the norwegian ict accessibility legislation, methods and indicators malin rygg, difi, ud2016 york
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Malin Rygg
The Norwegian Accessibility Legislation, test
methods and test indicators
UD2016 – York - 22 August 2016
«A prerequisite for increased use of ICT is that
online services are accessible for everyone.»
© Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB scanpix
2008
Anti-discrimination and accessibility Act
«The Act shall help to dismantle disabling barriers created
by society and to prevent new ones from being created.
The purpose of this act is to promote equality irrespective
of disability. Equality shall mean:
a) equal status
b) equal opportunities and rights
c) accessibility
d) accommodation”
What do the regulations say?
«Universal design means that the design or the
adaption of the main solution in information and
communication technology is such that it can be
used by as many as possible.»
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Web solutionsand self-service machines
Legal requirements
BAKER
Central
Government
Private sector
Local Government
Clubs and
organisations
Scope of the Act
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All Norwegian businesses
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Ever changing platforms
Copyright © 2013 Associazione Italia
What barriers do the users meet?
Inspections
Area surveillance
Information
Legal
framework
How?
Web – prioritized areas
Finance Transport
Public services Media
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WCAG test indicators
WCAG documents
31.10.
WCAG 2.0
+ Glossary
How to
meetUnderstanding Techniques
Indicator process
Inspections of
single
websites
Benchmarking
and area
surveillance
Test methods
Websites in Norway
WebsiteC
WebsiteB
Website
Business A
Form #3 Form #2 Form #1
Keyboard navigation
Errormessages
Area surveillance
Illustrasjon
2014 Baseline assessment
Digital barriers on Norwegian websitesStatus report on the universal design of websites in the private and public sector – 2014
Inspections
One single website
Thorough test
Focus only on errors
Inspection report
Norwegian Authority for Universal Design of ICT
Sanctions
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Correction planReviewed together with company
Order for rectification Fines
2015-2016 Inspections - findings
Over all high compliance
Room for improvements
All inspections: keyboard navigation.
Other errors:
alt text
html mark up- especially form fields
navigation and contrast.
Correction plans for every inspection
No fines and no sanctions
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Explain– understand– change
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