gov 2.0 conference 2011 denise wood & scott hollier
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ENSURING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF WEB 2.0 IN GOV 2.0
Dr Scott Hollier
Dr Denise Wood
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• Not-for-profit organisation addressing access issues in: • TV• Cinema• DVD • Education• Digital and Online Media
• Access issues include captioning, audio description, computer-related and Internet-related access issues
MEDIA ACCESS AUSTRALIA
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA (UNISA)
• UniSA is the largest university in South Australia, with 37,000 students and 2,400 staff across six city and regional campuses.
• Commitment to providing equitable access to higher education for all sections of the Australian community.
• UniSA hosts Australia's National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education.
• Has implemented a Web accessibility policy and employs auditing practices to ensure compliance.
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WHO ARE WE?
• Dr Scott Hollier: • Project Manager & W3C AC Representative
• PhD looking at online accessibility
• Legally blind, personal interest in accessibility
• Dr Denise Wood: • Senior Lecturer and Researcher (media)
• Expertise in Web 2.0 and inclusive education
• Project leader of research focusing on accessible design
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INTRODUCTION
• Brief history of access: benefits and barriers
• How people with disabilities go online• WCAG 2.0 and the NTS • Document accessibility: best practice• Social media
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BRIEF HISTORY OF ACCESS
• For the mainstream population, Internet was viewed primarily as an information and communication resource
• For people with disabilities, Internet was viewed as a gateway to independence
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ACCESS ISSUES
• Broadband: 72% Internet in home generally, 48% for people with disabilities
• Web accessibility still biggest issues• Social media accessibility issues• Captions: limited but growing (YouTube)• Audio description: very little online• Cloud computing: accessibility issues, but improving (Google Docs update)
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USER EXPERIENCE
• People with disabilities generally use assistive technologies to help use a computer
• Assistive Technology is the practical implementation of technology to support and help people with disabilities
• Old model: specialist AT costs $1000-$2000
• New model: OS now contains many of these tools, and free open-source also viable
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POPULAR OS FEATURES
Windows XP/Vista/7: •Great support except for blind users•Solution: free NVDA screen readerMac: •Great accessibility tools iOS (iPhone, iPad): •Also great accessibility, similar to Mac featuresGoogle Android: •Not there yet, but evolving Cloud: WebAnywhere: wa.cs.washington.edu
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DEMONSTRATION
• Windows 7 Zoom• NVDA
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WCAG 2.0 OVERVIEW
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0 released in 1999 to help make AT work with Web
• WCAG 2.0 released in December 2008 to be more technology-neutral
• Three compliance levels: ‘A’, ‘AA’, ‘AAA’• Based on four POUR design principles: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable and Robust
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WCAG 2.0 OVERVIEW
Perceivable:
• Provide text alternatives for non-text content.
• Provide captions and alternatives for audio and video content.
• Make content adaptable; and make it available to assistive technologies.
• Use sufficient contrast to make things easy to see and hear.
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WCAG 2.0 OVERVIEW
Operable:• Make all functionality keyboard
accessible. • Give users enough time to read and use content.
• Do not use content that causesseizures.
• Help users navigate and find content.
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WCAG 2.0 OVERVIEW
Understandable:• Make text readable and
understandable. • Make content appear and operate in
predictable ways. • Help users avoid and correct mistakes.Robust:• Maximize compatibility with current and future technologies.
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCESSIBILITY POLICY
• National Transition Strategy (NTS)
• Level ‘A’ by end of 2012
• Level ‘AA’ by end of 2014
• Ties in with DDA 1992 requirements, supported by AHRC
• Also requirement of UNCRPD
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STATE/TERRITORY ACCESSIBILITY POLICY
STATE/TERRITORY WCAG VERSION MINIMUM RECOMMENDED
WA 2.0 A AA
SA 2.0 A -
NSW 2.0 AA -
Victoria 2.0 A AA or AAA
Queensland 2.0 AA* (no 1.2 - AD) -
Tasmania 2.0 A AA or AAA
ACT 2.0 A -
NT 1.0 AA -
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AUDITING WEBSITES FOR ACCESSIBILITY
• Automated software that checks for WCAG compliance
• Tools can’t check everything, still good to have user testing
• Free tools: TAW, WAVE, aChecker, accessibility toolbars and extensions
• Commercial tools: Sortsite, CSE html validator
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INDUSTRY PROGRAM
• Professional Certificate in Web Accessibility
Compliance is an industry focused online program.
• Aim of the program is for participants to develop
expertise in the principles and techniques of web
accessibility in compliance with the W3C Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0).
• Participants develop an understanding of the principles
of usability and accessibility, policy and legislative
frameworks, and knowledge and applied skill in
implementing W3C WCAG 2.0.
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GOOD DESIGN AND BAD DESIGN IN GOVERNMENT
Good: •Seniors (Federal government): www.seniors.gov.au
Bad: Webaxe Podcast and blog on practical web design accessibility tips http://webaxe.blogspot.com/2011/02/disney-other-recent-web-accessibility.html
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PDF CREATION
• AGIMO and VA study found PDFs to be largely inaccessible
• Best practice:• Follow Adobe’s PDF accessibility guidelines
• If PDF is generated from Word document, use Word 2010’s accessibility checker first then make PDF
• Always provide an accessible alternative, eg Word document (saved as 2003 .doc)
• Never create a PDF from a scan
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SOCIAL MEDIA ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES
• AbilityNet audit found:• Lack of alternative text for images
• Keyboard accessibility limitations
• CAPTCHA systems that are not accessible
• Lack of captions or transcripts for user created video
• Use of fixed font size for text
• Functions that rely entirely on JavaScript
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SOCIAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS
• Workaround: provide links to accessible alternatives such as :
• Accessible YouTube players
• Easy Chirp accessible Twitter
• Facely HD accessible Facebook iPhone app
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CURRENT RESEARCH
• MAA received ACCAN grant to provide resources on social media (release due in early 2012)
• UniSA has received Telstra grant to investigate accessibility of mobile technologies.
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THE FUTURE
• NBN holds great promise for services, needs to be accessible
• Cloud accessibility • Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure (GPII)
• Mainstream mobile technologies
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Advice is free!•E-mail: [email protected]•[email protected]•Telephone: (08) 9311 8230 or (08) 8302 4642•Website: www.mediaaccess.org.au or www.unisa.edu.au•Twitter: @mediaaccessaus•@denise_wood