The Web Accessibility Initiative
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is committed to promoting a high degree
of usability for people with disabilities. W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative
(WAI) pursues accessibility solutions on the Web for people with visual,
hearing, physical, cognitive and neurological disabilities.
"The power of the Web is in its universality.
Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect."
-- Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web
WAI Activities
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Ensuring that Web technologies support accessibility
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Developing guidelines for accessibility
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Developing tools to evaluate and facilitate accessibility
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Conducting education and outreach
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Coordinating with research and development
http://www.w3.org/WAI
WAI Resources
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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
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Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
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User Agent Accessibility Guidelines
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Getting Started: Making a Web Site Accessible
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How People with Disabilities Use the Web
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Quick Tips
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Training materials
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Techniques
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Evaluation Tools
http://www.w3.org/WAI/Resources
Participation
WAI's accessibility solutions are developed in coordination with industry,
disability organizations, accessibility researchers and government. Visit
the WAI Web site to learn more about participating in WAI Working Groups
or helping support WAI's work.
WAI is supported in part by funding from the U.S. Department of Education's
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research; the European
Commission's Information Society Technologies Programme; Government of Canada,
Industry Canada's Assistive Devices Industry Office; Microsoft Corporation;
IBM; and Verizon Foundation.
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