Jekyll2024-03-16T14:55:00+00:00https://www.w3.org/WAI/feed.xmlWeb Accessibility Initiative (WAI)Accessibility resources free online from the international standards organization: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)Call for Implementations: Digital Publishing Accessibility Candidate Recommendations2024-02-27T00:00:00+00:002024-02-27T00:00:00+00:00https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/2024-02-27/dpubDigital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module 1.1 (DPUB-ARIA) and Digital Publishing Accessibility API Mappings 1.1 (DPUB-AAM) are now Candidate Recommendation Snapshots. That means we’re seeking example implementations. These specifications help assistive technology users navigate through structural divisions in documents, for example, in ebooks. To learn more, see the e-mail announcement. Please submit implementations and any comments by 27 April 2024.]]>W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)For Review: WAI-ARIA 1.3 First Public Working Draft2024-01-23T00:00:00+00:002024-01-23T00:00:00+00:00https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/2024-01-23/for-review-wai-aria-1-3-FPWDAccessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.3 Working Draft is available for review. WAI-ARIA provides an ontology of roles, states, and properties that define accessible user interface elements. These semantics allow authors to convey user interface behaviors and structural information to assistive technologies. Changes from ARIA 1.2 include: new roles (suggestion, comment, mark), new attributes (aria-description, aria-braillelabel, aria-brailleroledescription) and updates to aria-details to allow multiple IDREFS. Additional changes are in the changelog. Please submit any comments by 21 February 2024. For an introduction to WAI-ARIA and related resources, see the WAI-ARIA Overview.]]>W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)WCAG 2.2 in Italian: Authorized Translation Published2023-12-05T00:00:00+00:002023-12-05T00:00:00+00:00https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/2023-12-05/Italian-WCAG22Linee guida per l'accessibilità dei contenuti Web (WCAG) 2.2, the Italian Authorized Translation of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, is now available, following completion of the W3C Authorized Translations process. Other translations of WAI resources are listed in All WAI Translations. WAI encourages translations in all languages. If you might be interesting in translating resources, please see Translating WAI Resources. Thank you to all who contribute to translations.]]>W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)Invitation: Evaluating Accessibility Symposium, Online, 16 November 20232023-10-31T00:00:00+00:002023-10-31T00:00:00+00:00https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/2023-10-31/symposium-3You are invited to the symposium Evaluating Accessibility: Meeting Key Challenges, online 16 November 2023. Participation is free and registration is required by 13 November 2023. We encourage participation from researchers, academics, industry, government, and people with disabilities. Join us to explore practices and challenges monitoring and evaluating digital accessibility. The symposium will focus on: digital accessibility training, mobile accessibility, and artificial intelligence (AI). The link to register, the agenda, and more is in the symposium page.]]>W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)Invitation: WAI-CooP Meeting, Online, 14 November 20232023-10-30T00:00:00+00:002023-10-30T00:00:00+00:00https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/2023-10-30/wai-coop-meetingYou are invited to the WAI-CooP Open Meeting, online 14 November 2023. Participation is free and registration is required by 13 November 2023. We encourage participation from people interested in: digital accessibility implementation in Europe and internationally; guidance on available web accessibility training, tools, and resources; and exchanges on the European Union (EU) Web Accessibility Directive (WAD). The link to register, the agenda, and more is in the
meeting page.]]>W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)WCAG 2.2 is a Web Standard “W3C Recommendation”2023-10-05T00:00:00+00:002023-10-05T00:00:00+00:00https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/2023-10-05/wcag22recWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 is now a “W3C Recommendation” web standard. For an introduction to WCAG, see the WCAG 2 Overview. WCAG 2.2 adds 9 requirements (called success criteria) since WCAG 2.1. To learn more about WCAG 2.2, see What’s New in WCAG 2.2.]]>W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 is Updated2023-09-21T00:00:00+00:002023-09-21T00:00:00+00:00https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/2023-09-21/wcag21updatedWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 is updated to include errata and informative notes to success criteria 4.1.1 Parsing. To learn more about WCAG and these updates, see WCAG 2 Overview and WCAG 2 FAQ.]]>W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)Job Opening: Accessibility Specialist2023-09-08T00:00:00+00:002023-09-08T00:00:00+00:00https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/2023-09-08/job-openingW3C is seeking an Accessibility Specialist to work on digital accessibility standards and supporting materials. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the vision of an accessible digital future. Please see details in Accessibility Specialist job posting.]]>W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)WCAG 2.2 Update, August 20232023-08-30T00:00:00+00:002023-08-30T00:00:00+00:00https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/2023-08-30/WCAG22-Aug-updateW3C expects to publish Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG 2.2 as a “W3C Recommendation” web standard in 2023. We are addressing new comments that we received in August 2023. Depending how that goes, the final publication could be in September or later in 2023. For the latest up-to-date information, check What’s New in WCAG 2.2 - Status, Timeline, Changes.]]>W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)AI and Accessibility Research Symposium Report2023-08-30T00:00:00+00:002023-08-30T00:00:00+00:00https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/2023-08-30/ai-symposiumThe Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Accessibility Research Symposium 2023 Report provides summaries, transcripts, and videos of the international symposium exploring the positive and negative impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) in digital accessibility.]]>W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)