ATAG - principles, guidelines, basics Flashcards by Harmony Hames

Principle: Authoring tool user interfaces follow applicable accessibility guidelines

A.1

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Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Ensure that web-based functionality is accessible.
Only SC under this guideline: If the authoring tool contains web-based user interfaces, then those web-based user interfaces meet the WCAG 2.0 success criteria.

A.1.1 / A.1.1.1 Web-Based Accessible (WCAG) - (Level A to meet WCAG 2.0 Level A success criteria; Level AA to meet WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA success criteria; Level AAA to meet all WCAG 2.0 success criteria)

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Guideline : (For the authoring tool user interface) Ensure that non-web-based functionality is accessible

A.1.2

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Principle: Editing-views are perceivable

A.2

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Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Make alternative content available to authors.

A.2.1

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Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Ensure that editing-view presentation can be programmatically determined.

A.2.2

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Principle: Editing-views are operable

A.3

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Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Provide keyboard access to authoring features.

A.3.1

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Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Provide authors with enough time.

A.3.2

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Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Help authors avoid flashing that could cause seizures
Only SC: If an editing-view can play visual time-based content, then playing is not necessarily automatic upon loading the content and playing can be paused.

A.3.3

A.3.3.1 Static View Option: (Level A)

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Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Enhance navigation and editing via content structure.

A.3.4

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Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Provide text search of the content.

A.3.5

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Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Manage preference settings.

A.3.6

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Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Ensure that previews are at least as accessible as in-market user agents.

A.3.7

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Principle: Editing-views are understandable

A.4

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Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Help authors avoid and correct mistakes

A.4.1

Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Document the user interface, including all accessibility features.

A.4.2

The two main Parts of ATAG.

Part A: Make the authoring tool user interface accessible

Part B: Support the production of accessible content

ATAG Layers of Guidance

Parts
Principles
Guidelines
Success Criteria
Implementing ATAG 2.0

Principle: Fully automatic processes produce accessible content

B.1

Guideline: Ensure that automatically-specified content is accessible.

B.1.1

Guideline: Ensure that accessibility information is preserved.

B.1.2

Principle: Authors are supported in producing accessible content

B.2

Guideline: Ensure that accessible content production is possible.

B.2.1

Guideline: Guide authors to produce accessible content.

B.2.2

Guideline: Assist authors with managing alternative content for non-text content.

B.2.3

Guideline: Assist authors with accessible templates.

B.2.4

Guideline: Assist authors with accessible pre-authored content.

B.2.5

Guideline: Assist authors in checking for accessibility problems.

B.3.1

Guideline: Assist authors in repairing accessibility problems.

B.3.2

Guideline: Ensure the availability of features that support the production of accessible content.

B.4.1

Principle: Authoring tools promote and integrate their accessibility features

B.4

Principle: Authors are supported in improving the accessibility of existing content

B.3

Give some examples of the types of authoring tools ATAG applies to.

- WYSIWYG web page authoring tools (applications or web-based) - CMS (Content Management Systems) that provide structured data for webpages - software that converts to web content (such as word processors or other office apps that save to html or epub) - multimedia authoring tools - websites that allow users to provide content - UGC (User Generated Content)

What is the current version (standard) of ATAG?

2.0

Who develops ATAG?

ATAG WG (Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines Working Group)

Who is ATAG for?

- Primarily the developers of authoring tools - Those involved in the procurement process of authoring tools - Those who want to encourage their current vendor to improve accessibility