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Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) is an initiative set-out by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to develop strategies, guidelines, and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities.
Web accessibility means that visitors with disabilities can still access the web. This includes navigating, understanding, and interpreting the information available. Ensuring website are accessible to all is vital as around 10% of people in the UK have some sort of disability.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
The WCAG explain how to make a website accessible to people with disabilities. Web content could be text, images, videos, sounds, and forms. The WCAG is primarily intended for web developers and not commissioners.
The WCAG 1.0 has 14 guidelines in total, each having a set of checkpoints to help explain how the guidelines can be applied to a particular area. Each checkpoint has a priority:
- Priority 1: A
A Web content developer must satisfy this checkpoint. Otherwise, one or more groups will find it impossible to access information in the document. Satisfying this checkpoint is a basic requirement for some groups to be able to use Web documents. - Priority 2: AA (Double A)
A Web content developer should satisfy this checkpoint. Otherwise, one or more groups will find it difficult to access information in the document. Satisfying this checkpoint will remove significant barriers to accessing Web documents. - Priority 3: AAA (Triple A)
A Web content developer may address this checkpoint. Otherwise, one or more groups will find it somewhat difficult to access information in the document. Satisfying this checkpoint will improve access to Web documents.
Developing with these guidelines helps to achieve a higher level of accessibility for disabled people. These techniques also make a website easier to use and navigate for everyone.