ADA, Section 508, WCAG, and WAI

This is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against any person on the basis of their disabilities. It works towards a simple goal – ensuring that people with disabilities get the same opportunities and rights as everyone else.

• WCAG

• WAI

• ADA

• Section 508

This is part of the Rehabilitation Act, and hence, a federal law.  It requires federal agencies to acquire, develop, use and maintain electronics, communications, and information technology, which can be easily accessed by people with disabilities.

• WCAG

• WAI

• ADA

• Section 508

This is a set of formal guidelines for developing accessible digital content. The primary focus of these guidelines is on HTML accessibility

• WCAG

• WAI

• ADA

• Section 508

This is an initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium launched in 1997 to ensure that as the Internet grows in usage Web sites are designed to accommodate people with disabilities.

• WCAG

• WAI

• ADA

• Section 508

This is a broad law mandating accessibility to physical structures and tech to people with disabilities

• WCAG

• WAI

• ADA

• Section 508

These guidelines are concerned with Technology, Tools, Education, Research and Development related to Web accessibility

• WCAG

• WAI

• ADA

• Section 508

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