1. Accessibility within the
Web Environment
Neil King
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Vision Australia. No part can be reproduced, used or copied without the express permission
of Vision Australia.

2. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunraven0/5451897212/sizes/l/in/photostream/

3. Legislative Position
• WCAG 2.0 endorsed by government and industry
• National Transition Strategy (NTS) released by
AGIMO
• Australian Human Rights Commission updated its
advice

4. Accessibility Situation
- 95% of Australian Government Departmental
portfolios are failing basic compliance
+ Australian Government websites display strong
accessibility considerations in their design
+ Provided almost double the number of Statements of
Accessibility to Level AA in 2011
+ 30% decrease in semantic issues over past 14 months
+ Usable and accessible dynamic design

5. Accessible Implementation

6. Trove
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Lightbox receives focus (4.1.2 Name, role, value)
o
Alternative for image CAPTCHA (1.1.1 Non-text content)

7. IP Australia
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Slide show provides user control (2.2.2 Pause, stop, hide)
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Slide number identified (1.3.3 Sensory characteristics)
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Instructions for Screen Readers (4.1.2 Name, role, value)

8. Australia Post
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Keyboard accessible widget (2.1.1 Keyboard)

9. Fully Accessible Slider
ARIA
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Can be reached and operated
JavaScript
via the keyboard
o
Screen readers describe its CSS
functionality and read its values HTML

10. Partially Accessible Slider
ARIA
o
Can be reached and operated
JavaScript
via the keyboard
o
Screen readers do NOT describe its CSS
functionality and do NOT read its values HTML

11. Inaccessible Slider
ARIA
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With JavaScript disabled the
JavaScript
slider is not visible
CSS
HTML

12. Accessible Drop-down
ARIA
o
The same functionality is available
JavaScript
via the drop-down list
CSS
HTML

13. MyChild
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Text alternative for map data (1.1.1 Non-text content)
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Keyboard accessible map (2.1.1 Keyboard)

14. Bureau of Meteorology
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Semantic alternatives for map data (1.4.1 Use of colour)
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Alternative for visual content (1.1.1 Non-text content)

15. Accessibility Framework

16. Embrace Accessibility
• Get the right people and skills
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Retrofitting is more costly
• Be creative
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Accessibility leads to good design
• Test it, measure change and seek feedback
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Go beyond Level AA and technical conformance

17. Contact Details
Web Access:
P: 1300 367 055
E: webaccess@visionaustralia.org
W: www.visionaustralia.org.au/webaccess
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346 Macaulay Road, Kensington Vic 3031
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4 Mitchell Street, Enfield NSW 2136