In this section you can find a curated list of resources related to web accessibility, including (but not limited to):
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Primarily developed at Google, Lighthouse is a tool that provides “Automated auditing, performance metrics, and best practices for the web”. The available audits include a comprehensive, detailed accessibility report that can be generated for any web page.
Read moreAlso known as “Stanca Act”, In Italy Law n.4 of January 9, 2004, states that the government must protect the right of every individual to access information sources and services regardless of disability, in line with the principles of equality established by the Italian Constitution.
Read moreEnacted in 2010, the Equality Act protects people in the United Kingdom from discrimination based on various characteristics (age, gender, disability, ETC.) in the workplace and in wider society.
Read moreEnacted in 2019 after public consultation, the “Accessible Canada Act” is a federal canadian bill whose purpose is to identify, remove, and prevent accessibility barriers in various areas, including:
Read morePassed in 1992, the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) is a comprehensive australian act whose goal is to prevent discriminating against a person in many areas of public life, including employment, education, getting or using services, renting or buying a house or unit, and accessing public places, because of their disability.
Read moreAlso known as “European Accessibility Act (EAA)”, directive (EU) 2019/882 is a directive passed by the European Parliament and the Council in 2019. It aims to improve the functioning of the internal market for accessible products and services, by removing barriers created by divergent rules in Member States.
Read moreDirective (EU) 2016/2102 intends to improve the functioning of the internal market in the European Union (EU), allowing websites and mobile applications of public bodies to be more accessible.
Read moreWith its ratification by the United Nations in 2009, the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) marked a turning point in establishing minimum standards for the rights of people with disabilities.
Read moreIn the United States, The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was the first major federal legislation aimed at ensuring equality for people with disabilities; amended three times (in 1993, 1998, and 2015), today two of its sections directly pertain to web accessibility.
Read moreIn the United States, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulates accessibility at the federal level. It was enacted in 1990 to ensure equal opportunities for people with disabilities in the areas of employment, public services and commercial facilities.
Read moreAccessible Name and Description Computation 1.1 is an important W3C recommendation that explains how user agents (which are not limited to web browsers only) should compute the so called “accessible name” and “accessible description” of each element found in a web page.
Read moreImplementing Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 can be considered as “a guide to understanding and implementing Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0”. In particular, this W3C Working Group Note provides useful information to authoring tool developers who wish to satisfy the success criteria in the Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.
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