Accessible Online Documents:Digital Agenda Assembly June 16, 2011

James ThurstonSenior Strategist for Global Policy & StandardsMicrosoft Trustworthy Computing

Forces Shaping ICT Accessibility

Demographics

Social Responsibili

ty

Market Demands

Advancing Technolog

yPolicy

& Legal

Awareness

Driving Greater Global Digital

Inclusion

Practical Strategies for an Accessible Web

Opportunities

• 650 million people with disabilities• 45 million in EU – 60% unemployed• Aging EU population – 33% by 2050• EU workforce will shrink by 21 million by 2030

Demographics

• Digital society – increasing dependence on technology

• Rapidly evolving web technology• Spike in volume & complexity of online content• Policy goal results - disappointing

Web Status

• Changing perspective of eAccessibility• Web accessibility standards exist today• Products & solutions exist today• Strategies & practices exist today

Solutions

Office Video

Practical Strategies

Accessibility Guides

Accessibility Tools and Training

MSDN Developer Portalhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility

For more Information

Microsoft Accessibility Onlinewww.microsoft.com/enable/

Microsoft Accessibility Update e-Newsletter

www.microsoft.com/enable/news/subscribe/

Microsoft Corporate Citizenship Onlinewww.microsoft.com/citizenship

Microsoft Software Developer Network (MSDN) Accessibility

www.msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility

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