Why Your Website Should Be WCAG 2.1 Level AA Accessible?
<hko-acc class="hko-acc-style"><hko-acc class="hko-acc-style">Web <hko-vocabulary-word><hko-vocabulary-word><hko-vocabulary-word><hko-vocabulary-word><hko-vocabulary-word>accessibility</hko-vocabulary-word></hko-vocabulary-word></hko-vocabulary-word></hko-vocabulary-word></hko-vocabulary-word> is simply when all web content can be accessible by being <hko-vocabulary-word>perceivable</hko-vocabulary-word>, operable and <hko-vocabulary-word>understandable</hko-vocabulary-word> to all users, including disabled users who access it with assistive <hko-vocabulary-word>technologies</hko-vocabulary-word>.r r Web <hko-vocabulary-word><hko-vocabulary-word><hko-vocabulary-word>Accessibility</hko-vocabulary-word></hko-vocabulary-word></hko-vocabulary-word> and non-discrimination laws vary from one country to another, with most countries <hko-vocabulary-word>referencing</hko-vocabulary-word> the <hko-vocabulary-word>international</hko-vocabulary-word> standard, W3C-WAI's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). r WCAG are guidelines that make websites more friendly for people with <hko-vocabulary-word>disabilities</hko-vocabulary-word> so more people can continue to use and access the internet.r r These <hko-vocabulary-word>specifications</hko-vocabulary-word> have been adopted and mandated as a legal benchmark for web accessibility in several countries including U.S.A, U.K, China, Israel, Canada, and the EU member countries. r r The legal risks of ignoring accessibility are <hko-vocabulary-word>significant</hko-vocabulary-word> and the benefits are numerous. <hko-vocabulary-word>Organizations</hko-vocabulary-word> must hence, make an effort to comply with WCAG 2.0 (or 2.1), Level AA.</hko-acc></hko-acc>
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