WHAT IS
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
WORKING GROUP?
Eric Eggert, W3C
IRC: #eo
WHAT IS EOWG DOING?
SCOPE
Contributing to the understandability, approachability, and ease-of-
use of other WAI Working Groups' deliverables, where possible
through EOWG liaisons embedded in other groups.
SCOPE
Developing support material, in collaboration with other WAI Working
Groups, to help developers, designers, authors and others
understand, use, and implement WAI standards, including introductory
and advanced resources.
SCOPE
Encouraging and facilitating international standards harmonization
through awareness and uptake of WAI standards, Authorized Translations,
and supporting resources.
SCOPE
Promoting WAI's work on mobile accessibility, HTML5 accessibility,
and other emerging areas.
SCOPE
Improving findability of W3C's web accessibility resources.
SCOPE
Engaging with the broad web communities and disability
communities to advance web accessibility and WAI work.
SCOPE
Identifying education and outreach needs around web accessibility,
developing strategies to address those needs, and creating and
maintaining a wide range of education and outreach resources to meet
identified needs.
WHO IS INVOLVED?
CHAIRS
BRENT BAKKEN
(Pearson)
SHARRON RUSH
(Knowbility)
TEAM CONTACTS
ERIC EGGERTSHAWN LAWTON HENRY
PARTICIPANTS
BEFORE: 12 PARTICIPANTS, 8 ACTIVE, 6 INVITED EXPERTS
TODAY: 31 PARTICIPANTS, 21 ACTIVE, 3 INVITED EXPERTS
MEMBER ORGS
KNOWBILITY, PEARSON, IBM, DEQUE SYSTEMS, COMCAST, THE
PACIELLO GROUP, AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT OFFICE (AGIMO), EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICES
SOME OF OUR 

(80+) RESOURCES
HOW TO MEET WCAG 2.0
HTTPS://WWW.W3.ORG/WAI/WCAG20/QUICKREF/
HOW PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES USE THE WEB
HTTPS://WWW.W3.ORG/WAI/INTRO/PEOPLE-USE-WEB/
TIPS FOR GETTING
STARTED
HTTPS://WWW.W3.ORG/WAI/GETTINGSTARTED/TIPS/
EASY CHECKS
HTTPS://WWW.W3.ORG/WAI/EVAL/PRELIMINARY
EVALUATION TOOLS LIST
HTTPS://WWW.W3.ORG/WAI/ER/TOOLS/
WCAG-EM REPORT TOOL
HTTPS://WWW.W3.ORG/WAI/EVAL/REPORT-TOOL/
BEFORE AND AFTER
DEMO
HTTPS://WWW.W3.ORG/WAI/DEMOS/BAD/AFTER/HOME.HTML
WEB ACCESSIBILITY
TUTORIALS
HTTPS://WWW.W3.ORG/WAI/TUTORIALS/
WEB ACCESSIBILITY
PERSPECTIVES VIDEOS
HTTPS://WWW.W3.ORG/WAI/PERSPECTIVES/
WEB ACCESSIBILITY
PERSPECTIVES VIDEOS
HTTPS://WWW.W3.ORG/WAI/PERSPECTIVES/
HOW TO KEEP
THE BALL ROLLING
RESOURCE MANAGERS
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
LIFE CYCLE
ALSO:
WAI SITE TF
REDESIGNING AND ADDING BETTER FINDABILITY TO W3.ORG/WAI
LET’S COLLABORATE!
DISCUSSION
MORE INFORMATION ON EOWG:
HTTPS://WWW.W3.ORG/WAI/EO/

What is EOWG?