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International Standards for
Web Accessibility
Hyderabad, India, 3-6 December 2008
Including Accessibility and Human Factors in the
Universalization of the Internet - How to reach persons with
disabilities, the 10% of the next billion
Shadi Abou-Zahra, W3C/WAI
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
 Standards making body for the Web
 International and multi-stakeholder
 Formal process for user participation
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Broad Public Review Stages
Working Group development
Public Working Draft
Public review and comment
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Document Development Stages
 Public Working Drafts
 Last Call Working Draft
 Candidate Recommendation
 Proposed Recommendation
 W3C Recommendation
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Web Content Accessibility
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
(WCAG)
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User Agent Accessibility
User Agent Accessibility Guidelines
(UAAG)
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Authoring Tool Accessibility
Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
(ATAG)
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Components of Web Accessibility
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Get Involved in Standardization
 Participation of end-users is crucial
 Language and culture-specific issues
 Translation and localization process
 Royalty-free and open standards
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Thank You
Shadi Abou-Zahra, W3C/WAI
http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/
[email protected]
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