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Demystifying digital accessibility and fostering inclusive mindsets. compliance with the European standard for digital accessibility EN 301 549

Altinier, Armony ORCID: 0000-0002-0711-8912, Oncins, Estella ORCID: 0000-0002-0291-3036, Sauberer, Gabrielle and Mehigan, Tracey ORCID: 0000-0002-1728-2134 (2022) Demystifying digital accessibility and fostering inclusive mindsets. compliance with the European standard for digital accessibility EN 301 549. In: European Conference on Software Process Improvement. (EuroSPI 2022), 31 Aug - 2 Sept 2022, Salzburg, Austria. ISBN 978-3-031-15558-1

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Abstract

Accessibility, the right to equal opportunities for all citizens, is defined in Article 9 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Furthermore, Article 21 of the same convention details how the accessibility of information and communications should be ensured in practice. As a result of the convention, international, European and national policies, standards and law have been established, creating a legal and binding framework for compliance. On this basis, this paper considers the goals of the IMPACT (Inclusive Method based on the Perception of Accessibility and Compliance Testing) project. This project aims to define the skills and competencies that Information and Communications Technology (ICT) accessibility educators and mediators should hold for compliance. The paper looks to discuss how to demystify accessibility compliance and, in doing so, how to foster inclusive mindsets through training practices and the European Certification and Qualification Association (ECQA) certification, while noting challenges for audiences and stakeholders. The experience of Koena, a French social enterprise specializing in Digital Accessibility, forms the basis for the paper’s observations.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Event Type:Conference
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Digital accessibility; Web Accessibility; EN301549; inclusive mindset
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Computing
Published in: Yilmaz, Murat and Clarke, Paul and Messnarz, Richard and Wöran, Bruno, (eds.) EuroSPI 2022: Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement. Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) 1646. Springer. ISBN 978-3-031-15558-1
Publisher:Springer
Official URL:https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15559-8_42
Copyright Information:© 2022 Springer
Funders:ERASMUS+ IMPACT 2019-1-FR01-KA204-062381 and 2017SGR113.
ID Code:27713
Deposited On:08 Sep 2022 16:05 by Tracey Mehigan . Last Modified 09 Nov 2022 14:18

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