Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
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What is the main difference between WCAG 2.0 and WCAG 2.1?

  • WCAG 2.1 has more success criteria than WCAG 2.0 at Level A and Level AA (correct)
  • WCAG 2.0 has more guidelines than WCAG 2.1
  • WCAG 2.1 is solely focused on cognitive disabilities
  • WCAG 2.0 focuses on user-centered design methodology

    • What aspect of accessibility does WCAG 2.1 specifically address compared to WCAG 2.0?

  • Motor disabilities
  • Auditory impairments
  • Cognitive disabilities (correct)
  • Visual impairments

    • Why do developers aim to implement WCAG 2.1 success criteria techniques?

  • To facilitate user agent support
  • To enhance authoring tool support
  • To follow a research-focused design methodology (correct)
  • To meet policy standards

    • What is the primary reason executives need to be familiar with WCAG 2.0?

    <p>As a policy standard</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are failures of success criteria in accessibility different from optional best practices?

    <p>Failures breach legal requirements, while best practices are discretionary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group should focus on implementing WCAG 2.1 success criteria techniques?

    <p>Developers aiming for WCAG 2.1 compliance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of including all possible accessibility best practices in an audit?

    <p>Makes it harder to meet the conformance goal quickly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important not to include every possible accessibility best practice in an audit?

    <p>To ease achieving compliance quickly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which approach involves testing in phases?

    <p>Agile management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key benefit of designing digital content with accessibility in mind?

    <p>Saves time and costs compared to remediation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which discipline focuses more on making products usable by all, regardless of disability?

    <p>Accessibility design</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does user testing differ from accessibility verification testing (AVT)?

    <p>User testing focuses on overall usability, while AVT focuses on accessibility compliance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which phase of the product life cycle should accessibility be integrated according to the text?

    <p>Entire product life cycle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of each person involved in the product life cycle according to the text?

    <p>To include some aspect of accessibility in their role</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of tasks can be expected during the content and components phase?

    <p>Developing the final product version</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview

    • Developed through the W3C process, collaborating with global individuals and organizations to create a unified standard for web content accessibility.
    • Aims to enhance accessibility for individuals with disabilities, including those with vision, hearing, movement, and cognitive impairments.

    Principles of WCAG

    • Four foundational principles:
      • Perceivable: Information should be presented in formats that everyone can access.
      • Operable: User interface components must be navigable via keyboard functionality.
      • Understandable: Information must be clear, and user interfaces should operate in predictable ways.
      • Robust: Content should work across various platforms and assistive technologies.

    Structure of WCAG

    • WCAG documents consist of principles, guidelines, and success criteria.
    • WCAG 2.0 includes 12 guidelines, while WCAG 2.1 adds a new guideline for Input Modalities, bringing the total to 13.
    • Each guideline features multiple success criteria categorized into levels: A, AA, or AAA.

    Accessibility Development Process

    • Emphasizes an additive approach where conformity to WCAG 2.1 ensures compliance with WCAG 2.0.
    • The three cyclical tasks in accessibility development include:
      • Plan: Research user requirements and design information architecture.
      • Create: Produce front-end markup, content, and multimedia components.
      • Test: Evaluate the correctness of markup, text, and multimedia for accessibility.

    Integrating Accessibility into the Product Life Cycle

    • Accessibility must be integrated at every step of the product life cycle, including planning, prototyping, development, testing, and support.
    • Roles within the team should consider accessibility to enhance product usability for everyone.

    Accessibility Quality Assurance

    • Contrast between Agile and Waterfall methodologies in managing accessibility quality assurance.
    • Important evaluation concepts during manual assessments include:
      • Testing in various environments, especially the home page.
      • Verifying navigation and functionality using both mouse and keyboard inputs.
      • Ensuring components receive proper focus visualization and that screen readers provide adequate tags and alternative texts.

    Tools for Accessibility Testing

    • Many tools exist for testing accessibility, which are not government endorsements, just examples for various software types available in the field.

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    Learn about the development process and purpose of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) developed through the W3C process. Understand how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities.

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