure the availability of relevant ICT
accessibility skills and other resources within (or
to) the organization.
• Identify necessary knowledge/skills and existing gaps
• Provide training opportunities
• Include accessibility skills in hiring criteria
• Track and manage gaps
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Identify Skill Gaps and Build “Role Based” Accessibility Training
Plans
Course Level Course Title All Staff
Web Content
Producers
Web &
Application
Testers
Web
Application
Developers
Procurement
Staff
Contract
Writers
Contract
Compliance
Project
Managers
Fundamentals
Introduction to Accessibility
(Self)
Required Required Required Required Required Required Required Required
Fundamentals
Office Documents
(Internal)
Optional Required Optional Optional Required Required Optional Required
Fundamentals
PDF (Internal) Required /
Optional*
Required Optional Optional
Required /
Optional*
Required /
Optional*
Required /
Optional*
Required /
Optional*
Fundamentals
HTML
(Internal or External)
Required Required Required
Fundamentals
HTML Forms
(Internal or External)
Required Optional Required
Fundamentals
Testing & Tools
(Internal or External)
Required Required Required
Fundamentals
CSS
(Internal or External)
Optional Optional Required
Fundamentals
Javascript
(Internal or External)
Optional Optional Required
Advanced
Sharepoint / Dreamweaver
(Internal or External)
Required /
Optional*
Advanced
ASP / ASP.Net
(Internal or External)
Required /
Optional*
Advanced
Java / JSP
(Internal or External)
Required /
Optional*
Advanced
Web 2.0 Technologies
(Internal or External)
Required /
Optional*
Specialized
Accessibility Law, and its
Impacts
Required Required Required Required
Specialized
Accessibility in Contract
Solicitations Required Required Required Required
Specialized
Understanding/validating
Vendor IT accessibility Required Required Required Required
* As needed based on assignment.
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PDAA Core Criteria #6
Core Criteria Launch Integrate Optimize
6.
Make information regarding ICT
accessibility policy, plans, and
progress available to customers.
Make Launch level
information available.
Make Integrate level
information available.
Make Optimize level
information available.
Make information regarding ICT accessibility
policy, plans, and progress available to
customers.
• Encourages formalized tracking and management of PDAA
initiatives
• Provides customers with information for gauging
organizational abilities and progress
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Questions for Vendors and Organizations on
ICT Accessibility
Policy /
Culture
Offerings
Can you provide a copy of, or link to the organization’s ICT Accessibility Policy? Yes Yes
Can you provide information regarding the organizational structure of the organization’s ICT Accessibility
Program? (where the function(s) is located within the organization, title of program head, centralized vs.
distributed personnel, etc.)
Yes
Can you provide documentation on key business processes that have ICT accessibility integrated into them?
(Examples: product development, procurement, HR, etc.)
Yes
Can you provide documentation on the integration of ICT accessibility activities into your development
processes?
Yes Yes
Can you describe the skills and training resources that your organization uses (internal or third party) to
develop and produce accessible ICT offerings
Yes Yes
What development tools, test tools, and methods does your organization use to produce accessible ICT
offerings and its associated documentation (VPATs, etc.)?
Yes
Can you provide examples of typical test cases used to validate accessibility and how test results are
documented?
Yes
Does your organizations have corrective actions process(es) or system(s) for documenting, tracking, and
resolving accessibility issues / defects?
Yes Yes
Are there work arounds or alternate methods for ICT products that are not compliant with accessibility
technical standards. (example: 24hour / 7day/week toll free phone support number):
Yes Yes
Can you provide links to websites or other examples of ICT work that your organization has produced that
meet accessibility technical standards such as US Section 508, or WCAG 2.0 AA
Yes
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PDAA Reference Information
Techcheck – On Line Assessment Tool developed by the Partnership on
Employment and Accessible Technology (PEAT) and sponsored by the
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), U.S. Department of Labor
W3C – Web Accessibility Initiative - Planning and Implementing Web
Accessibility
British standard BS-8878 Implementation Guide - by Hassell Inclusion -
Accessibility business process integration
Strategic IT Accessibility: Enabling the Organization – Reference book on
organizational accessibility enablement, strategy, and implementation
Digital Accessibility Maturity Model (DAMM) from SSB Bart Group - A
Capability Maturity Model based framework to help digital accessibility
programs measure their development against an objective yardstick
Accessibility Implementation Framework, Texas Department of Information
Resources - A comprehensive framework and project plan to guide an
organization’s IT accessibility program and initiatives