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Enhancing Web Accessibility in the UN System: ITU Pilot Project Insights

This document discusses a pilot project conducted by Juan Castro at ITU to assess and improve web accessibility across its platforms from January to May 2008. The project aimed to analyze the accessibility of the ITU website and evaluate efforts to comply with WCAG 1.0 guidelines. It focused on key web pages in six languages and used tools like WAVE for accessibility validation. Outcomes revealed that while creating accessible web pages was feasible, it presented challenges due to limitations in the HTML editor and publishing system, especially for languages like Russian, Chinese, and Arabic.

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Enhancing Web Accessibility in the UN System: ITU Pilot Project Insights

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  1. Sharing accessibility experiences in the UN systemITU By Juan Castro, Web Officer, ITU2 February 2010

  2. Pilot Project on Web Accessibility • January 2008 – May 2008 • Objectives: • Analyze the accessibility of ITU website • Evaluate the effort involved in creating and maintaining web pages that comply with W3C accessibility guidelines (WCAG 1.0) • Focus: • Home page of ITU (6 languages) • WTISD website (6 languages)

  3. Pilot Project : Methodology • 2 steps: • HTML code validation (chosen grammar: XHTML 1.0 Transitional) • Checkpoints of WCAG 1.0 • Tools: • WAVE accessibility validator • Manual check

  4. Pilot Project : Outcome • Producing accessible web pages was possible but difficult • HTML editor and web publishing system did not facilitate the task • The publishing system generated specific accessibility issues in Russian, Chinese and Arabic

  5. Pilot Project : Conclusions • Accessible website: • HTML editor/publishing system (or CMS) should facilitate the task of producing accessible web pages • Website designers/editors should receive training on web accessibility • Support from management needed at the highest possible level

  6. Current situation in ITU • New CMS is being put in place • ITU’s focus to implement accessibility: web pages produced in the new CMS • Accessibility validation to be included in the web workflow

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