We4Authors Cluster

We4Authors is an EU-funded pilot led by Funka to make accessibility the default in authoring tools. This rebuilt site merges the 2022 and 2024 accessibilitycluster.com archives, adds locally stored technical specifications, and keeps mirrors of partner material for long-term reference.

The goal: help web authors publish accessible content from the start, reducing remediation costs and improving compliance with the Web Accessibility Directive.

What’s new in this refresh

• 2024 snapshot pages for the ten prototyped accessibility features, each linked to mirrored technical specification PDFs.
• 2022 snapshot content transcribed into Markdown for long-term preservation.
• Mirrors of Funka’s We4Authors materials and issue references in HISTORY.md.

Explore

• Main results overview: Main results
• Feature presentations + specs (2024): Presentation of the features
• Individual features with local PDFs:
  • Change language
  • Tables creator
  • Text alternative (ALT-text)
  • Forms editor
  • Video
  • Documentation
  • Live testing while authoring
  • Testing of documents
  • Testing the content of pages
  • Testing the whole website
• Project background: About the Cluster
• History and references: HISTORY.md

Technical specifications (mirrored PDFs)

All specs are stored under /archive for offline use. Examples:

• Change language (archived PDF):
• Tables creator (archived PDF):
• Text alternative (archived PDF):
• Forms editor (archived PDF):
• Video (archived PDF):
• Documentation (archived PDF):
• Live testing while authoring (archived PDF):
• Testing of documents (archived PDF):
• Testing the content of pages (archived PDF):
• Testing the whole website (archived PDF):

AXSChat conversation

AXSChat is an open online community dedicated to inclusive design. Community members invited We4Authors Cluster partners Susanna Laurin (Funka), Timo Stollenwerk (KitConcept), and Mike Gifford (Open Concept) to discuss default accessibility in authoring tools. Watch on YouTube: AXSChat video.

Partners

This page is reconstructed from the June 1, 2022 static snapshot. Missing pieces will be filled as more content is transcribed from the archive.