"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) is the international standards body for the Web. W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) works to improve Web accessibility for people with visual, auditory, physical, cognitive and neurological disabilities.

WAI Activities

Supporting Web accessibility efforts by:

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

WAI Resources

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
Translated Resources

www.w3.org/WAI/Resources

WAI Participation

WAI welcomes your participation and support. WAI develops strategies, guidelines, and resources through a consensus process with industry, disability organizations, accessibility researchers, governments and others.

www.w3.org/WAI/participation

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, Fundaci쟏NCE, HP, IBM, Microsoft Corporation, SAP, Verizon Foundation, and Wells Fargo.