ATAG - principles, guidelines, basics Flashcards
Principle: Authoring tool user interfaces follow applicable accessibility guidelines
A.1
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)
Guideline : (For the authoring tool user interface) Ensure that non-web-based functionality is accessible
A.1.2
Principle: Editing-views are perceivable
A.2
Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Make alternative content available to authors.
A.2.1
Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Ensure that editing-view presentation can be programmatically determined.
A.2.2
Principle: Editing-views are operable
A.3
Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Provide keyboard access to authoring features.
A.3.1
Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Provide authors with enough time.
A.3.2
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)
Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Enhance navigation and editing via content structure.
A.3.4
Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Provide text search of the content.
A.3.5
Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Manage preference settings.
A.3.6
Guideline: (For the authoring tool user interface) Ensure that previews are at least as accessible as in-market user agents.
A.3.7
Principle: Editing-views are understandable
A.4
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