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W3C News
Published: 5 May 1999
W3C Issues Recommendation for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.
Published: 3 February 1998
W3C Issues Accessibility Guidelines to Extend Benefits of the Web to a Broader Community.
Published: 22 October 1997
W3C Launches International Program Office for Web Accessibility Initiative
Published: 7 April 1997
W3C Launches the International Web Accessibility Initiative
Published: 7 April 1996