Accreditation Catalogue Writeup for Discussion

Hi everyone,

Here's what Vivienne has so far (for discussion on Wednesday) - but with
a slight addition of the synopsis.

Website accreditation is a statement that at a particular point in time
this website has been evaluated according to a prescribed method, with a
certain result, at which time it should be re-evaluated. Businesses who
have worked on the accessibility of their website are drawn to
accreditation schemes as a means of demonstrating their level of
commitment to inclusiveness and creating a differentiation between their
website and those of their competitors.  Some organisations pursue a
form of third-party of external accreditation available from a provider,
while other organisations choose to self-certify the accessibility
compliance level of their website whether to WCAG 2.0, Section 508 or
other guidelines.  Accreditation is also a component of building a
website, relating to the method taken to create the website as described
in BS:8878.  Accreditation is closely bounded by accessibility testing
and as a result inherits the strengths and weakness of that testing.
Further research is required in order to determine whether the fact that
a website carries an accreditation necessarily means that it is more
usable for people with disabilities.


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