Web Accessibility: Will WCAG 2.0 Better Meet Today

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Web Accessibility Will WCAG 2.0 Better Meet
Todays Challenges?

• Brian Kelly
• UK Web Focus
• UKOLN
• University of Bath
• UK
• B.Kelly_at_ukoln.ac.uk

Jenny Craven CERLIM Manchester Metropolitan
University UK J.Craven_at_mmu.ac.uk
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About Us

• Brian Kelly
• Adviser on Web issues to UK Universities
• Active in Web since January 1993
• Attended opening WAI meeting
• Jenny Craven
• Researcher in CERLIM, Manchester Met. University
• Project work includes
• NoVa (Non-Visual Access to the digital library)
  project to investigate usability of \Web-based
  resources by people witn visual impairments
• REVIEL (REsources for Visually Impaired users of
  the Electronic Library) project which explored
  the accessibility of library OPACs other
  electronic library services
• Supporting study for DISinHE which investigated
  awareness and use of accessibility design
  standards in UK higher education

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Our Aims

• We are
• Supporters of WAI and its activities
• Acknowledge the work WAI has done in raising the
  importance of Web accessibility worldwide
• Informed by our user communities of challenges
  and issues faced in implementing WAI guidelines
• In this panel session we will
• Report on experiences of our user communities
• Highlight concerns which have been expressed
• Our aim is to
• Share these concerns
• See if WCAG 2.0 addresses our concerns
• Facilitate open discussion

Note we may mention common misconceptions about
WAI
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Questions?

• Any questions?