WAI Guidelines and Techniques

WAI develops a series of accessibility standards and guidelines that are introduced in Essential Components of Web Accessibility and listed below:

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview, WCAG 2.0 WCAG 2 FAQ, How to Meet WCAG 2.0 (Quick Reference): Addresses the information in a Web site, including text, images, forms, sounds, and such.
Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) Suite Overview: Addresses dynamic Web content and Web applications developed with Ajax, DHTML, and other Web technologiess.
Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) Overview, ATAG 1.0: Addresses software that creates Web sites.
User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) Overview, UAAG 1.0: Addresses Web browsers and media players, and relates to assistive technologies.
Evaluation and Report Language (EARL) Overview: Addresses the expression of Web site evaluation test results in a platform independent format.
Accessibility Information for Specific Technologies: Links to information about accessibility of XML, SVG, SMIL, and other specific technologies.
How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process: Milestones and Opportunities to Contribute: Introduces how WAI works through a process designed to ensure broad community input and encourage consensus development.

See also:

Essential Components of Web Accessibility - Shows how Web accessibility depends on several components of Web development and interaction working together, and how the WAI guidelines (WCAG, ATAG, UAAG) apply.
Web Content Accessibility and Mobile Web: Making a Web Site Accessible Both for People with Disabilities and for Mobile Devices
WAI Technical Papers - Links to technical papers, including Overview of "Web Accessibility for Older Users: A Literature Review", the W3C Note on Inaccessible Captcha , and proceedings from research and development events.

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