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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Joined April 2009
Registration open for Text Customization for #Readability Online Symposium 19 Nov. Space limited. See: bit.ly/tc4rRO - #a11y #ux
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"Web Accessibility: A Catalyst to Greatness" keynote by Shawn at #a11yMTL 23 November a11ymtl.org/en/ - #a11y #usability #ux #MobileWeb
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Riktlinjer för tillgängligt webbinnehåll (WCAG) 2.0 Swedish Authorized Translation published. See lists.w3.org/Archives/Public… - #a11y #wcag
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Reminder: Papers due 12 Oct for Easy-to-Read on the Web online symposium - cognitive disabilities, low language bit.ly/RDe2r1 -#a11y
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UAAG 2.0 Draft for #browsers - updated for #mobile #accessibility, input methods, focus highlight, text display bit.ly/uaag1210 - #a11y
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Final Draft for measuring accessibility Note - Web #Accessibility Metrics Research Report bit.ly/RDmetrics4 - comment by 5 Oct #a11y
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#WCAG-EM Website #Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (for apps & mobile too) is ready for review bit.ly/wcag-em2 -#a11y
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Reminder: Papers due Monday 24 Sept - Text Customization for #Readability exploring low vision, #dyslexia, more. bit.ly/tc4r1 -#CfP
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Share your perspectives on being able to choose font, text size, background color, & more. Deadline: 24 Sept bit.ly/tc4r1 -#a11y
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#CfP Easy-to-Read on the Web exploring needs of people w/ cognitive disabilities or low language bit.ly/RDe2r1 Due 12 October #a11y
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Web #Accessibility Metrics Research Report on measuring level of accessibility – draft for review. bit.ly/RDmetrics3 - #a11y
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#CfP: Text Customization for #Readability – exploring low vision, #dyslexia, & more. See bit.ly/tc4r1 Papers due 24 Sept. #a11y
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WCAG2ICT draft helps clarify how to use WCAG 2.0 to make non-web ICT, docs & software, more accessible bit.ly/wcag2ict1 #a11y #ict
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Understanding WCAG 2.0 updates in progress. Draft for review available. See bit.ly/wcag2ub #a11y #wcag
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Role Attribute allows authors to add semantic information to documents, a requirement of WAI-#ARIA. See lists.w3.org/Archives/Public… #a11y
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#W3C WAI Update and Q&A on Web #Accessibility – all welcome - Linz, Austria - Wednesday 11 July. details: lists.w3.org/Archives/Public… #a11y #ux
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Registration open for #Mobile #Accessibility - Online Symposium on 25 June. Space limited. Info at bit.ly/RDmobileR #a11y #ux
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