Beyond Compliance - A Holistic Approach to Web Accessibility

Beyond Compliance - A Holistic Approach to Web Accessibility Brian Kelly UK Web Focus UKOLN University of Bath Bath, UK UKOLN is supported by: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/techshare-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 ‘ techshare-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 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 SiteMorse Simplicities ,[object Object],[object Object],TechDis News Item, Jan 2005 WebExact (Bobby) shows problems WAI’s Limitations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Importance of Context ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],WAI’s Limitations Note in the UK ‘widening participation’ seems to be preferred to ‘universal accessibility’ – with the latter sometimes leading to universal inaccessibility (“we can’t use JavaScript so we’ll not allow anyone to gain benefits it can provide”  )

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],Holistic Approach

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 Holistic Approach

Articulating the Approach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Holistic Approach

Tangram Model & Testability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Baseline 1 Testable Holistic Approach

Tangram Model ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Note that similar moves to modularity are the norm in many W3C standards ,[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],[object Object]

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

The Good News ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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

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