WAI develops strategies, standards, supporting resources to make tech accessible to people with disabilities. Accessibility: Essential for some, useful for all.
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Cognitive accessibility objectives and design patterns are in a new user interface. #a11y See:
* Cognitive Accessibility Guidance list: w3.org/WAI/WCAG2/supplementa…
* About Supplemental Guidance: w3.org/WAI/WCAG2/supplementa…
* Cognitive Accessibility at W3C w3.org/WAI/cognitive/
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We’re looking for designers, developers, and users with experience in low vision accessibility.
Would you consider contributing to #WAI work through the #W3C Low Vision Community Group. #a11y #LowVision See:
w3.org/community/low-vision/
where you can "Join... this Group"
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Find out what #W3C #WAI is up to in March 2022. Get news & upcoming publications. You can contribute -- be one of the "we". See:
--> What We're Working On
--> w3.org/WAI/update/
Share the news at #axecon #CSUNATC2022 and beyond
#a11y #accessibility #WCAG #ARIA #COGA #EPUB
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Do you want guidance on teaching accessibility? Are you procuring a course and want guidance comparing options?
Check out W3C WAI’s new designer modules in:
Curricula on Web Accessibility
w3.org/WAI/curricula/
#a11y #w3c #curricula @teachaccess #HigherEd
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Inaccessibility of CAPTCHA (Update) is now published as a W3C Group Draft Note: w3.org/TR/turingtest/ The document looks at cryptographic authentication to verify the user is human, via W3C technologies that remove the need for interactive CAPTCHAs. #accessibility #a11y
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w3.org/blog/2021/12/idpd/
Learn about #accessibility translations. And language around speech recognition, voice recognition, description of visual information (audio description, video description, described video), color blind, contrast (luminance contrast, color contrast).
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What is MAUR, SAUR, XAUR, RAUR, NAUR? Find out from W3C WAI’s
Digital Accessibility Updates on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
w3.org/blog/2021/12/idpd/
#IDPD #IDPD2021 #WCAG @UN_Enable #VR #AR #UX #disability #accessibility #a11y
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Register today for the online research symposium
"Shape the Future: Research and Development Questions in Digital Accessibility". #a11y #accessibility
For agenda and link to free required registration by
7 November, see: w3.org/WAI/about/projects/wa…
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How do you know if a digital textbook or other publication is accessible? The technical metadata isn't clear to most. Enter:
"User Experience Guide for Displaying Accessibility Metadata"
w3.org/publishing/a11y/UX-Gu…
(Comments welcome in GitHub or e-mail.) #a11y #EPUB #metadata
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Being in sync is important, especially for audio, video, captions, sign language, description. Introducing:
Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements.
Get background and link to early draft from:
w3.org/blog/2021/09/synchron…
#Multimedia #SAUR #W3C #WAI #WCAG #AV #RTC #XR
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Turn your accessibility evaluation findings into a report with the WCAG-EM Report Tool:
w3.org/WAI/eval/report-tool/
The updated tool has new functionality and user interface. See info in e-mail: lists.w3.org/Archives/Public…
#a11y #WCAG #ReportTool
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You are invited to the research symposium "Shape the Future: Research and Development Questions in Digital Accessibility" online 10 November 2021. For submission information and free required registration dates, see: w3.org/WAI/about/projects/wa…
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XR Accessibility User Requirements (“XAUR”) is now a published W3C Working Group Note:
w3.org/TR/xaur/
XR refers to hardware, applications, and techniques used for virtual reality or immersive environments, augmented or mixed reality, and other related technologies.
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W3C’s annual meetings (“TPAC”) will be virtual in October 2021. One of the ways @W3C is encouraging diversity and inclusion is providing funds to support participants. #a11y See:
Inclusion Fund and Fellowships for TPAC 2021
w3.org/blog/2021/06/diversit…
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We’re excited to announce an open European-based position:
Web Accessibility Development and Operations Lead
What an opportunity to help drive development of accessibility standards and resources! @a11yjobs Check out:
w3.org/Consortium/Recruitmen…
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RTC Accessibility User Requirements (RAUR) describes accessibility related user needs, requirements, and scenarios for real-time communication (RTC).
RAUR is published at: w3.org/TR/raur/
(Background from 2020: w3.org/blog/2020/03/rtc-acce… )
#a11y #RAUR #RTC #accessibility
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For example:
Video Introduction to Web Accessibility and W3C Standards
w3.org/WAI/videos/standards-…
is a 4-minute video that introduces @W3C WAI's perspective that Web accessibility is:
✨Essential for some, useful for all.✨
(more in w3.org/WAI/perspective-video…)
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Getting the "Global" in GAAD. Today you can support Global #Accessibility Awareness by telling others about @W3C WAI resources in 35 languages!
w3.org/WAI/translations/
Also links to #WCAG 2 Authorized Translations and in-progress drafts.
#i18n #a11y #translation #GAAD @gbla11yday
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