"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

Web Accessibility Initiative

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) promotes a high degree of usability for people with disabilities. W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) pursues Web accessibility solutions for people with visual, auditory, physical, cognitive and neurological disabilities.

www.w3.org/WAI

Developing accessibility guidelines/standards
Ensuring that Web technologies support accessibility
Developing techniques to evaluate accessibility
Developing resources for education and outreach
Coordinating with advanced research and development

www.w3.org/WAI/Resources

Supporting your efforts on Web accessibility:

Introduction to Web Accessibility
Guidelines for Web sites and Web software
Quick Tips to Make Accessible Web Sites
How People with Disabilities Use the Web
Developing a Business Case
Evaluating Accessibility
Multiple Languages

www.w3.org/WAI/Participation

WAI welcomes your participation and support. WAI develops consensus-based accessibility solutions with industry, disability organizations, accessibility researchers, governments and others.

WAI is supported in part by funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the European Commission's Information Society Technologies Programme, Industry Canada's Assistive Devices Industry Office, CA, Fundación ONCE, HP, IBM, Microsoft Corporation, SAP, Verizon Foundation, and Wells Fargo.