Web Accessibility Initiative
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the international standards body
for the Web. The W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) brings together people and organizations from around the world to develop
strategies, guidelines, and resources to make the Web accessible to people
with disabilities.
Web Accessibility Resources
Getting Started
- Accessibility basics:
Essential Components of Web Accessibility
Web Accessibility Business Case
- For people who use the web:
Better Web Browsing: Tips for Customizing Your Computer
Contacting Organizations about Inaccessible Websites
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Guidelines & Techniques
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for websites and applications
- Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) for software and services
- User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) for browsers and media players
- @@ARIA
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With Inclusive Design
- How People with Disabilities Use the Web
- Web Accessibility and Older People: Meeting the Needs of Ageing Web Users
- Web Content Accessibility and Mobile Web: Making a Web Site Accessible Both for People with Disabilities and for Mobile Devices
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Planning & Policy
- Implementation Plan for Web Accessibility
- Improving the Accessibility of Your Website
- International Policies Relating to Web Accessibility
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Presentations & Tutorials
- Before and After Demonstration (BAD)
- How to Make Your Presentations Accessible to All
- Developing Web Accessibility Presentations and Training
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and much more, such as:
- Evaluating Web Accessibility
- How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process:
Milestones and Opportunities to Contribute
- Participating in WAI
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WAI Participation
WAI welcomes your participation and support. WAI develops accessibility
solutions through a consensus process with industry, disability
organizations, accessibility researchers, governments and others. To learn
more, visit www.w3.org/WAI/participation