WCAG 2.0 for Designers: Beyond Screen Readers and Captions
Venue
Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction HCII 2009, Springer-Verlag, pp. 674-682
Publication Year
2009
Authors
Loretta Guarino Reid, Andi Snow-Weaver
BibTeX
Abstract
The W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) provide guidance on making
websites accessible to people with disabilities. WCAG 1.0 focused largely on coding
requirements that enable websites to interoperate with assistive technologies used
by people with disabilities. WCAG 2.0 addresses an environment where website
complexity has increased significantly due to higher network bandwidth and the
introduction of new interactive technologies. It places more constraints on the
default look and feel of a website. Of the 38 Level A and AA provisions, about 50%,
impact the website design. This paper reviews those requirements, examining the
user needs that they are intended to support and highlighting example strategies
for addressing those needs.
