Les logiciels libres facilitent l’intégration de technologies améliorant l’expérience de tous les utilisateurs. Christian PATERSON encourage les contributions autour d’OSAi, une récente initiative de l’association OW2 fédérant plus de vingt projets, répartis en sept domaines. Ces logiciels open source pour le web, les terminaux mobiles ou la DRH sont partagés, améliorés et accompagnés de référentiels et de guides de bonnes pratiques.
5. Accessibility is a social and legal
responsibility
EU : European Disability Strategy 2010-2020
France : SÉNAT PROJET DE LOI (21 octobre 2004)
UK : Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA)
USA : Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
http://www.out-
law.com/en/articles/2004/august/travel-sites-settle-
new-york-accessibility-investigation/
Ramada.com and Priceline.com,
successfully sued in New York over
the accessibility of their websites.
http://www.webcredible.com/blog/disability-discrimination-act-dda-web-accessibility/
http://jimthatcher.com/book2/chapter16.html
WebAIM : http://webaim.org/articles/laws/world/
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?
uri=COM:2010:0636:FIN:en:PDF
http://www.senat.fr/leg/tas04-
018.html
… some examples
National Federation of the Blind won
a website accessibility lawsuit against
the Target Corporation for six million
dollars
http://www.ssbbartgroup.com/whitepapers/accessibilit
y-business-case/
6. Accessibility is huge numbers
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityan
dhealth/infographic-disability-impacts-
all.html
http://www.who.int/disabilities/infograp
hic_en_rev1_510.jpg?ua=1
= 63 million
people
7. … with demographics that are evolving
Median age of population EU
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-
explained/index.php/Population_structure_and_a
geing
By 2020, a quarter of Europeans will be over 60 years of
age.
European Commission : https://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/pdf/policy_reviews/kina26426enc.pdf
In the last 20 years, people all over the world have, on average,
gained 6 years of life expectancy.
Children born after 2011 have a 1 in 3 chance of reaching their
100th birthday.
8. Global ICT revenue 2005 to 2019 (in billion
euros)
https://www.statista.com/statistics/2685
84/worldwide-ict-revenue-since-2005/
the ICT revolution holds the potential of
transforming economies and societies … this ICT
revolution is well under way … it is even
accelerating. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_IT_Report_2015.pdf
*ICT (information and communication technology)
2019
4.4 trillion euros
ICT* is huge numbers
9. … in a world that is increasingly digital
http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/20/122348
58/first-click-real-wold-colonized-digital
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/digital-
transformation-world-turning-mobile-you-gina
10. Accessibility + open source = opportunity
“huge opportunities for Europe to think creatively and innovate in terms
of new technologies, improved services and new business models”
European Commission : https://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/pdf/policy_reviews/kina26426en
Manage Legal Risk
Protect and Grow Public Sector Revenues
Access the Global Public Sector Marketplace
Increase Market Share
Protect Brand
In the USA
62 million disabled
persons
purchasing power 175 billion $
http://www.ssbbartgroup.com/white
papers/accessibility-business-case/
11. leveraging open source working models
collaboration
innovation
meritocracy
within the framework of a recognized open source alliance
reduced CAPEX
open formats / open APIs
roadmap control
reduced lock-in
community
Open Source Accessibility
initiative
lobbying
events and out-reachrepresentation
experience and
skills sharing
mature tools
neutral forum
12. Open to all
Projects
Domains
Steering
Committ
ee Strategy
Coordination
Meritocracy
from many contributions to few contributions
from code projects to guidelines
from developers to HR experts to evangelists
from multi-nationals to PME to SOHO
from corporates to governments
from academia to private individuals
Collaboration
Passion
13. Situation today
projects identified
17
https://www.ow2.org/bin/view/OSAi/
domains of collaboration
7 Guidelines & best
practices
Measuring & auditing
Training
Tools for communication
Development tools
Accessible user
interfaces
Navigating and mobility
Direction interministérielle du
numérique et du système
d'information et de
communication de l'État
DINSIC
French government
France
Italy
USA
International reach
founding
member
Fantastic interest & support
+ many others