Accessibility within the Web Environment
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The document discusses accessibility within the web environment. It summarizes the legislative position on accessibility in Australia and highlights both positive and negative examples of accessibility implementation on Australian government websites. Key points include that 95% of government departments fail basic accessibility compliance, though some sites show strong considerations. The document advocates embracing accessibility by ensuring the right skills, being creative in solutions, and testing beyond just technical standards.
Accessibility within the Web Environment
- 1. Accessibility within the Web Environment Neil King © Vision Australia 2012: All material contained within this file remains the sole property of Vision Australia. No part can be reproduced, used or copied without the express permission of Vision Australia.
- 2. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunraven0/5451897212/sizes/l/in/photostream/
- 3. Legislative Position • WCAG 2.0 endorsed by government and industry • National Transition Strategy (NTS) released by AGIMO • Australian Human Rights Commission updated its advice
- 4. Accessibility Situation - 95% of Australian Government Departmental portfolios are failing basic compliance + Australian Government websites display strong accessibility considerations in their design + Provided almost double the number of Statements of Accessibility to Level AA in 2011 + 30% decrease in semantic issues over past 14 months + Usable and accessible dynamic design
- 6. Trove o Lightbox receives focus (4.1.2 Name, role, value) o Alternative for image CAPTCHA (1.1.1 Non-text content)
- 7. IP Australia o Slide show provides user control (2.2.2 Pause, stop, hide) o Slide number identified (1.3.3 Sensory characteristics) o Instructions for Screen Readers (4.1.2 Name, role, value)
- 8. Australia Post o Keyboard accessible widget (2.1.1 Keyboard)
- 9. Fully Accessible Slider ARIA o Can be reached and operated JavaScript via the keyboard o Screen readers describe its CSS functionality and read its values HTML
- 10. Partially Accessible Slider ARIA o Can be reached and operated JavaScript via the keyboard o Screen readers do NOT describe its CSS functionality and do NOT read its values HTML
- 11. Inaccessible Slider ARIA o With JavaScript disabled the JavaScript slider is not visible CSS HTML
- 12. Accessible Drop-down ARIA o The same functionality is available JavaScript via the drop-down list CSS HTML
- 13. MyChild o Text alternative for map data (1.1.1 Non-text content) o Keyboard accessible map (2.1.1 Keyboard)
- 14. Bureau of Meteorology o Semantic alternatives for map data (1.4.1 Use of colour) o Alternative for visual content (1.1.1 Non-text content)
- 16. Embrace Accessibility • Get the right people and skills o Retrofitting is more costly • Be creative o Accessibility leads to good design • Test it, measure change and seek feedback o Go beyond Level AA and technical conformance
- 17. Contact Details Web Access: P: 1300 367 055 E: webaccess@visionaustralia.org W: www.visionaustralia.org.au/webaccess o 346 Macaulay Road, Kensington Vic 3031 o 4 Mitchell Street, Enfield NSW 2136
Editor's Notes
- #3: Web is changing. Australian government following the Obama administration - online engagement is a core strategy. New development languages on the web ( HTML5 and WAI-ARIA ) New devices to access the web ( iPhone ), Web of things: Fridge Woolworths 3 month return. Web 4.0 (india): virtual and physical world merging, Mood Human right: Internationally, governments see the need to produce accessible information is even more critical – United Nations report in June 2011 stated that disconnecting people from the internet is a human rights violation and against international law (Egypt we see the alternative where they shut the web down during the recent unrest) Ageing population: In 5 years time huge increase in the web population that requires the use of customisation of adaptive technologies to compensate for a natural decline in vision, hearing or mobility as we age. 50 something's of today are not going to just stop using the web or reading PDF files online because they are not accessible – they will demand access as a human right. Accessibility is not going away
- #5: VA conducted an internal study in Dec 2010 on 12 Federal or popular government websites: 11 of the sites failed to meet basic levels of accessibility (WCAG 2.0 Level A) Majority demonstrated some strong accessibility considerations in their design and implementation Heading in right direction, but we need that extra push... This is where the National Transition Strategy comes in that we will discuss later. 45% of websites fine now – was around 25% in 2010 Government going for level AA not just A
- #18: Questions?