Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 78 has been developed by the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) in collaboration with BSI. PAS 78 outlines good practice in commissioning websites that are accessible to and usable by disabled people.

Scope and Contents

PAS 78 covers areas such as:

• How disabled people use websites
• Defining the accessibility policy for the website
• Web technologies
• Accessibility testing and maintenance
• Contracting web design and accessibility auditing services

   

It gives recommendations for:

• The management of the process of- and guidance on- upholding existing W3C guidelines and specifications
• Involving disabled people in the development process and using the current software-based compliance testing tools that can assist with this.

It is applicable to all public and private organizations that wish to observe good practice under the existing voluntary guidelines and the relevant legislation on this subject and is intended for use by those responsible for commissioning public-facing websites and web-based services.

Contents:

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General principles
5 How disabled people use websites
6 Defining the accessibility policy for the website
7 Web technologies
8 Accessibility testing and maintenance
9 Contracting web design and accessibility auditing services
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

Publisher: BSI
ISBN 10: 0580465675
ISBN 13: 9780580465673
Pages: 66
Format: Hardcopy
Published Date: March 2006
Availability: Ex Stock
Other Formats: Electronic Download

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