Thanks for the summary, Brian. I signed up for a copy of the webinar but
I haven't had time to look at it yet.
On 09/12/2010 15:42, Brian Kelly wrote:
> Did anyone attend the launch of BS 8878 Web accessibility Code of practice
> of watched yesterday's Webinar?
>
> I watched the Webinar (which is available at
> https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/763164576) and was impressed by what I
> heard. The approach taken is pragmatic and user-focussed as opposed to the
> theoretical WCAG+ATAG+UUAG model developed by WAI. The speakers also stated
> that "Accessibility has been stuck in a rut of technical guidelines" which I
> would agree with. The pragmatic approach is defined in 16 steps, only one
> of which is concerned with implementation of appropriate WCAG guidelines.
>
> It strikes me that Universities should be looking to use this BS code of
> practice as the basis for policies on Web accessibility which provides the
> broader context than WCAG addresses.
>
> Note, for example, that a policy which states that an institutional Web site
> will conform to WCAG AA would, it seems, not be able to embed videos which
> aren't captioned, even though such videos might provide accessibility
> benefits. Use of BS 8878 would, I believe, allow such videos to be provided,
> provided an appropriate policy statement was provided.
>
> A summary of the Webinar and some comments are given at:
> http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/bs8878-accessibility-has-been-stu
> ck-in-a-rut-of-technical-guidelines/
>
> Brian
>
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