ICT Accessibility: The Standards of the Future
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The talk outlines current and upcoming legal and technical standards that require ICT products and services to be accessible, explaining how evolving technology drives changes in those standards and what practices organizations should adopt now to prepare. It also presents the AccessibleEU initiative, a European Commission resource hub supporting accessibility across built environment, transport and ICT to promote equal participation for people with disabilities.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Event introduction
- 0:46Current regulatory framework
- 2:35EN 301 549 and WCAG standards
- 4:01WCAG 2.2 evolution
- 7:33WCAG 2.2 updates
- 9:01WCAG 3.0 and future
- 10:22Updated EN 301 549 standard
- 13:37Skills and training
- 15:47Overlays and accessibility
- 17:12Accessibility Assurance EU project
- 19:43WCAG 2.1 to 2.2 transition
- 23:1920 years of accessibility problems
- 26:50EU vs national regulations
- 29:39US accessibility
- 31:51Training and contrast algorithms
- 33:57Overlay limits and risks
- 38:38Accessible content and monitoring
- 40:05AI and accessibility
- 41:09Focus visible criterion
- 42:13Q&A
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