Posición de IAAP sobre las capas de accesibilidad

Hace un par de meses, la International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) lanzó una Encuesta de IAAP sobre las capas de accesibilidad.

Ahora, el 25 de febrero pasado, IAAP ha publicado Overlay Position and Recommendations, donde dice:

IAAP believes that Overlays, plugins, or widgets must never impede access to users’ assistive technology, choice of browsers and/or operating system features. IAAP therefore does not support members making false claims about any products or services which could be harmful, either directly or indirectly, to end-users, including people with disabilities, or the integrity of the accessibility profession. More specifically, in relation to Overlay technologies, at this time companies should refrain from using marketing language implying that a website or application can be made fully accessible to all people with disabilities by simply installing a plugin or widget without requiring additional steps or services.

IAAP stands with people with disabilities, accessibility advocates, and accessibility professionals in acknowledging the deceptive nature of marketing claims that a single addition of a line of code, plugin, or widget, on its own, provides full compliance with web accessibility standards, mandates, regulations, or laws currently.