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Jaws

The most popular "talking web browser" software

Lynx

The most common text-only browser

W3C

World Wide Web Consortium
The body responsible for setting standards on the web

WAI

The Web Access Initiative
A W3C initiative to improve the accessibility of the web

WCAG

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Checklists and descriptions of how to make a website accessible, provided by the WAI.
The WCAG define three levels of accessibility compliance: single A, double A, and triple A, where triple A is the highest level

DDA

The Disability Discrimination Act is the UK legislation which covers accessibility issues on the webSection 508US Federal law regarding accessibility, similar in scope to the DDA.

  • Accessibility Guide
  • Browsing the web with impaired vision
  • Why Accessibility?
  • Accessibility Jargon


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