WAI develops strategies, standards, supporting resources to make tech accessible to people with disabilities. Accessibility: Essential for some, useful for all.
We welcome your input!
Invitation to contribute to W3C WAI accessibility work includes:
· How People with Disabilities Use the Web
· Easy Checks – A First Review of Web Accessibility
· Framework for Accessible Specification of Technologies (FAST)
See w3.org/WAI/update/#specific-…
EPUB 3.3 is now an international Web Standard. EPUB defines a distribution and interchange format for digital publications and documents.
Accessibility is now an integral part of the EPUB Standard. #a11y#Accessibility#EPUB
Learn more from:
w3.org/2023/05/pressrelease-…
W3C WAI Updates for GAAD 2023
w3.org/blog/2023/05/w3c-wai-…
has info for those putting the final touches on their Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) @gbla11yday#gaad#a11y presentations.
* WAI resources
* WCAG 2.2 and WCAG 3
* WAI staff updates
Also with #AccessU: WAI feedback sessions. You can get a hands-on sneak peek at a new project and draft website redesigns. Sit down one-on-one with W3C WAI Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG) participants to share your input. #ally More info in
lists.w3.org/Archives/Public…
Join W3C WAI at #AccessU 9-12 May -- in-person or virtually from your own office. On 10 May, you can find out about new and surprising free resources during the interactive “WAI and You: Working Together to Advance Digital Accessibility”. #a11yknowbility.org/programs/john…
EU WAD meeting: You are invited to an online meeting on 7 March 2023 addressing aspects of the European Union (EU) Web Accessibility Directive (WAD).
Registration is free and *required by Monday 6 March*.
Agenda and registration are available from:
edf-feph.org/events-slug/wai…
We made a few changes to the WCAG 2.2 draft. For a list of changes, see:
What's New in WCAG 2.2 Draft
w3.org/WAI/standards-guideli…
Please share that official W3C WAI page for up-to-date info. It includes the expected final publication date, which is now April 2023.
#a11y#WCAG
WAI-Adapt: Symbols Module is a technical specification that enables symbols to replace text in web content. It’s now a W3C 'Candidate Recommendation'. That means we’re seeking example implementations. Start here for info: lists.w3.org/Archives/Public… and w3.org/WAI/adapt/
You are invited to W3C WAI’s “Artificial Intelligence and Accessibility Research Symposium” online 10-11 January 2023.
Registration is free and required by 5 January.
Program, schedule, and registration available from:
w3.org/WAI/about/projects/wa…#AI#a11y
[#LMS] Do you want to encourage learning management systems (LMS) to be more accessible? To introduce LMS developers, project managers, others to #accessibility and #ATAG, you can send them this resource: w3.org/WAI/standards-guideli…
[#no_code] Do you want to encourage no-code websites tools to be more accessible? To introduce no-code tool developers, project managers, others to #accessibility and #ATAG, you can send them this resource: w3.org/WAI/standards-guideli…
[#social_media] Do you want to encourage social media platforms to be more accessible? To introduce social media platform developers, project managers, others to #accessibility and #ATAG, you can send them this resource: w3.org/WAI/standards-guideli…
[vendors] Dear CMS, LMS, no-code website tool, other authoring tool vendors: We invite you to submit your tool to the W3C WAI Authoring Tools List in December. The list will help users find tools with accessibility support. More info in:
w3.org/WAI/tools-list/author…
Interested in evaluation tools providing accurate, consistent results? Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules help test accessibility standards more reliably.
To learn about ACT Rules, see: w3.org/WAI/standards-guideli…
Evaluation tool vendors, see w3.org/WAI/standards-guideli…
What do you need for shared editing tools to be accessible? For example, for comments and version control? We welcome your input as we document user needs for accessibility #a11y in this draft resource:
✍️Collaboration Tools Accessibility User Requirements
w3.org/TR/ctaur/