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WAI: Strategies, guidelines, resources to make the Web accessible to people
with disabilities
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Highlights
WCAG 2.1 Working Draft for review A new Working Draft of Web
Content Accessibility Guidelines
2.1 has been published. This is
the last Working Draft before
the Working Group stops adding
new requirements to WCAG 2.1.
A draft is planned for September
that will comprise the final set
of new success criteria. In
November a draft will be
published that incorporates
those changes from the
September draft, and is
intended to be the final version
beginning implementation
testing.Please submit any comments related to potential new success criteria as soon as possible, before 13 September 2017. (2017‐August‐16)
Updated: Web Accessibility Laws and Policies Listing The Web Accessibility Laws and
Policies list has been updated
and now includes an overview
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"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
table with filters and sortable
columns. Additional information
is available in the Web
Accessibility Laws and Policies
Listing Updated e‐mail. (2017‐
June‐07)
Digital Publishing Accessibility API Mappings 1.0 is a Candidate Recommendation Digital Publishing Accessibility API Mappings (DPub‐AAM) 1.0
has been published as a Candidate Recommendation and is
now undergoing implementation finalization and testing.
DPub‐AAM describes how roles in the Digital Publishing WAI‐
ARIA Module 1.0 should be exposed to accessibility APIs.
Implementation of this specification makes it possible for
assistive technologies to provide enhanced navigation among
landmarks unique to digitally‐published documents, and to
identify document‐specific features which should be
presented to the user, such as crossing a page boundary.
These mappings will also be used in part for verifying
implementation success of Digital Publishing WAI‐ARIA
Module 1.0 which is already a Candidate Recommendation.
The draft implementation report shows the progress of
testing. Please send implementation information or
comments by 7 July 2017. (2017‐June‐06)
Personalization Semantics 1.0 First Public Working Draft Personalization Semantics 1.0 has been published as a First
Public Working Draft. Personalization involves tailoring
aspects of the user experience to meet the needs and
prefences of the user. The introduction of standardized
semantics allows web applications to customize the exposure
of that content to one that is familiar to individuals based on
their needs and preferences. This specification was initially
developed in a task force to provide technology features
needed to meet needs of users with cognitive or learning
disabilities, but is intended to support a wide variety of
personalization use cases. Please comment by filing GitHub
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issues in the personalization semantics repository or, if this is
not feasible, by email to public‐aria@w3.org, by 30 June 2017. Read about the Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group and the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
(2017‐June‐06)
Updated: Tutorials on Web Accessibility Web Accessibility Tutorials on Menus, Page Structure, Forms,
Images, Tables, and Carousels have been updated. These
tutorials show you how to create web content that is
accessible to people with disabilities and that improves the
user experience for all users. They include general guidance,
and specific examples for HTML5 and WAI‐ARIA. (2017‐Apr‐18)
WCAG 2.1 Working Draft ‐ April 2017 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Working
Draft is updated. This draft includes only the success criteria
that have been formally accepted by the Working Group, and
not the "proposed" success criteria that were in the previous
draft. The Working Group has not addressed all comments
yet; they are in queue for upcoming work. We plan to publish
updated drafts monthly, to encourage timely review of the
success criteria that the Working Group has approved. More
information is in the WCAG 2.1 April 2017 announcement and
WCAG 2.1 status. Please comment by 9 May 2017. (2017‐ Apr‐19)
Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Format 1.0 First Public Working Draft Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Format 1.0
has been published as a First Public Working Draft. It
specifies a common format for accessibility test rules, and
how to write test procedures for quality assurance. It
facilitates harmonization of automated, semi‐automated,
and manual accessibility testing approaches, and helps
organizations to better document and share their testing
methods. Please comment by 5 May 2017. More information is in the blog post WCAG Accessibility Conformance Testing
(ACT); Read about the Accessibility Guidelines Working
Group and the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) (2017‐Apr‐06)
Updated: Easy Checks ‐ A First Review of Web
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Updated: Easy Checks ‐ A First Review of Web Accessibility WAI's Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG) has
updated Easy Checks ‐ A First Review of Web Accessibility.
This resource helps you start to assess the accessibility of a
web page. With these simple steps, you can get an idea
whether or not accessibility is addressed in even the most
basic way. These checks cover just a few accessibility issues
and are designed to be quick and easy, rather than
definitive. This update includes a new check on Moving,
Flashing, or Blinking Content and instructions for the Web
Developer Toolbar for multiple browsers. (2016‐Dec‐16)
Updated Resources: Planning and Managing Web Accessibility WAI's Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG) has
updated these three resources:
Web Accessibility First Aid: Approaches for Interim
Repairs is intended to help with the situation: "I need to
make my website accessible and I don't even know
where to start!" It provides guidance on addressing
short‐term accessibility fixes.
Developing Organizational Policies on Web Accessibility
helps you develop a simple or comprehensive web
accessibility policy for an organization.
Planning and Managing Web Accessibility helps you
integrate accessibility throughout the web production
process. It applies to individual projects and at the
organizational level.
(2016‐Dec‐15)
Video Pages Updated: Perspectives on Web Accessibility — Essential for Some, Useful for All
Web Accessibility Perspectives explores the impact of
accessibility for people with disabilities and the benefits for
everyone. This resource introduces 10 web accessibility
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topics with short videos, brief descriptions, and links to learn more. The videos relate the benefits of accessibility to everyone in different situations, and encourage viewers to learn more about web accessibility.
For links to playlists, request for specific feedback, and more information, see the Updated Video Pages e‐mail. (2016‐09‐ 20)
User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 and UAAG 2.0 Reference published as Working Group Notes The User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (UAWG) has published User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG 2.0) and UAAG 2.0 Reference as W3C Working Group Notes. UAAG 2.0 defines how browsers, media players, and other “user agents” should support accessibility for people with disabilities and work with assistive technologies. Although W3C does not currently have plans to advance UAAG 2.0 to Recommendation, the need and opportunity to improve accessibility in user agents still exists. We hope that this work will be continued in future combined Guidelines group. UAAG 2.0 provides specific accessibility guidance for user agent developers who want to build a better user experience for all users. See the UAAG Published as Notes e‐ mail for additional info. (2015‐Dec‐15)
Media Accessibility User Requirements Working Group Note Media Accessibility User Requirements has been published as a Working Group Note. For information on this publication, see the MAUR Note announcement e‐mail and MAUR Note blog post. (2015‐Dec‐03)
Tips for Getting Started with Web Accessibility Tips for Getting Started with Web Accessibility are designed to meet the needs of web developers, designers, writers, and others who want practical starting points for implementing web accessibility and WCAG 2.0 in their work. Three Tips pages are available now:
Tips on Designing for Web Accessibility ‐ Tips for user interface and visual design
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Tips on Writing for Web Accessibility ‐ Tips for writing
and presenting content
Tips on Developing for Web Accessibility ‐ Tips for
markup and coding
We welcome your input on improving these pages. Near the
bottom of each page are links to GitHub and e‐mail for
comments. (2015‐Oct‐01)
ATAG 2.0 is a W3C Recommendation The Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 was
published today as a completed web standard. ATAG
provides guidelines for designing web content authoring tools
that are both more accessible to authors with disabilities
(Part A) and designed to enable, support, and promote the
production of more accessible web content by all authors
(Part B). Selecting authoring tools that conform to ATAG 2.0
can facilitate the process of creating accessible Web
content, and can also remove barriers to content creation by
people with disabilities. Implementing ATAG 2.0 has been
published as a Working Group Note to provide additional
explanation, examples and resources for the ATAG 2.0
success criteria. (2015‐Sept‐24)
WCAG‐EM Report Tool: Accessibility Evaluation
Report Generator...
Web Accessibility Tutorials on Forms, Images,
Tables...
WCAG‐EM Provides Methodology for Evaluating Web
Accessibility...
Easy Checks ‐ A First Review of Web Accessibility...
WAI‐ARIA 1.0 is a W3C Recommendation...
Mobile Accessibility Task Force: Seeking
Participation...
Cognitive Accessibility Task Force: Seeking
Participation...
WCAG2ICT Note: Guidance on Applying WCAG 2.0 to
Non‐Web ICT...
WCAG 2.0 is ISO/IEC 40500...
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WCAG 2.0 is ISO/IEC 40500...
Mobile Accessibility: Resources Updated...
Developing Web Accessibility Presentations and Training: Resource Material...
Share the news: How to Make Your Presentations Accessible to All...
BAD to Good: Demo shows web accessibility barriers fixed...
Working Together for Better Accessibility...
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WAI is supported in part by the following organizations.
Thank you!
Adobe Systems
Deque Systems
ETS
HP Enterprise
HP Inc.
IBM Corporation
US Department of Health and Human Services, National
Institute for Disability, Independent Living and
Rehabilitation Research, contract HHSP23301500054
(WAI‐Core 2015 Project)
US Access Board (WCAG TA Project)
WAI welcomes additional sponsors and contributors.
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