Web Accessibility Resources for Web Users, People with Disabilities, and Advocates
This page provides a starting point for information that is particularly relevant to people with disabilities, older web users, and advocates.
Summary
Web accessibility means that websites, tools, and technologies are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them. Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the Web, including auditory, cognitive, physical, speech, and visual.
Web developers and designers can create web sites and web applications that are accessible, or that are inaccessible.
The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) develops technical specifications, guidelines, techniques, and supporting resources that describe accessibility solutions. They are considered international standards for web accessibility; for example, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 is also an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard: ISO/IEC 40500.
Resources
- Introduction to Web Accessibility
- Includes context for web accessibility, examples, and links to lots more information that you might want to read now or later.
We encourage you to read this page even if you know a lot about accessibility. - Video Introduction to Web Accessibility and W3C Standards
- A 4-minute video, with translations and a text transcript.
- Contacting Organizations about Inaccessible Websites
- Provides guidance on reporting web accessibility barriers.
- Easy Checks - A First Review of Web Accessibility
- Guides you through checking a web page for some common accessibility barriers.
- Digital Accessibility Foundations - Free Online Course
- Introduces a self-paced course from W3C WAI for developers, designers, ux, writers, managers, advocates. It is designed for non-technical and technical learners, including students, instructors, professionals, and people with disabilities. The course is free, with optional certificate.
We encourage you to look around the W3C WAI website to find other information that you might be interested in reading or sharing with others.
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