Web accessibility – the Australian experience
summary
Australia adopts WCAG 1.0 in 2000 then WCAG 2.0 in 2009 and launches a four‑year Web Accessibility National Transition Strategy in 2010 that sets WCAG 2A by end 2012 and AA by end 2014. The strategy covers public websites, web applications, intranets and online documents with archiving allowed for legacy content. Surveys show improvement but patchy results: about 25% of sites claim mobile responsiveness, WCAG 2A uptake rises from 5% to ~25%, ~16% of web apps conform, and ~63 dedicated accessibility staff plus thousands trained. Conformance is self‑assessed by agencies.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Intro
- 4:50Where do we go next
- 14:02National Transition Strategy
- 15:25Scope
- 16:51Purpose
- 18:39Preparation
- 21:56Training
- 23:43Implementation
- 25:18Accessibility Assessment
- 27:05Single aim
- 28:04The bottom line
- 28:31Web applications
- 30:34Web accessibility training
- 31:34Action plans
- 35:09Business as usual
- 36:54What about agencies
- 37:19Accessibility is a journey
- 39:25Building accessibility
- 40:10Accessibility as business as usual
- 41:12Questions
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