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A national network to promote
Web Accessibility in France
Sylvie Duchateau, Denis Boulay,
Claudine Tchang-Ayo, and Dominique
Burger
Association BrailleNet
Ljubljana, September 4, 2001
Introduction
Consciousness raising in European countries
– eEurope
– 5th framework : IST project WAI-DA
– governmental measures in several countries :
Portugal, UK, Spain, Denmark, France, ….
Presentation content
1. BrailleNet actions to promote accessibility
2. Results
3. The future.
BrailleNet
• Association created in 1997
• 50 members (associations, schools, universities,
research organisations, companies)
• to promote the use of the Internet for the
integration of visually impaired people at
school, university and work
• To promote Web accessibility for all
(participation in WAI WAI-DA projects)
A National Campaign
for a better accessible Web
• Information documents in several languages
• Public Demonstrations
• Contacts with designers and decision-makers
Governmental measures
• Circular note from Prime Minister
• French version of WCA
• Government Decision to make
public web sites accessible.
BrailleNet Observatory
Objectives
• Examples of good/bad web sites
• Propose solutions
• Encourage exchanges between
webmasters
Observatory homepage
A review summary
Accessibility rating
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Very good, congratulations
Good accessibility
Rather accessible site
Average accessibility
Unsatisfactory accessibility
Poorly accessible site
Low accessibility
Inaccessible site
A reviewing method
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WAI - WCAG
User driven approach
Complementary competencies
Different technologies
Use of several reviewing tools
Setting up a national network
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Increasing demand for expertise
Need for consensus
Credibility
Flexibility
Member Organisations
Covering several regions
With various profiles
Different activities
Currently 7 members (12 experts)
Proposed services
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Education & Outreach
Reviewing
Training
Advising
Repair
Participation in WAI-DA
IST project
Oct 2000 - Oct 2002
•Disseminate the guidelines in Europe
•Localisation of WAI documents
•Establishment of reviewer teams
•Gallery of accessible web sites
Prospects
• Extending the network in France
• All public websites accessible in France by
2002
• Internationalising the network (IST WAI-DA,
EBU, EDF, AAATE, …)