Including Accessibility and Human Factors in the Universalization of the Internet - How to reach persons with

disabilities, the 10% of the next billion

Hyderabad, India, 3-6 December 2008

International Standards for Web Accessibility

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W3C Web Accessibility Initiative

Standards making body for the Web

International and multi-stakeholder

Formal process for user participation

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Broad Public Review Stages

Working Group development

Public review and comment

Public Working Draft

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Document Development Stages

Public Working Drafts

Last Call Working Draft

Candidate Recommendation

Proposed Recommendation

W3C Recommendation

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Web Content Accessibility

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines(WCAG)

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User Agent Accessibility

User Agent Accessibility Guidelines(UAAG)

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Authoring Tool Accessibility

Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines(ATAG)

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Components of Web Accessibility

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Get Involved in Standardization

Participation of end-users is crucial

Language and culture-specific issues

Translation and localization process

Royalty-free and open standards

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Thank You

Shadi Abou-Zahra, W3C/WAIhttp://www.w3.org/People/shadi/

shadi@w3.org