PAS 78:2006 Guide to good practice in commissioning accessible websites

Overview

In 2009, BSI British Standards will publish a new British Standard on web accessibility, building upon PAS 78 Guide to Good Practice in Commissioning Accessible Websites.
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Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 78 has been developed by the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) in collaboration with BSI. This PAS 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.

PAS 78 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. It is intended for use by those responsible for commissioning public-facing websites and web-based services.

PAS 78 is also available to purchase from here and BSI Customer Services in the following formats: large print, easy read, audio, Braille, DAISY and Welsh.

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Web Accessibility. Making PAS 78 Work

Grant Broome

This book help organizations on their journey to understanding why web accessibility is important, and provides a step-by-step approach to managing a successful and accessible project. Web Accessability. Making PAS 78 Work provides all the information required to confidently address managers, customers and third party suppliers to enable organizations to ensure successful accessible web project delivery.

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Accessibility Statement

Following the publication of PAS 78 Guide to good practice in commissioning accessible websites, developed in conjunction with the Disability Rights Commission (DRC), BSI is working towards full compliance with the consensus on accessibility best practice as detailed in this document.

On the current version of the site we have attempted to comply specifically with Priority 1 guidelines of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and, where possible, Priority 2 guidelines. The elements covered by the Priority 3 guidelines are not, in most cases, used by our sites. As the sites develops such functions, we will aim for compliance at this level.

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