Planning/Requirements Analysis

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Purpose

Provide those responsible for strategic or project planning with easier access to relevant information on accessibility considerations.

Audience

Project managers, planners, small business owners, developer leads, design managers.

Planning personas previously defined represent examples of possible users.

Resource and task analysis

Content analysis explores the available content that supports personas and tasks.

Task IA provides information how the organization of tasks was explored and developed.

Planning needs

This section aims to clarify what needs project managers have associated with accessibility. They are grouped into broad strategic elements.

Advocacy and buy-in

• Introduction to accessibility
• Create accessibility business case
• Increase accessibility awareness
• Quick start to accessibility

Organizational accessibility

• Build a cross organization accessibility team
• Develop accessible project management processes
• Developing organizational policy
• Procurement process
• Roles that impact on accessibility
• Training resources

Running a project

• Integrating accessibility into project plan
• Determining current level of accessibility
• Easy accessibility checks
• Identifying and prioritizing accessibility issues
• Creating accessible content
• Planning for a staged implementation
• Selecting the right management platform

Maintenance and long-term

• Ongoing accessibility
• Sharing accessibility knowledge across teams

Constraints

• Should function within the framework of the existing WAI site and design
• Limited resources for rewriting or restructuring existing planning content
• W3C privacy policy may limit the ability to story any user provided information
• Any solution that captures information with the aim of customizing results needs to consider how returning users will access previously customized content.