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Australia's National Transition Strategy: first stage implementation report

Authors:
Justin Brown
Scott Hollier
Vivienne Conway

Keywords: Australia, government policy, web accessibility

Abstract:
In June 2010 the Australian government introduced the National Transition Strategy (NTS), a mandatory requirement that all government websites in Australia would adhere to WCAG 2.0 Level A by the end of 2012 and AA by the end of 2014[1]. With the first deadline now past and many government websites remaining inaccessible, the failure of the NTS to date has raised questions in regards to its interagency support, community support and appropriateness of the NTS model. This paper explores the issues around the lack of NTS uptake to date: the choice of model, its implementation, and the lessons learnt and the likelihood of ultimate success as the 2014 deadline approaches.

Pages: 616 to 620

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: October 27, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4235

ISBN: 978-1-61208-304-9

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from October 27, 2013 to October 31, 2013