ILI 2005 Conference - A Holistic Approach To Web Usability, Accessibility And Interoperability

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The following workshop was given at the Internet Librarian International 2005 Conference to be held at the Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, on Sunday 9^th October 2005.

Please note that three other contributions were given at the conference.

Workshop On 'A Holistic Approach To Web Usability, Accessibility And Interoperability'

Title: A Holistic Approach To Web Usability, Accessibility And Interoperability
Abstract: There can dangers that simplistic approaches to accessible Web design will fail to take into account wider usability issues, and vice versa. Similarly there can be dangers that addressing accessibility and usability issues can fail to technical interoperability factors.
This workshop aims to provide a holistic approach to Web usability, accessibility and interoperability issues. By the end of the workshop delegates will have gained a understanding of usability, accessibility and interoperability issues and of methodologies for developing accessible, usable and interoperable Web sites, even for those on limited budgets. Specific areas which will be addressed include WAI accessibility guidelines - their strengths and weaknesses; usability testing include use of multiple browsers and configurations, structured usability testing; and interoperability issues such as use of standards. A quality assurance framework will be described which can help to ensure that best practices are correctly implemented.
The workshop will consist of presentations and group discussions.
Delegates will receive a workshop pack containing the workshop materials.
The workshop facilitators, Brian Kelly from UKOLN and Lawrie Phipps from TechDis, are experienced presenters and have run many workshops on Web design, accessibility and interoperability issues throughout the UK, Europe and further afield.
Date And Time: The workshop was held on Sunday, 9^th October 2005 from 14:00-17:00.

Timetable

The draft timetable is given below:

Time	Topic	Summary
14:00-14:20	Introduction	Brian Kelly will give an introduction to the workshop Slides: [MS PowerPoint format] - [HTML format] (4 slides)
14:20-14:40	Web Rage	Lawrie Phipps will invite participants to describe examples of 'Web rage'
14:40-15:00	Tools That Can Help	Brian Kelly will describe tools which can help identify problem areas Slides: [MS PowerPoint format] - [HTML format] (12 slides)
15:00-15:15	Accessibility And Usability	Lawrie Phipps will provide a context to usability and accessibility
15:15-15:35	TEA
15:35-15:50	What About Interoperability?	Brian Kelly will address the importance of interoperability Slides: [MS PowerPoint format] - [HTML format] (8 slides)
15:50-16:05	A Holistic Framework	Brian Kelly will introduce the holistic approach which has been developed by UKOLN and TechDis Slides: [MS PowerPoint format] - [HTML format] (8 slides)
16:05-16:40	Applying The Holistic Framework	Lawrie Phippps will describe how the holistic approach can be applied
16:40-17:00	Conclusions	Workshop conclusions and general discussion

Handouts

The following handouts are available which relate to the content of the workshop.

Summary of the QA Focus Methodology, QA Focus briefing document no. 30
Top 10 Quality Assurance Tips, QA Focus briefing document no. 37
Implementing Your Own QA, QA Focus briefing document no. 58
QA for Web Sites: Useful Pointers, QA Focus briefing document no. 46
Compliance with HTML Standards, QA Focus briefing document no. 01
Use Of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), QA Focus briefing document no. 34
Use of Automated Tools For Testing Web Site Accessibility, QA Focus briefing document no. 02
How To Evaluate A Web Site's Accessibility Level, QA Focus briefing document no. 12
Accessibility Testing In Web Browsers, QA Focus briefing document no. 57
Approaches To Link Checking, QA Focus briefing document no. 07
A URI Interface To Web Testing Tools, QA Focus briefing document no. 59