We4Authors Workshop
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We4Authors Workshop Susanna Laurin, José Angel Martinez Usero, AnettRuszanov
#we4authors www.funka.com/we4authors
Agenda 11.00-12.15 Introduction and Results 12.15-13.00 Lunch 13.00-14.00 Round table discussions 14.00-14.30 Coffee break 14.30-15.00 Plenarydiscussions 15.00-15.45 Guidelines 15.45-16.00 Wrap-up and next steps
Funka • Founded by the disabilitymovement • Consulting • Research & innovation • Position of trust • Standardization
Cognitive Situational Concentration Hearing Reading and writing Social interaction Speech Motor Ageing Temporary Seeing Sensitive
EU regulations • What – but not how • Reducefragmentation • Equalopportunities for business • Foster innovation • Open new markets • Support internationalisation
Three parts Content Tech UX/design
We4Authors • Pilot project • EuropeanParliament • May 2018 – Nov 2019 • 150 000 EURO • Funka (lead), CTIC • EDF, ERRIN, ANEC
The main parts • Mapexistingtools • Select and collaborate • Research, prototypes, testing • Workshops • Guidelines • Dissemination • Reporting
Whatarewelooking for? By default couldmean: • All parts comply • No bad codeanywhere • Human factor: • No room for mistakes • Help the author to do right • Control before publishing
The mostusedauthoringtools • Automatedanalysis • 10 817 pages • 1 734 public sectorwebsites • 832 sites withtoolidentified • 61 different authoringtools • Top 30 validated via interviews
Manual selectionoftop 10 • Dot Net Nuke • Drupal • EPiServer • IBM Websphere • Joomla • LifeRay • Sharepoint • SiteVision • Typo3 • Wordpress • Geographical • Technical • Business
Contact and collaboration • Providers • Producers • Suppliers • Communities
Collaborationwithtoolproviders Goal Requirements Prototyping Testing
Research questions • Accessibilityworkdone • Default accessibility features • Add-ons for accessibility • Demo environment • Ready to use templates • Release safe templates • Quality check of templates • Third party templates • Partner network • Authorsinfluence on code
A sharedresponsibility • Toolproducer/provider • Partner/template provider • Supplier/developer • Procurer • Author
Summaryof the results • A lot has happened! • Manysimilarities • Verylittle by default • Templates are not checked • Editor from third party • Forms and tables • Author is oftenleftalone • Back-end accessibility is lost
The way forward: end users • Focus on the supplier • Clear requirements • Testing • Training • Manuals • Further research …?
The way forward: public sector • Procurement is key • Clear requirements • Highlevel: Frameworkcontracts • Processes and routines • Internalcapacitybuilding • Get helpwhenneeded • Further research …?
The way forward: industry • Addedvalue, market differentiation (legislation) • Clear requirements • Processes and routines • Internalcapacitybuilding • Get helpwhenneeded • Further research …?
Now, wewould like to hear from you!
Round table discussions • One person leads the discussion • One person takesnotes • One person reports to plenary • Pleaseleteveryonespeak • Pleaseuse post-it
First task: information • Whattool do youuse? • How do you chose yourtool? • Howoftencanyouchange it? • Do you test it beforedeciding? • What is your budget for tools (ifany)?
Second task: discussions • Whichare the biggest problems youexperiencewhen it comes to creatingaccessible web content? • What solutions to these problem canyouenvision?
Guidelines - draft • Preparations • Requirements • Testing • Contract • Development • Maintenance • …?
Preparations • Technicalenvironment • Numberofusers (levels) • Budget • …?
Requirements • In human language • Specific on accessibility • Back end needs • …?
Testing • Demandtime to test • Compare at least 3 tools • Meet the supplier(s) – negotiation • …?
Contract • Make the supplierresponsible • Accessibilityfailsshould be treated like delay • Don’tpayuntilyouaresatisfied • …?
Development • Workshop, drafts and wireframes • Work in sprints • Test, test and test again • Demandtrainingwell in advance • …?
Maintenance • Updates and version handling • Futureneeds • Third party products • …?
Thankyou! • Youwillhear from usby the end of November • Someonewillcontinue the research • Funka willdefinitelycontinueourwork • Don’thesitate to contactuswithquestions or suggestions
There is no suchthing as an averageuser we4authors@funka.com