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Initiative: Ageing Education and Harmonisation">WAI-AGE</acronym> Project (IST 035015)</h1> <h2 class="no-display"><a name="intro" id="intro" shape="rect">Introduction</a></h2> <p><strong>Web Accessibility Initiative: Ageing Education and Harmonisation (WAI-AGE) <br clear="none" />European Commission Project, 6th Framework, IST 035015</strong></p> <div id="contents"> <h2>Page Contents</h2> <ul> <li class="no-display"><a href="#intro" shape="rect">Introduction</a></li> <li><a href="#news" shape="rect">Announcements</a></li> <li><a href="#current" shape="rect">Project Resources</a></li> <li><a href="#pubs" shape="rect">Publications</a></li> <li><a href="#about" shape="rect">About WAI-AGE</a></li> <li><a href="#staff" shape="rect">WAI-AGE Staff</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><a name="news" id="news" shape="rect">Announcements</a></h2> <p><strong>WAI-AGE Project ended as of 30 September 2010.</strong> Up-to-date resources on web accessibility for older people are available at <strong><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/older-users/" shape="rect">http://www.w3.org/WAI/older-users/</a></strong>.</p> <h2><a name="current" id="current" shape="rect">Project Resources</a></h2> <p><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/WAI-AGE/deliverables.html" shape="rect">WAI-AGE Deliverables</a> included the development of several educational resources. These will be maintained by the <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/" shape="rect">W3C/WAI Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG)</a>. See <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/about-links.html" shape="rect">Getting Involved with WAI</a> for information about opportunities to contribute to these and other resources on web accessibility.</p> <h2><a name="pubs" id="pubs" shape="rect">Publications and Presentations</a></h2> <h3><a name="confs" id="confs" shape="rect"></a>Conference and Workshop Presentations</h3> <p>Selected list of presentations carried out through the WAI-AGE Project:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.ozewai.org/2009w/" shape="rect">OZeWAI 2009 OZCHI workshop</a>, Melbourne (November 2009) - available on request</li> <li><a href="http://www.rnib.org.uk/professionals/solutionsforbusiness/trainingandconferences/techshare/techshare2009/Pages/techshare_2009.aspx" shape="rect">Techshare 2009</a>, London (September 2009) - available on request</li> <li><a href="http://www.bsg2009.org.uk/" shape="rect">Conference of the British Society of Gerontology</a>, Bristol (September 2009) - available on request</li> <li><a href="http://www.aaate2009.eu/" shape="rect">AAATE Conference</a>, Florence (August 2009) - available on request</li> <li><a href="http://www.w4a.info/2009/" shape="rect">W4A 2009</a> keynote - Web Accessibility for Older Users Are We There Yet? Madrid (April 2009) - available on request</li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/2009/Talks/0330-3EAF-AA/" shape="rect">3rd European eAccessibility Forum, Paris (March 2009)</a></li> <li>European Accessibility Forum, Frankfurt (March 2009) - available on request</li> <li>CSUN Presentation (March 2009) - available on request</li> <li> <a href="https://www.w3.org/2008/Talks/1120-Budapest-WAIAGE/Overview.html" shape="rect">W3C Hungary Office - Web Accessibility Day (November 2008)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/People/shadi/Talks/2008/0904/WAI-AGE/slidy" shape="rect">Senioren im Web: Barrierefreiheit f眉r 盲ltere Menschen [German] (September 2008)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/2008/Talks/0710-ICCHP-WAIAGE/" shape="rect">ADDW Conference, York (September 2008)</a></li> <li>HCI and the Older Population, Liverpool (September 2008) - available on request</li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/2008/Talks/0710-ICCHP-WAIAGE/Overview.html" shape="rect">ICCHP Conference (July 2008)</a></li> <li>Cognition and the Web Conference, Granada (April 2008) - available on request</li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/People/shadi/Talks/2008/0422/WAI-AGE/slidy" shape="rect">Keynote at W4A, Beijing (April 2008)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/2008/Talks/0315-CSUN-WAIAGE/overview.html" shape="rect">CSUN Presentation (March 2008)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/People/shadi/Talks/2007/1005/WAI-AGE/slidy.html" shape="rect">AAATE (October 2007)</a></li> </ul> <h3><a name="articles" id="articles" shape="rect"></a>Papers & Articles</h3> <p>Selected list of paper and articles published through the WAI-AGE Project:</p> <ul> <li>Web Accessibility and Older People, <br clear="none" />Proceedings of AT from adapted equipment to inclusive environments (<a href="http://www.aaate2009.eu/" shape="rect">AAATE 2009</a>), Florence Italy, September 2009</li> <li>Web Accessibility for Older Users - Successes and Opportunities, <br clear="none" />Proceedings of the <a href="http://www.w4a.info/2009/" shape="rect">2009 International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility (W4A)</a>, Madrid Spain, April 2008</li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/posts/2009/older-users-online" shape="rect">Older Users Online - WAI Guidelines address older users' Web experience</a> <br clear="none" /><a href="http://www.upassoc.org/upa_publications/user_experience/past_issues/2009-1.html" shape="rect">User Experience Magazine, Vol 8, Issue 1</a>, 1st Quarter 2009</li> <li><a href="Papers/York_ADDW_waiage_paper.doc" shape="rect">How Web Accessibility Guidelines Apply to Design for the Ageing Population (Word, 286kb)</a>, <br clear="none" />Proceedings of <a href="http://www.addw08.org/" shape="rect">Accessible Design in a Digital World Conference</a>, York UK, September 2008</li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/People/shadi/Papers/W4A2008/wai-age.html" shape="rect">Towards Bridging the Accessibility Needs of People with Disabilities and the Ageing Community</a>, <br clear="none" />ACM Paper presented at the W4A 2008 Conference</li> <li><a href="Papers/WCW2008_WAI-AGE.doc" shape="rect">Web Accessibility and the Ageing Population (Word, 108kb)</a>, <br clear="none" />Proceedings of Cognition and the Web conference, Granada Spain, April 2008</li> </ul> <h2><a name="about" id="about" shape="rect">About WAI-AGE</a></h2> <p>The WAI-AGE Project is a completed European Commission <acronym title="Information Society Technology">IST</acronym> Specific Support Action with the goal of increasing accessibility of the Web for older people as well as for people with disabilities. The project has the following main objectives to:</p> <ul> <li><strong>inform the development of extensions on WAI guidelines</strong> and supplemental educational materials which can better promote and meet the needs of people who have accessibility needs related to ageing, with particular relevance to the needs of older people in Europe;</li> <li><strong>better inform the ongoing work of W3C/WAI with regard to the needs of older people</strong>, and to create an ongoing dialog between ageing communities and disability communities, and other stakeholder groups on the needs of people who have accessibility needs related to ageing;</li> <li><strong>provide educational resources focused towards industry implementors</strong>, including developers of mainstream technologies, assistive technologies, and Web designers and developers, through reviewing and revising existing WAI educational resources, and developing new educational resources which support the promotion and implementation of Web accessibility solutions for people with accessibility needs due to ageing;</li> <li><strong>provide educational resources focused towards organizations representing and serving ageing communities</strong>, and towards individuals with accessibility needs related to ageing, through reviewing and revising existing WAI educational resources and to develop new educational resources which support promotion and implementation of Web accessibility solutions for people with accessibility needs due to ageing;</li> <li><strong>promote increased harmonisation of Web accessibility standards</strong> so as to further build a unified market for technology developers and expedite the production of Web accessibility solutions, through promoting ongoing dialog between organisations representing the needs of the ageing community, and educating standards organisations and policy makers on commonalities between the needs of people with disabilities and people with accessibility needs due to ageing.</li> </ul> <p>WAI continues to welcome contributions by researchers, developers and users interested in web accessibility for older people. See <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/participation" shape="rect">participating in WAI</a> for more information on different opportunities to contribute.</p> <h2><a name="staff" id="staff" shape="rect">WAI-AGE Staff</a></h2> <p>WAI-AGE staff included the following people:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/People/Brewer/" shape="rect">Judy Brewer</a> (jbrewer@w3.org), WAI-AGE Project Coordinator</li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/People/shadi/" shape="rect">Shadi Abou-Zahra</a> (shadi@w3.org), WAI-AGE Web Accessibility Specialist for Europe</li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/People/Andrew/" shape="rect">Andrew Arch</a> (andrew@w3.org), WAI-AGE Web Accessibility and Ageing Specialist</li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/People/all#mcf" shape="rect">Marie-Claire Forgue</a>, W3C Communications Team</li> </ul> <p>See <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/contacts" shape="rect">Contacting WAI</a> for up-to-date information about current contacts.</p> </div> <div id="footer"> <h2>Document Information</h2> <p>[<a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/contacts" shape="rect">Contacting WAI</a>] Comments about this Web site: <a href="mailto:wai-site-comments@w3.org" shape="rect">wai-site-comments@w3.org</a> (a publicly archived list).</p> <div class="footer-nav"><p>[<a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/sitemap.html" shape="rect">WAI Site Map</a>] [<a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/sitehelp.html" shape="rect">Help with WAI Website</a>] [<a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/search.php" shape="rect">Search</a>] [<a href="/WAI/contacts" shape="rect">Contacting WAI</a>]<br clear="none" /> <strong>Feedback welcome to <a href="mailto:wai-eo-editors@w3.org" shape="rect">wai-eo-editors@w3.org</a></strong> (a publicly archived list) or <a href="mailto:wai@w3.org" shape="rect">wai@w3.org</a> (a WAI staff-only list).</p></div><div class="copyright"><p><a rel="Copyright" href="/Consortium/Legal/ipr-notice#Copyright" shape="rect">Copyright</a> 漏 1994-2012 <a href="/" shape="rect"><acronym title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</acronym></a><sup>庐</sup> (<a href="http://www.csail.mit.edu/" shape="rect"><acronym title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">MIT</acronym></a>, <a href="http://www.ercim.org/" shape="rect"><acronym title="European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics">ERCIM</acronym></a>, <a href="http://www.keio.ac.jp/" shape="rect">Keio</a>), All Rights Reserved. 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