IAAP CPACC Certification: Declarations, Standards, Laws, and Management Strategies (Answered)

IAAP CPACC Certification: Declarations, Standards, Laws, and Management Strategies (Answered) Accessibility only benefiting a small minority is a myth. Who does accessibility benefit? (1) 1. Everyone: websites work better across platforms, SEO is improved, anyone can acquire a disability at any time, and those with disabilities are a sizable minority of the overall population Accessibility being a short-term project is a meth. What is the truth? (4) 1. Accessibility must be embedded in the process 2. The company culture must commit to accessibility 3. Resources and full-time jobs must be committed to accessibility 4. Hiring people with disabilities can be immensely helpful Accessibility being a last step is a myth. What is the truth? (1) 1. Designing for accessibility is much easier and results in a better design than retrofitting for accessibility Accessibility being difficult and expensive is a myth. What is the truth? (3) 1. Maintaining an accessible system is cost-effective 2. Lawsuits are expensive 3. Negative publicity is expensive Accessibility being ugly is a myth. What is the truth? (2) 1. Accessible websites can be beautiful, or not (it is up to you) 2. Most accessibility features are invisible What are the categories web accessibility laws tend to fit into? (3) 1. Civil rights 2. Procurement 3. Industry-specific What are civil rights laws in regards to web accessibility? Laws which emphasize equal rights, making it illegal to discriminate people with disabilities under defined conditions; an example is the Americans with Disabilities Act What are procurement laws in regards to web accessibility? Laws which require accessibility be taken into an account when making a purchase or when contracting for services What are industry-specific laws in regards to web accessibility? Laws which require accessibility based on industries; examples include telecommunications and airplane travel What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? A document to establish fundamental human rights which everyone in the world should have, and regarded as the foundation of international human rights law What is the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities? An instrument to push and monitor national legislation, administration, and the implementation and provision of accessibility, AT, and universal design as integral parts and means to guarantee equal human rights to people with disabilities What were the goals of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities when it was founded? (4) 1. Overcome the medical model of disability 2. Fight segregation and exclusion 3. Reduce discrimination 4. Raise awareness, policy, administration and practice toward human rights, accessibility and inclusion What is the impact of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities? (4) 1. Serves as a framework for legal advocacy 2. Tool for monitoring and claiming equal rights 3. Tool to fight discrimination and exclusion 4. Tool to promote, implement, monitor and defend accessibility, equality and inclusion The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities says human rights for people with disabilities are _________, ___________, ______________, and __________ Universal, indivisible, interdependent, interrelated What domains does the Rights of Persons with Disabilities address? (9) 1. Respecting principles for communication 2. Accessing health care, habitation and rehabilitation 3. Defining and providing reasonable accommodation and accessibility 4. Using assistive technologies 5. Accessing information including information technology 6. Supporting independent living and self-determined decisions 7. Fostering personal mobility 8. Participating in all activities of life 9. Monitoring and reporting progress and claiming disrespect by national and international human rights institutions What does the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities cover in regards to assistive technologies? (5) 1. General obligations 2. Personal mobility 3. Habilitation and rehabilitation 4. Participation in public and political life 5. International cooperation What does the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities cover in regards to accessibility? (3) 1. General principles 2. General obligations 3. Accessibility What does the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities cover in regards to universal design? (2) 1. Definition 2. General obligations