Description

W3C Accessibility Guidelines Working Group and Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Invited Expert, David Fazio formed the W3C Maturity Model Task Force in 2020 to explore the development of a process document that would guide individuals, and organizations of all types and sizes, with a blueprint to consistently achieve digital accessibility throughout all of its activities, whether they are internal or external, services or product development. The Accessibility Maturity Model is a tool to assess your current capabilities, and provides steps for improvement. As a Task Force we analyzed multiple commercially available accessibility maturity models, and determined that a primary goal of private use of this approach was to generate sales leads. The Task Force assembled a global group of accessibility professionals from varied industries research the key elements, and activities, that would be most universally applicable, for a successful accessibility maturity model, and have since developed the first W3C published maturity model for digital accessibility.

Presenter

David Fazio