Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

The new updated document for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines is now published by the W3C. This type of text is often a direct teleportation to sleep-land, but I feel it does contain interesting bits and pieces. A lot of it is kind of obvious and common sense for us pixel-pushers of the interaction world, but it’s nice to see it enumerated and detailed like this.

http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/

Here is a copy-paste executive summary:

WCAG 2.0 Guidelines
1 Perceivable
1.1 Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms people need, such as large print, braille, speech, symbols or simpler language.
1.2 Provide alternatives for time-based media.
1.3 Create content that can be presented in different ways (for example simpler layout) without losing information or structure.
1.4 Make it easier for users to see and hear content including separating foreground from background.
2 Operable
2.1 Make all functionality available from a keyboard.
2.2 Provide users enough time to read and use content.
2.3 Do not design content in a way that is known to cause seizures.
2.4 Provide ways to help users navigate, find content, and determine where they are.
3 Understandable
3.1 Make text content readable and understandable.
3.2 Make Web pages appear and operate in predictable ways.
3.3 Help users avoid and correct mistakes.
4 Robust
4.1 Maximize compatibility with current and future user agents, including assistive technologies.