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The <a title=\"Ariadne editorial\" href=\" http:\/\/www.ariadne.ac.uk\/issue71\/editorial2\">issue\u2019s editorial describes the paper<\/a> as follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Brian Kelly, Jonathan Hassell, David Sloan, Dominik Luke\u0161, E.A. Draffan and Sarah Lewthwaite advise <em>Bring Your Own Policy: Why Accessibility Standards Need to Be Contextually Sensitive<\/em> and argue that, rather than having a universal standard for Web accessibility, Web accessibility practices and policies need to be sufficiently flexible to cater for the local context. The authors explain that despite the increased pressures on conformance with Web accessibility guidelines, large-scale surveys have shown that they have had relatively little impact. Having reviewed previous critiques, they examine the code of practice BS 8878. They argue for a wider application than just to Web content, and that an alternative strategy could be adopted which would employ measures that are more context-sensitive. The authors point out that little attention has been paid to the principles underlying Global Accessibility Standards and that in non-Western environments may even prove to be counter-productive. They highlight the alternative of more evidence-based standards and examine their disadvantages. Having used the example of simple language to illustrate the difficulties, the authors offer another example in the provision of accessibility support to publicly available video material. They argue that standardisation of the deployment of Web products is more important that the conformance of the products themselves. The authors summarise the aims of BS 8878. They explain the scope of the framework that it adds to WCAG 2.0 and how it encourages Web site designers to think more strategically about all accessibility decisions surrounding their product. They conclude that globalisation is not limited to users: owners of sites do not wish to be constrained in their choice of international suppliers and products, but the latter are by no means standardised globally \u2013 but the benefits of an international standard are enormous.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you\u2019d like more information, <a title=\"UK Web Focus overview by Brian Kelly\" href=\"http:\/\/ukwebfocus.wordpress.com\/2013\/07\/19\/bring-your-own-policy-why-accessibility-standards-need-to-be-contextually-sensitive\/\">Brian Kelly supplies a thorough overview of the paper and its genealogy on the UK Web Focus blog<\/a>, highlighting the peer-reviewed papers that led to this publication and outlining each author\u2019s contribution. I\u2019m continuing to focus on this area (see forthcoming <a title=\"Forthcoming Publications page\" href=\"http:\/\/slewth.co.uk\/blog\/publications\/\">publications<\/a>), so any thoughts on the article are very welcome. Comment below, or <a title=\"Contact page\" href=\"http:\/\/slewth.co.uk\/blog\/contact\/\">email me<\/a> directly.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\r\n\t\t<!-- BEGIN ODIOGO LISTEN BUTTON v2.5.7 (WP) -->\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\">\r\n\t\t<!--\r\n\t\t\/\/ ODIOGO_START:do_NOT_remove_this_comment\r\n\t\tshowOdiogoReadNowButton (\"687068\", \"Article: Why Accessibility Standards Need to Be Contextually Sensitive\", \"1884\", 290, 55);\r\n\t\t\/\/ -->\r\n\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t<br\/>\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\">\r\n\t\t<!--\r\n\t\tshowInitialOdiogoReadNowFrame (\"687068\", \"1884\", 290, 0);\r\n\t\t\/\/ ODIOGO_END:do_NOT_remove_this_comment\r\n\t\t\/\/ -->\r\n\t\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t<!-- END ODIOGO LISTEN BUTTON v2.5.7 (WP) -->\r\n\t\t\n<p>Earlier this summer, a paper co-authored by Brian Kelly (@briankelly) David Sloan (@sloandr) Dominique Luke\u0161 (@techczech) EA Draffan (@EADraffan) and myself (@slewth!) was published in issue 71 of Ariadne, the online quarterly publication for Information Professionals. \u2018Bring Your Own Policy: Why Accessibility Standards Need to be Contextually Aware\u2019 is open access. 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