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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. by Julius Charles Serrano, Even Grounds. Definition. defines how to make Web content more accessible to people with disabilities. developed through the W3C process.

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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0

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  1. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 by Julius Charles Serrano, Even Grounds

  2. Definition

  3. defines how to make Web content more accessible to people with disabilities

  4. developed through the W3C process

  5. Consists of internationally recognized principles, guidelines, and success criteria

  6. Principle 1: Perceivable

  7. Non-text content should have text equivalents

  8. Color contrast should be properly identified

  9. Avoid using color as the sole means of conveying information

  10. Provide a means to stop/play audio in a page

  11. Provide a means to resize text in a page

  12. Principle 2: Operable

  13. All functionality should be available via the keyboard

  14. During sessions where there is a time limit, provide a means to extend the time

  15. Do not design content in a way that is known to cause seizures (content that flashes more than three times per second)

  16. Provide a means to bypass repetitive blocks of content

  17. title should describe the page’s content or purpose

  18. Users should be able to follow the correct sequence of web content

  19. text link should describe the link’s purpose

  20. Headings and labels should describe topic and purpose

  21. Principle 3: Understandable

  22. Define the language of the page

  23. Provide a way to determine the meaning of unusual words

  24. Provide the expanded form of abbreviations at least once.

  25. Try to make text easy to read and understand

  26. Make web pages operate in predictable ways

  27. Enable users to easily determine errors they have made

  28. Principle 4: Robust

  29. Ensure that the site can be displayed properly by most if not all browsers

  30. Perform web page validation whenever necessary

  31. Even Grounds’ WCAG 2.0 Tutorial • http://www.evengrounds.com/wcag-tutorial

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