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International and national standard harmonization and achievement effort of web accessibility in Japan

International and national standard harmonization and achievement effort of web accessibility in... International and national standard harmonization and achievement effort of Web accessibility in Japan Takayuki Watanabe Div. of Human Science, School of Arts and Sciences, Tokyo Woman's Christian University 2-6-1, Zempukuzi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, 167-8585, JAPAN nabe@lab.twcu.ac.jp Abstract The objective of this article is to describe how and what Japan has carried out standard harmonization, both internationally with WCAG 2.0 and nationally in Japan, and achievement efforts of Web accessibility based on the harmonized national Web content accessibility standard, JIS X 8341-3:2010. In this article, I firstly explain the importance of Web accessibility f or the disabled and the aged, and show national standard series of JIS X 8341 "Guidelines for older persons and persons with disabilities -Information and communications equipment, software and services." Then, the development and revision of JIS X 8341-3 is explained from a viewpoint of harmonization effort with WCAG 2.0. Thirdly, Japanese activities to improve Web accessibility based on JIS X 8341-3:2010 are explained in detail. In conclusion, Japan has a harmonized national industrial standard of Web content accessibility but there are many things to tackle to improve Web accessibility. Introduction Japan, aging society The Cabinet Office, Government of Japan published an Annual Report 2012 on http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png ACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing Association for Computing Machinery

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1558-2337
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10.1145/2388818.2388821
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International and national standard harmonization and achievement effort of Web accessibility in Japan Takayuki Watanabe Div. of Human Science, School of Arts and Sciences, Tokyo Woman's Christian University 2-6-1, Zempukuzi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, 167-8585, JAPAN nabe@lab.twcu.ac.jp Abstract The objective of this article is to describe how and what Japan has carried out standard harmonization, both internationally with WCAG 2.0 and nationally in Japan, and achievement efforts of Web accessibility based on the harmonized national Web content accessibility standard, JIS X 8341-3:2010. In this article, I firstly explain the importance of Web accessibility f or the disabled and the aged, and show national standard series of JIS X 8341 "Guidelines for older persons and persons with disabilities -Information and communications equipment, software and services." Then, the development and revision of JIS X 8341-3 is explained from a viewpoint of harmonization effort with WCAG 2.0. Thirdly, Japanese activities to improve Web accessibility based on JIS X 8341-3:2010 are explained in detail. In conclusion, Japan has a harmonized national industrial standard of Web content accessibility but there are many things to tackle to improve Web accessibility. Introduction Japan, aging society The Cabinet Office, Government of Japan published an Annual Report 2012 on

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Published: Sep 1, 2012

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