Given the vital role that the Web plays throughout society, it is essential to ensure that the Web is accessible to people with disabilities. Access to the Web can affect people with visual, auditory, physical, cognitive, and neurological disabilities. The solutions developed for Web accessibility also benefit non-disabled people. The Web Content Accessibility Initiative (WAI) International Program Office helps create a forum where representatives of industry, the disability community, research, and government work together to identify accessibility requirements and develop solutions under W3C Process.
WAI's International Program Office Activity includes the following groups. The Education and Outreach Working Group develops a variety of materials to promote awareness and implementation of accessibility solutions for the Web. The Research and Development Interest Group explores accessibility considerations in advanced Web technologies. The WAI Interest Group maintains a large and active public discussion forum on Web accessibility; provides a forum for exchange of information on Web accessibility; and reviews deliverables produced by other WAI groups. The WAI Coordination Group coordinates work among groups in the WAI International Program Office Activity and the WAI Technical Activity.
Since the previous W3C Advisory Committee Meeting in November 2009, the Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG) continued developing materials to promote accessibility and to support other WAI groups. These included the following:
Completed:
In-progress:
Some of these deliverables are developed with support from the WAI-AGE Project.
Additionally, WAI staff conducted the following education and outreach activities:
WAI International Program Office standards coordination work focused on promoting standards harmonization:
The Education and Outreach Working Group, along with WAI-AGE Project participants, plans to:
The Research and Development Interest Group plans to resume teleconference seminars.
The WAI Interest Group will continue review and discussion of ATAG 2.0, UAAG 2.0, and WAI-ARIA drafts, as well as new and updated education and outreach materials.
The WAI International Program Office will continue its work with M376, JTC1 SWG-A, and IGF DCAD.
| Group | Chair | Team Contact | Charter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Outreach Working Group (participants) | Shawn Henry | Shawn Henry | Chartered until 30 June 2013 |
| Research and Development Working Group (participants) | Simon Harper | Shadi Abou-Zahra | Chartered until 30 June 2013 |
| WAI Coordination Group | Judy Brewer | Shadi Abou-Zahra | Chartered until 30 June 2013 |
| WAI Interest Group | Judy Brewer | Judy Brewer | Chartered until 30 June 2013 |
This Activity Statement was prepared for the Bilbao AC Meeting (Members only) per section 5 of the W3C Process Document. Generated from group data.
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