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Accessibility within the Web Environment
Neil King
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• WCAG 2.0 endorsed by government and industry
• National Transition Strategy (NTS) released by AGIMO
• Australian Human Rights Commission updated its advice
Legislative Position
- 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
Accessibility Situation
Accessible Implementation
o Lightbox receives focus (4.1.2 Name, role, value)
o Alternative for image CAPTCHA (1.1.1 Non-text content)
Trove
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)
IP Australia
o Keyboard accessible widget (2.1.1 Keyboard)
Australia Post
o Can be reached and operated via the keyboard
o Screen readers describe its functionality and read its values
Fully Accessible Slider
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
ARIA
o Can be reached and operated via the keyboard
o Screen readers do NOT describe its functionality and do NOT read its values
Partially Accessible Slider
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
ARIA
o With JavaScript disabled the slider is not visible
Inaccessible Slider
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
ARIA
o The same functionality is available via the drop-down list
Accessible Drop-down
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
ARIA
o Text alternative for map data (1.1.1 Non-text content)
o Keyboard accessible map (2.1.1 Keyboard)
MyChild
o Semantic alternatives for map data (1.4.1 Use of colour)
o Alternative for visual content (1.1.1 Non-text content)
Bureau of Meteorology
• Get the right people and skillso Retrofitting is more costly
• Be creativeo Accessibility leads to good design
• Test it, measure change and seek feedbacko Go beyond Level AA and technical conformance
Embrace Accessibility
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W: www.visionaustralia.org.au/webaccess
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o 4 Mitchell Street, Enfield NSW 2136
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