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==Guidelines and Legislation==
Guidelines and legislation are constantly evolving and vary depending on your locality. Below are some prominent guidelines and legislation. Visit Learn more about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_accessibility web accessibility] on The Other Wiki for more informationdetails.
===WCAG===
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines or '''WCAG''' for short, is a set of international standards, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).These standards contain a set of guidelines with testable success criterioncriteria.Essentially there are four guiding principles in WCAG.
# Is it Perceivable: Can I perceive the Interface and information presented?
# Is it Robust: Can I use a variety of assistive technologies with the system?
Visit the [https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/ W3C's page on WCAG] to learn more.
===WAI-ARIA===
'''Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications''' or '''ARIA''' for short. '''ARIA''' is a set of specific recommended standards for developers. '''ARIA''' is generally intended to increase accessibility of web pages with dynamic content and specific user interface components.
Visit [https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/aria/ W3C's page on ARIA] to learn more.
===Section 508 (USA)===
'''Section 508''' of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act generally requires federal agencies to provide information in an accessible way.
Visit [https://www.section508.gov/ Section 508] to learn more.
===ADA (USA)===
to information for people with disabilities and prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability.
Visit [https://www.ada.gov/ the ADA website]to learn more.
===EU Web Accessibility Directive===
European Union (EU) Directive on the Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications Generally states in regards to web applications that Public sector organisations across the EU must adhere to WCAG standards. The European standard for technology accessibility in the public sector is known as EN 301 549.
Visit [http://nda.ie/Publications/Communications/EU-Web-Accessibility-Directive/ National Disability Authority website] to learn more.
===AODA (Ontario, Canada)===
'''Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act''' or '''AODA''' generally states you must adhere to WCAG guidelines.
Visit [https://www.aoda.ca/ the official Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act website] and [https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/05a11 the Ontario government page] to learn more.
==Testing for accessibility==
