BS PAS 78(2006) : 2006
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GUIDE TO GOOD PRACTICE IN COMMISSIONING ACCESSIBLE WEBSITES
Hardcopy , PDF
30-11-2010
English
01-01-2006
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General principles
4.1 Development of an accessibility policy
4.2 Upholding W3C guidelines and specifications
4.2.1 General
4.2.2 Content formats
4.2.3 Authoring tools
4.3 Conformance checking
4.4 Involving disabled people in the requirements gathering
and conceptual design process
4.5 Regular testing by disabled people
4.6 Additional accessibility provisions
5 How disabled people use websites
5.1 General
5.2 Operating systems
5.3 Access technology and other considerations for blind and
partially sighted people
5.4 Access technology and other considerations for deaf and
hard of hearing people
5.5 Access technology and other considerations for people
with learning disabilities
5.6 Access technology and other considerations for people
with cognitive impairments (eg dyslexia)
5.7 Access technology and other considerations for people with
motor impairments
6 Defining the accessibility policy for the website
6.1 General
6.2 Content of the accessibility policy
6.3 Publicly available accessibility policy statement
6.4 Accessibility guidelines
7 Web technologies
7.1 Common web technologies
7.2 Structural languages
7.3 Style sheets eg CSS
7.4 Client side scripting and programming languages eg
JavaScript and Java
7.4.1 Object models
7.5 Plug-in rich media formats
7.5.1 General
7.5.2 Portable Document Format (PDF)
7.5.3 Flash
7.5.4 Audio-video content
7.6 Visual-orientated anti-robot tests
8 Accessibility testing and maintenance
8.1 General
8.2 Creating a test plan
8.3 Determining technical accessibility
8.3.1 Automated testing
8.3.2 Validation
8.3.3 Testing with assistive technology
8.4 Determining usable accessibility
8.4.1 Expert review
8.4.2 Conformance inspection
8.4.3 User testing
8.5 Maintaining accessibility
9 Contracting web design and accessibility auditing
services
9.1 Choosing a website developer
9.2 Agencies providing web accessibility consultancy
Annex A (informative) Suggested user profiles include:
Annex B (informative) Possible criteria for determining
success
Annex C (informative) Suggested questions for
suppliers
Annex D (informative) Accreditation
Annex E (informative) Various references
Annex F (informative) Contracting usability testing
services
Annex G (informative) How to select a CMS system
Bibliography
Standards
Useful websites
Relevant publications
Index
Outlines good practice in commissioning websites that are accessible to and usable by disabled people.
| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
66
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Withdrawn
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| BS PAS 124(2008) : 2008 | DEFINING, IMPLEMENTING AND MANAGING WEBSITE STANDARDS: A STATEMENT OF BEST PRACTICE |
| BIP 0090 : 2008 | WEB ACCESSIBILITY - MAKING PAS 78 WORK |
| BS PAS 88(2008) : 2008 | GUIDANCE ON ACCESSIBILITY OF LARGE HOTEL PREMISES AND HOTEL CHAINS |
| ISO 9241-11:1998 | Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) Part 11: Guidance on usability |
| ISO/TS 16071:2003 | Ergonomics of human-system interaction Guidance on accessibility for human-computer interfaces |
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