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There are 9 new accessibility requirements (“success criteria”) in this *draft*. For now, follow links to read each success criteria. They're also listed in blog: w3.org/blog/2020/08/wcag22-w…
We will provide “What’s New in WCAG 2.2” later – like this for 2.1: w3.org/WAI/standards-guideli…
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WCAG 2.2 Working Draft is now ready for your review. There are 9 new success criteria. (We might go from here to finalization steps.) Please comment by 18 Sept. See more info at: w3.org/blog/2020/08/wcag22-w… Thanks in advance for your input. #a11y #wcag
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(For those who cannot participate live online due to time zone or schedule, you can get the recording. Register now and you will be notified when the recording is available to you.)
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“Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities”
is ready for wide review before it is published as a Working Group Note. Draft at:
w3.org/TR/coga-usable/
Please send any comments by 4 September 2020.
Thanks! #a11y #coga #ux
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Reminder: Please send any comments on the draft document "Challenges with Accessibility Guidelines Conformance and Testing, and Approaches for Mitigating Them" by:
Friday 24 July 2020
More info in blog: w3.org/blog/2020/06/accessib…
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Great, "see" you there. You can ask your question now to the WAI Interest Group Discussion List. Instructions here:
w3.org/WAI/IG/#mailinglist
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Calling authoring tool vendors & #accessibility evaluators - #CMS, #LMS, #blog software, #HTML editors, etc: The new ATAG Report Tool helps you generate a report on how the tool meets @W3C Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (#ATAG). See: w3.org/WAI/atag/report-tool/ - #a11y
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Generally no automated tool can check every aspect of accessibility. w3.org/WAI/test-evaluate/too…
The Eval Tools list does include some that indicate WAI-ARIA w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/?q=wai-a…
The WAI IG Discussion List is available for questions if you want more info w3.org/WAI/IG#mailinglist
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For input into the next generation of accessibility guidelines: What are challenges of evaluating different types of websites and apps for conformance to WCAG? And what are approaches for mitigating the challenges? See more info in: w3.org/blog/2020/06/accessib…
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Those videos introduce W3C WAI accessibility evaluation resources.
For a general introduction video, see w3.org/WAI/videos/standards-…
with Speaker Shadi Abou-Zahra
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Some guidance for presentations, talks, meetings, training, etc. is in "How to Make Your Presentations Accessible to All" w3.org/WAI/teach-advocate/ac…
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Thank you. I have filed an issue github.com/w3c/aria-practice…
Hi @Harnam Could you tell us where the date picker example is that you are referring to? And what version of IE it's not working in? Thanks.
Hi @Harnam Could you tell us where is the calendar icon button that is not working? And what version of IE it's not working in? Thanks.
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Richtlijnen voor Toegankelijkheid van Webcontent (WCAG) 2.1 -- Dutch Authorized Translation of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines #WCAG 2.1 -- is published at w3.org/Translations/WCAG21-n…
More info at: lists.w3.org/Archives/Public…
#a11y
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Introduction to Web Accessibility *free* online course from @thew3cx on @edXOnline
extended to September 2020. (no more extensions planned:) Learn more from blog post:
w3.org/blog/2019/12/free-onl…
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Also of particular interest for GAAD: the free online course (available through September 2020:)
"Introduction to Web Accessibility"
w3.org/blog/2019/12/free-onl…
for #a11y #W3C #WAI #accessibility #WCAG #GAAD
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