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WAI-ARIA

Accessible Name and Description Computation 1.2

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Core Accessibility API Mappings 1.2

Candidate Standard
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Latest Candidate Recommendation Snapshot

HTML Accessibility API Mappings 1.0

Draft Standard
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ARIA in HTML

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Digital Publishing Accessibility API Mappings 1.1

Candidate Standard
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Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module 1.1

Candidate Standard
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Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.3

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Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.2

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Translation for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.2
日本語

Accessible Name and Description Computation 1.1

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Translation for Accessible Name and Description Computation 1.1
日本語

Graphics Accessibility API Mappings

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WAI-ARIA Graphics Module

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Translation for WAI-ARIA Graphics Module
日本語

Using ARIA

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SVG Accessibility API Mappings

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Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.1

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Translation for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.1
日本語

Core Accessibility API Mappings 1.1

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Digital Publishing Accessibility API Mappings

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Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module 1.0

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Translation for Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module 1.0
日本語

Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.0

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Translations for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.0
български
magyar
日本語

WAI-ARIA 1.0 User Agent Implementation Guide

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Role Attribute 1.0

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Translation for Role Attribute 1.0
한국어

Roadmap for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA Roadmap)

Draft Standard
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Accessibility

Accessibility of content

Guidance on Applying WCAG 2.2 to Mobile Applications (WCAG2Mobile)

Draft Note
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Accessibility

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1

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Collaboration Tools Accessibility User Requirements

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Explainer for W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0

Draft Note
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Requirements for WCAG 3.0

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W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0

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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2

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Guidance on Applying WCAG 2 to Non-Web Information and Communications Technologies (WCAG2ICT)

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Accessibility Maturity Model

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Understanding WCAG 2.0

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Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities

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Challenges with Accessibility Guidelines Conformance and Testing, and Approaches for Mitigating Them

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Cognitive Accessibility Roadmap and Gap Analysis

Draft Standard
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Techniques for WCAG 2.0

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Requirements for WCAG 2.0 Extensions

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Mobile Accessibility: How WCAG 2.0 and Other W3C/WAI Guidelines Apply to Mobile

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Accessibility

Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 1.0

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Translation for Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 1.0
polski

Guidance on Applying WCAG 2.0 to Non-Web Information and Communications Technologies (WCAG2ICT)

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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0

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Translations for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
العربية
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한국어
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Web Accessibility for Older Users: A Literature Review

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Requirements for WCAG 2.0

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Core Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

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CSS Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

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Translation for CSS Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
português (Brasil)

HTML Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

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Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

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TTML

Dubbing and Audio description Profiles of TTML2

Candidate Standard
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Accessibility
Latest Candidate Recommendation Snapshot

Timed Text Markup Language 2 (TTML2) (2nd Edition)

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TTML Media Type Definition and Profile Registry

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Timed Text Markup Language 2 (TTML2)

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EPUB

EPUB Accessibility Techniques 1.1.1

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EPUB Accessibility - EU Accessibility Act Mapping

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EPUB Accessibility Techniques 1.1

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The EPUB Accessibility exemption property

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EPUB Accessibility 1.1

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EPUB Fixed Layout Accessibility

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Accessibility Conformance Testing

Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Format 1.1

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Accessibility Conformance Testing Rules: Common Input Aspects

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Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Format 1.0

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Translation for Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Format 1.0
日本語

Digital Publishing

EPUB Type to ARIA Role Authoring Guide 1.1

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Digital Publishing and Accessibility in W3C Documents

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WAI-Adapt module

WAI-Adapt: Symbols Module

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WAI-Adapt Explainer

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W3C Alternative and Augmented Communication (AAC) Symbol Registry

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Requirements for WAI-Adapt specification

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WAI-Adapt: Help and Support Module

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WAI-Adapt: Tools Module

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Accessibility User Requirements

Natural Language Interface Accessibility User Requirements

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XR Accessibility User Requirements

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RTC Accessibility User Requirements

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Accessibility Requirements for People with Low Vision

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Media Accessibility User Requirements

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Cognitive Accessibility User Research

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Accessibility of Remote Meetings

Accessibility of Remote Meetings

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Inaccessibility of CAPTCHA

Inaccessibility of CAPTCHA

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Spoken Presentation in HTML

Specification for Spoken Presentation in HTML

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Explainer: Improving Spoken Presentation on the Web

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Pronunciation Gap Analysis and Use Cases

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Pronunciation User Scenarios

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EARL

Developer Guide for Evaluation and Report Language (EARL) 1.0

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Developers' Guide to Features of Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools

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Evaluation and Report Language (EARL) 1.0 Schema

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HTTP Vocabulary in RDF 1.0

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Pointer Methods in RDF 1.0

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Representing Content in RDF 1.0

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Research Report on Web Accessibility Metrics

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UAAG

UAAG 2.0 Reference: Explanations, Examples, and Resources for User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 2.0

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User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 2.0

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User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Requirements

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Techniques for User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

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User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

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Translation for User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
français

ATAG

Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0

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Translation for Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0
中文（简体）

Implementing ATAG 2.0

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Techniques for Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

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Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

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Translations for Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
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italiano
日本語
한국어

IndieUI

IndieUI: Events 1.0

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IndieUI: User Context 1.0

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Requirements for IndieUI: Events 1.0 and IndieUI: User Context 1.0

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Mobile Best Practices

Relationship between Mobile Web Best Practices (MWBP) and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)

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XML Accessibility Guidelines

XML Accessibility Guidelines

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