One World, One Web ... But Great Diversity

One World, One Web ... But Great Diversity Brian Kelly UKOLN University of Bath Bath UK Email: [email_address] UKOLN is supported by: About This Paper: This paper builds on previous work on holistic approaches to Web accessibility. The need for a user-centred, rather than resource-centred, approach is described. Application of this approach in various contexts, including Web 2.0, is described. http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/w4a-2008/ This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence (but note caveat) Tag ‘ w4a-2008 ' Co-Authors: Liddy Nevile, EA Draffan and Sotiris Fanou by-nc-sa

Previous Work (1) ,[object Object],Developing A Holistic Approach For E-Learning Accessibility , Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology , 2004, Kelly, B., Phipps, L and Swift, E. Vol. 30, Issue 3. Paper argued need to focus on the accessibility of the learner’s needs , rather than the e-learning resources .

Previous Work (2) ,[object Object],Forcing Standardization or Accommodating Diversity? A Framework for Applying the WCAG in the Real World , Kelly, B., Sloan, D., Phipps, L., Petrie, H. and Hamilton, F. W4A 2005

Previous Work (3) ,[object Object],[object Object],Contextual Web Accessibility - Maximizing the Benefit of Accessibility Guidelines . Sloan, D, Kelly, B., Heath, A., Petrie, H., Hamilton, F & Phipps, L. W4A 2006 Edinburgh, Scotland May 2006

Previous Work (4) ,[object Object],[object Object],Accessibility 2.0: People, Policies and Processes . Kelly, B., Sloan, D., Brown, S., Seale, J, Petrie, H., Lauke, P. and Ball, S. W4A 2007 What do you see? Is the answer to be found in the resource or in the reader’s interpretation ?

Where Are We Today? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

WAI Limitations ,[object Object],“ However, we recognize that standards are slow, and technology evolves quickly in the commercial marketplace. Innovation brings new customers and solidifies relationships with existing customers; Web 2.0 innovations also bring new types of professionals to the field, ones who care about the new dynamic medium. As technologies prove themselves, standardizing brings in the universality of the benefit, but necessarily follows this innovation. Therefore, this paper acknowledges and respects Web 2.0, discussing the issues and real world solutions.” Accessibility of Emerging Rich Web Technologies: Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web . Cooper, M. W4A 2007

What’s Missing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Accessibility and Web 2.0 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Second Life ,[object Object],“ Do you think that this will be a really useful tool for people who are unable to get around, who have problems of mobility in real life? ” “ Yes, because you can have friends without having to go out and physically find them ”. The danger is that organisations will ban SL as they feel if fails to comply with accessibility guidelines.

Social Networks (1) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Social Networks (2) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Learning resources available via RSS. Users may choose to access via VLE, RSS reader, social network, …

Accessibility Metadata ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Learning Disabilities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Commissioning Web Sites ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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