Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0

Abstract

This poster explains the changes introduced in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 from WCAG 1.0 and proposes a checklist for adapting existing websites. Finally, it describes the most common criticisms of the WCAG and places them in the context of its origin and initial aims.

Needs Investigation Methods Compatible With Key End User Limitation (Nickel): A Tool For Selecting User Centered Needs Elicitation Methods For Older Adults

“…The city of Toronto has laid out accessibility design guidelines when it comes to designing the city's routes on how the ramps had to be designed, dimensions of the parking lot, height of tables or drinking fountains, width of the door, height of docks in fishing areas, dimensions of viewing areas in public spaces which the designers need to adhere to in order to get licensing (City of Toronto, 2004). Keeping the guidelines for products aside there are also strict guidelines on designing computer and web interfaces to make them accessible (Ribera et al, 2009). All the above references in this paragraph shows the importance of HF consideration in the design of any product which will be used by humans.…”

A case study of Web Content Accessibility of 15 top-ranked Universities of India

“…Making websites of the universities a great resource of information is recent trend in the area now whereas accessibility of these information for persons with disabilities based on the principles of universal design is still a big question. The accessibility of web pages is among one of the very important criteria for disseminating information to a wider group of audience (Aizpurua et al, 2016;Ismail & Kuppusamy, 2018) as accessibility and universality are essential aspects of web-based mediums (Ballesteros et al, 2015;Ismail & Kuppusamy, 2018;Ribera et al, 2009). As a uni ed system web accessibility could be de ned as "all people, particularly disabled and older people, can use websites in a range of contexts of use, including mainstream and assistive technologies; to achieve this, websites need to be designed and developed to support usability across these contexts" (McConnell et al, 2014;Petrie et al, 2015).…”

Educação a distância no ensino superior: metodologias ativas - v. 3

“…Estas recomendações têm como objetivo encorajar projetistas a desenvolverem sites conforme especificações, possibilitando a conformidade com tecnologias assistivas para que usuários com deficiência possam interagir com o conteúdo Web (Maia et al, 2010). De acordo com Ribera et al (2009) e Eq-anp (2014), a principal recomendação de acessibilidade Web existente é WCAG, criada e homologada na sua versão desde 2008 pela W3C/WAI e compreende quatro princípios básicos: (i) Perceptível, (ii) Operável, (iii) compreensível e (iv) Robusto. Para Maia et al (2010), para aproximar às suas necessidades, alguns países criaram suas próprias leis e regulamentação de acessibilidade Web.…”