Transcript Web Accessibility Standards

Enterprise Web
Accessibility
Standards
Version 2.0
1/5/2005
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Introduction
A workgroup of 15 agency webmasters
reviewed and revised the Enterprise Web
Accessibility Standards published in 2000.
 These slides highlight the changes to the
Standards, the challenges for
implementation and compliance, and the
next steps.
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Topics of Discussion
What has changed in Version 2.0?
 What are the challenges for
implementation?
 How can we foster compliance with the
standards?
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What has changed?
Introduction Added the benchmark of applicable
and Scope Federal Section 508 standards
1.1 Markup Added HTML markup requirements
related to accessibility
1.5 Forms
Added a new standard requiring
accessible forms
1.6 Timed
Added a new standard requiring that
responses
users be given the option to request
additional time
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What has changed? (cont.)
2.1
Navigation
3.6 Image
Maps
Added the requirement of a visible or
hidden skip navigation link
Added a new standard requiring the
use of accessible client-side image
maps, when possible.
4.1 Content Provided recommendations for use
Formats
of HTML, PDFs, and other formats
5.1 File
Provided guidance on optimizing file
Optimization size
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What has changed? (cont.)
6 Web
Accessibility
Statement
7 Web Site
Validation
8 Web
Applications
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Required a link to a web accessibility
statement and provided sample text
for the statement
Added accessibility requirements for
web site validation
Added a new section adopting
Section 508 requirements for webbased applications
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What are the
implementation challenges?
Executive management support
 Allocation of skilled resources
 Tools and software acquisition
 Training and support
 Time
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How do we foster compliance?
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Educate executive management about the legal
requirements of web accessibility.
Ensure the provision of adequate resources at
the agency level to achieve compliance
Provide support for agency webmasters, web
developers, and content providers
Share resources via the Mass.Gov portal
services pages
Informal training and sharing via WebMASSters
meetings and other forums
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Next Steps
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Final Approval of the Enterprise Web
Accessibility Standards, version 2.0
Publication of the Standards on Mass.Gov/ITD
Announcement to Agency CIOs, Agency Heads
and WebMASSters
Presentations to Kitchen Cabinet CIOs, the CIO
Council and the WebMASSters group
Ongoing support and consultation via Mass.Gov
office
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