Web Accessibility Initiative – Communities of Practice

Project Information

WAI-CooP

Grant agreement ID: 101004794

DOI

10.3030/101004794

Project closed

EC signature date 10 November 2020

Start date 1 January 2021

End date 31 December 2023

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Europe In A Changing World - Inclusive, Innovative And Reflective Societies

Total cost

€ 1 499 987,50

EU contribution

€ 1 499 987,50

Coordinated by

GEIE ERCIM
France

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Deliverables

Other (13)

Expanded List of Evaluation Tools

Maintained and expanded WAI List of Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools, with relevant offerings from across different European regions and internationally.

Policies and Practices Year 2

Maintained policies and practices expanded with at least 10 additional countries, including from European Member States, Affiliate States, and other regions relevant to international harmonisation.

Policies and Practices Year 3

Maintained policies and practices expanded with at least 10 additional countries, including from European Member States, Affiliate States, and other regions relevant to international harmonisation.

Policies and Practices Year 1

Documented policies and practices from at least 20 countries including from European Member States Affiliate States and other regions relevant to international harmonisation of web accessibility

Frequently Asked Questions

Repository of questions and answers collected and disseminated through the project, including any references to localised versions of these Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) across varying communities.

Updated WAI Resource 3

WAI resource updated to address currently pressing questions and needs across varying communities. This could include resources on awareness-raising, training and capacity building, or tooling and technical support.

Updated WAI Resource 1

WAI resource updated to address currently pressing questions and needs across varying communities This could include resources on awarenessraising training and capacity building or tooling and technical support

Expanded ACT Support Matrix

Maintained and expanded matrix detailing the implementation of W3C Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) rules across different automated testing tools and manual testing methodologies.

Updated List of Evaluation Tools

Updated WAI List of Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools to better meet the different community needs including in monitoring EU Web Accessibility Directive implementation

Established ACT Support Matrix

Matrix detailing the implementation of W3C Accessibility Conformance Testing ACT rules across different automated testing tools and manual testing methodologies from Europe and internationally

Established List of Training

New WAI list on courses training and certification on web accessibility with mappings to the WAI Curricula developed by the W3C Education and Outreach Working Group EOWG

Updated WAI Resource 2

WAI resource updated to address currently pressing questions and needs across varying communities. This could include resources on awareness-raising, training and capacity building, or tooling and technical support.

Expanded List of Training

Maintained and expanded WAI list on courses, training, and certification on web accessibility, with relevant offerings from across different European regions and internationally.

Documents, reports (13)

Technology Gaps Analysis 1

Methodical analysis of potential accessibility support and gaps in currently evolving and future emerging technologies including mobile and wearables immersive environments Artificial Intelligence AI and other topics

Research Symposium 2

Physical facetoface andor online research symposium involving academia and industry to explore pressing research questions for example on website and web page sampling largescale monitoring and other topics

Report on WAI Translation

Report detailing the translations of WAI resources instantiated, coordinated, and managed through the project, particularly the ones relevant to awareness raising and capacity building.

Report on Open Meetings Year 1

Report on the experiences made and conclusions gathered from the open meetings including nature of participation questions raised and recommended next steps within the project and beyond

Research Symposium 1

Physical facetoface andor online research symposium involving academia and industry to explore pressing research questions for example on website and web page sampling largescale monitoring and other topics

Report on Project Dissemination

Report detailing the project outreach, engagement, and dissemination efforts, to help increase the uptake of relevant resources and help raise awareness and build capacities in digital accessibility.

Report on Open Meetings Year 3

Report on the experiences made and conclusions gathered from the open meetings, including nature of participation, questions raised, and recommended next steps beyond the project.

Research Symposium 3

Physical (face-to-face) and/or online research symposium involving academia and industry, to explore pressing research questions, for example on website and web page sampling, large-scale monitoring, and other topics.

Technology Gaps Analysis 2

Methodical analysis of potential accessibility support and gaps in currently evolving and future emerging technologies including mobile and wearables immersive environments Artificial Intelligence AI and other topics

Report on Standards Coordination

Report detailing project involvement with other standardisation bodies, research and development projects, and other key activities to help ensure continued harmonisation of web accessibility standards.

Report on Help Desk Support

Report on the experiences made and conclusions gathered from the help desk support, including nature of questions raised over time, differences across varying communities, and recommended next steps beyond the project.

Technology Gaps Analysis 3

Methodical analysis of potential accessibility support and gaps in currently evolving and future emerging technologies, including mobile and wearables, immersive environments, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other topics.

Report on Open Meetings Year 2

Report on the experiences made and conclusions gathered from the open meetings including nature of participation questions raised and recommended next steps within the project and beyond

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Data Management Plan

Report detailing the project plans for collecting and managing data including any personal and research data collected or generated through the project

Publications

Conference proceedings (1)

Evaluation of the Accessibility of Mobile Applications: Current Approaches and Challenges

Author(s): Matos, M., Seixas Pereira, L., Duarte, C. (2023)
Published in: International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 2023, ISSN 0302-9743
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-48041-6_24

Peer reviewed articles (2)

Large-scale study of web accessibility metrics. Univ Access Inf Soc (2022)

Author(s): Martins, B., Duarte, C
Published in: Universal Access in the Information Society, 2022, ISSN 1615-5289
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s10209-022-00956-x

A large-scale web accessibility analysis considering technology adoption

Author(s): Martins, B., Duarte, C
Published in: Universal Access in the Information Society, 2023, ISSN 1615-5289
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s10209-023-01010-0