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Guidelines and Techniques

The WAI Web site provides guidelines and techniques in the following areas:

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview
Introduces accessibility guidelines for "content" - which is the information in a Web site, including text, images, forms, sounds, and such. Links to related documents including techniques to help implement the guidelines, and explains how the documents are related.
Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) Overview
Introduces accessibility guidelines for "authoring tools" - which are software that creates Web sites. Links to related documents including techniques to help implement the guidelines, and explains how the documents are related.
User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) Overview
Introduces accessibility guidelines for "user agents" - which includes Web browsers and media players. Links to related documents including techniques to help implement the guidelines, and explains how the documents are related.

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Components of Web Accessibility
Shows how Web accessibility depends on several components working together, and how the WAI guidelines (WCAG, ATAG, UAAG) apply.