WCAG
noun · accessibility standard · element 83 of 117
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines: the W3C's standard for websites people can use whatever their abilities, and the basis of laws like the AODA.
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What is WCAG?
WCAG, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines from the W3C, sets testable rules for accessible websites under four principles: perceivable, operable, understandable and robust. Version 2.2 came out in 2023; most laws point to level AA.
In Ontario, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) requires larger organisations' websites to meet WCAG 2.0 AA. In practice that means contrast, keyboard access, focus states, text alternatives and pages that make sense to a screen reader.
How I use WCAG
At Jonas I earned AODA and WCAG certification, and the club sites I designed and built there had to meet it.
This portfolio follows the same rules: reduced motion is respected, the periodic table works from the keyboard, every chart has a text version and nothing depends on colour alone.
- Jonas Club SoftwareCertifiedJonas Club Software · 2022 to 2024